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DMMA 33: Grimes vs Nadadora PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnevich (ranked 2200 p4p, 2658 weight class) and Theo Trivette (ranked 278 p4p, 330 weight class). Theo Trivette looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Kushnevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theo Trivette!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trivette throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kushnevich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kushnevich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trivette lands with a right hand.
Kushnevich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trivette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kushnevich moves away from the strike by Trivette.
Kushnevich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trivette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trivette moves away from the strike by Kushnevich.
Kushnevich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trivette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trivette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kushnevich misses the jab.
Trivette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trivette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trivette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trivette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trivette throws a head kick that misses.
Trivette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kushnevich. Kushnevich obviously looking to wear him down.
Trivette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnevich moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Trivette blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnevich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kushnevich showed some decent athleticism there.
Kushnevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trivette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trivette can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kushnevich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trivette is refusing to be controlled, as Kushnevich sits in half guard.
Trivette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kushnevich is pressing down on Trivette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trivette is holding on for now.
Trivette has hold of Kushnevich's hands but Kushnevich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kushnevich is looking to advance position but Trivette won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trivette is looking to improve his position.
Kushnevich lands strikes from half guard.
Kushnevich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trivette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kushnevich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kushnevich trying to control the action but Trivette is working from the bottom.
Kushnevich stalling.
Nice strikes from Kushnevich there.
Kushnevich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kushnevich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich is keen to just control but Trivette is a slippery customer.
Kushnevich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kushnevich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kushnevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kushnevich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trivette taking some punishment here, with Kushnevich in his half guard.
Kushnevich trying to control from half guard but Trivette is working away.
Trivette wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kushnevich lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trivette wants to get back to his feet.
Kushnevich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kushnevich controlling the action here.
Kushnevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kushnevich passes to full mount!
Kushnevich looking to finish Trivette with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trivette!
Kushnevich controlling the position easily from mount.
Trivette can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnevich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trivette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kushnevich tries for a takedown but Trivette sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kushnevich throws a low kick, looking for Trivette's leg but Trivette calmly moves out of range.
Kushnevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trivette throws out the jab.
Trivette lands a nice hook to Kushnevich's body. Kushnevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trivette is looking to chop away at Kushnevich's legs.
Trivette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kushnevich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trivette's hands.
Trivette throws a wild body kick that Kushnevich sees coming a mile off.
Kushnevich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trivette.
Kushnevich misses with a low kick.
Trivette gets caught flat footed, as Kushnevich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trivette can't keep his opponent in guard - Kushnevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kushnevich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kushnevich drops an elbow to the side of Trivette's head.
Trivette is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivette is not content to let Kushnevich control the position.
Kushnevich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kushnevich is pressing down on Trivette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trivette is holding on for now.
Kushnevich 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.
Kushnevich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kushnevich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trivette manages to get to full guard.
Kushnevich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trivette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich is working Trivette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kushnevich won't allow Trivette to sweep him here.
Ilya Kushnevich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kushnevich pushes down on Trivette's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trivette taking some punishment here, with Kushnevich in his half guard.
Kushnevich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trivette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kushnevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kushnevich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trivette defending well though.
Kushnevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trivette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kushnevich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kushnevich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trivette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich is pressing down on Trivette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trivette is holding on for now.
Trivette is not content to let Kushnevich control the position.
Trivette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kushnevich 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich stalling.
Trivette won't allow Kushnevich to pass to mount.
Trivette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kushnevich.
Kushnevich thows a huge punch but Trivette dodges it nicely.
Kushnevich working Trivette over with strikes.
Kushnevich drops an elbow to the side of Trivette's head.
Kushnevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kushnevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trivette can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trivette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kushnevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kushnevich working over Trivette with some ground and pound. Trivette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trivette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kushnevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnevich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kushnevich tries to land a leg kick but Trivette saw it coming and moves away.
Trivette throws a body kick that misses.
Kushnevich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trivette keeping full guard, as Kushnevich tries to pass.
Trivette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trivette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kushnevich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kushnevich passes Trivette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trivette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnevich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnevich'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.
Kushnevich wants to control but Trivette is keeping him busy.
Kushnevich passes to full mount!
Kushnevich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kushnevich with a couple of short strikes.
 Trivette is rocked!
Kushnevich is landing with some decent strikes but Trivette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trivette is still in real trouble! Can Kushnevich finish him?
Kushnevich postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Trivette badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kushnevich around the waist but Kushnevich pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kushnevich is the winner by TKO! Kushnevich jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Kushnevich!
A very excited looking Ilya Kushnevich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Roth (ranked 3088 p4p, 3249 weight class) and Sovor Trandel (ranked 367 p4p, 378 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trandel's choice of entrance music: Fuel and Fire - Bride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 Montreal, Rueben Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Roth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Trandel connects with a body shot.
Trandel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trandel circles away.
Trandel fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trandel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roth on the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trandel cracks Roth with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roth, pushing him back against the cage.
Trandel stops a takedown attempt from Roth.
Nice body punch from Trandel - that landed with a thud.
Roth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trandel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rueben Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trandel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Roth can't fight it off and eventually Trandel manages to take the fight to the floor. Roth looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Roth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Trandel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roth trying to control the position here.
Trandel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roth 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel tries to free his leg and advance position but Roth is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roth throws the kick towards the body but Trandel avoids it.
Roth drops his hands momentarily and Trandel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trandel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roth did well to prevent Trandel getting side control.
Roth is looking to improve his position.
Trandel controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Trandel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sovor Trandel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roth wants to clinch up but Trandel keeps it at a distance.
Trandel feints the counter takedown.
Roth takes one on the button.
Trandel closes the distance and pushes Roth back into the cage.
Trandel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trandel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Roth misses.
Trandel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trandel misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trandel instigates a clinch.
Trandel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trandel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trandel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trandel prevents a body shot from Roth.
Trandel misses with a punch to the body.
Trandel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Trandel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trandel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roth is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Trandel.
Roth trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel biding his time, looking for the opening.
Roth trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Roth do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Trandel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Roth prevents Trandel from getting a body triangle.
Roth trying to control the hands but Trandel won't let him.
Trandel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Roth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is hanging on to Roth's back as he tries to escape.
Trandel trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Roth doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sovor Trandel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Roth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trandel tries for a takedown but Roth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trandel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roth.
Trandel feints and as Roth raises his hands in defense, Trandel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trandel wants to control from the top but Roth keeps moving.
Trandel stands and throws Roth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trandel is trying to get an arm triangle but Roth is defending well.
Trandel wants to control but Roth is keeping him busy.
Trandel controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trandel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trandel advances nicely into full mount.
Trandel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Roth is holding on tight.
Trandel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roth is looking to escape.
Roth is trying to reverse the position but instead Trandel has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Trandel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trandel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Roth knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Roth for a finish.
Trandel trying to control momentarily.
Sovor Trandel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roth wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rueben Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sovor Trandel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trandel 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sovor Trandel!
Our winner, Sovor Trandel, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Peace (ranked 2007 p4p, 3585 weight class) and Javon Reese (ranked 247 p4p, 410 weight class). Peace comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Peace moves out of range easily.
Peace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reese.
Reese throws a big counter head kick but Peace avoids it with no problem.
Peace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MY YARD Resurrect in the buildup to the fight.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reese closes the distance and clinches.
Reese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peace avoids it.
Reese misses with a knee strike.
Reese blocking some punches.
Peace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace pushes Reese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peace throws a punch but it's blocked by Reese.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but Peace blocks with his arms.
Peace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeses head.
Reese is trying to pull guard but Peace has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace is trying to break free.
Peace takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Warren Peace has been cut.
Peace misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Peace.
Peace lands a right hand.
Reese lands a knee to the body.
Peace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reese is keeping busy.
Reese scores with a knee to the head.
Peace misses with the head strike.
Reese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reese has Peace pressed against the cage, preventing Peace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reese.
Reese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peace is breathing heavily.
Peace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese scores with a knee to the head.
Reese tries to land knees in the clinch but Peace avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reese obliges.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reese pulls Peace into guard.
Reese trying to keep a closed guard but Peace is proving a slippery customer.
Peace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reese working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Peace has passed into half guard!
Reese moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peace wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.
Reese looking for a guillotine here but Peace defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peace chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese has his foot on Peace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peace works his way back into a safe position though.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reese is keeping the position for now.
Peace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peace cracks Reese with a solid left hand.
Peace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reese keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace is working Reese over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reese working for a triangle but Peace defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javon Reese will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Warren Peace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reese defending well as Peace loads up on a big left hand.
Peace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reese throws a head kick that misses.
Peace lands a glancing blow to the side of Reese's head.
 It looks like Javon Reese has been cut.
Reese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peace.
Reese is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reese gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Peace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reese connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Peace to the floor! Reese dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peace defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese seems to be looking for submissions.
Peace trying to get back to full guard but Reese takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Peace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peace tries to get out of the position.
Peace is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Peace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reese on the ground.
Peace squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Reese has control of Peace's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Peace regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese wants to control the pace but Peace is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Peace turns into him and now he's in Reese's guard.
Reese wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace distracts Reese with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reese's head.
Peace lands a couple of digs.
Reese looking for a guillotine here but Peace defends easily.
Peace wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.
Peace throws an elbow that misses. Reese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peace's guard. Nice move by Reese!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reese, into his guard.
Reese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peace.
Peace trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Peace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reese has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peace has managed to get both his arms back between Reese's legs - danger averted.
Reese throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javon Reese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Peace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reese defending well as Peace loads up on a big left hand.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peace throws a series of punches but Reese moves out of range.
Peace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warren Peace is winning the standup battle so far.
Peace throws a right and a left that Reese avoids nicely.
Peace gets tackled into the cage by Reese. Reese maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese pulls guard effortlessly.
Peace trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peace is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Reese looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reese is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peace slips nicely into half guard.
Reese is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peace pulls his head out easily.
Reese is looking for a sweep. Peace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peace thows a huge punch but Reese dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace misses with a head shot. Reese uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reese is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peace is trying to stand.
Peace wants to control but Reese is keeping busy.
Reese is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peace is just riding it out for now. Reese eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace is trying to stand.
Warren Peace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javon Reese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peace pushes Reese off but Reese dives into side control.
Reese wants to control but Peace is keeping him busy.
Peace pushes Reese away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reese gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Javon Reese has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peace regains half guard there - taking advantage of Reese's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Reese is pressing down on Peace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peace is holding on for now.
Reese is trying to control the action in half guard but Peace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reese is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reese is looking to take a break and control but Peace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javon Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reese 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javon Reese!
Javon Reese managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The MMA Tycoon Private Bank (40%), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 1898 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 278 p4p, 338 weight class). Mukunzi's entrance music is All We Got - Chance The Rapper. A fine choice. Salomon Mukunzi 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 middleweight 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, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grubbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Mukunzi misses its target.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Grubbs moves out of range.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grubbs.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Grubbs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mukunzi is looking to wear down Grubbs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grubbs throws a series of punches but Mukunzi avoids them all with ease.
Mukunzi cracks a nice hook into Grubbs's ribs.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Grubbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grubbs catches Mukunzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grubbs.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grubbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by Mukunzi's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grubbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Grubbs is just out of range.
Mukunzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch
and Grubbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grubbs.
Grubbs lands a nice looking body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grubbs misses the jab.
Mukunzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grubbs counters with a straight right hand.
Grubbs scores with a jab to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a two punch combination.
Grubbs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs lands a body shot.
No joy there for Mukunzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Grubbs lands.
Mukunzi lands with a straight right. Grubbs didn't see that one coming.
Grubbs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mukunzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grubbs moves away.
Grubbs lands a left and a right that send Mukunzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Grubbs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Mukunzi is rocked!
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Oh Mukunzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grubbs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grubbs misses with a hook. Mukunzi ducked under it nicely.
Mukunzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mukunzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Grubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Grubbs's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grubbs throws out the jab.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs misses with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grubbs.
A punch combination from Mukunzi misses.
Grubbs swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Jab, jab by Grubbs - just one landing.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mukunzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Grubbs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mukunzi misses with a wild combination.
Grubbs throws out a counter right but Mukunzi avoids it with no problem.
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Grubbs throws a right hand that misses
and Mukunzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grubbs lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Grubbs misses the target.
Mukunzi lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Grubbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Grubbs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grubbs connects with a body shot.
Mukunzi moves away from the strike by Grubbs.
Mukunzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grubbs manages to avoid it.
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Grubbs throws a series of punches but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Grubbs scores with a nice strike.
Grubbs scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mukunzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grubbs lands a left and a right that send Mukunzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Grubbs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grubbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Grubbs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grubbs scores with a body shot.
Grubbs scores with a nice strike.
Grubbs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Grubbs lands.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Grubbs.
Mukunzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grubbs misses with a looping left.
Mukunzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Grubbs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mukunzi.
Grubbs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Grubbs catches Mukunzi right on the button with a cross.
Grubbs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grubbs avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Mukunzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grubbs lands a big right hand that sends Mukunzi crashing to the mat! Grubbs stays standing though and waves Mukunzi back to his feet!
Mukunzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grubbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Mukunzi clobbers Grubbs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Grubbs ducked under it nicely.
Grubbs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grubbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mukunzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Grubbs moves out of range of the strikes.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Grubbs.
A little feinted left hand from Mukunzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grubbs walks into a left hand.
Grubbs lands a jab to the head.
Mukunzi lands a two punch combo.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Grubbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Grubbs tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grubbs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grubbs connects with a right hand. Mukunzi shakes it off.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi moves forwards but Grubbs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mukunzi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Grubbs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
An out of breath Edward Grubbs 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 2461 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 303 p4p, 298 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risin misses the jab.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Risin counters with a straight right hand.
Risin sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Risin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Risin lands a left and a right that send Drake crashing to the mat, dazed. Risin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Risin slips the punch.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Risin moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Risin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake throws a series of punches but Risin moves out of range.
Risin jabs at Drake's body.
Risin misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Risin slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Risin.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Risin circles away quickly and effectively.
Risin misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
Drake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Risin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Drake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Mojo Risin!
Mr Mojo Risin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 3067 p4p, 4205 weight class) and Jimmy Navarro (ranked 404 p4p, 498 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scappy Do looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scappy Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scappy Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scappy Do takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Scappy Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scappy Do tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Scappy Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scappy Do gets a clinch.
Scappy Do gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Navarro lands a right hand.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Scappy Do has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Navarro lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navarro avoiding damage as Scappy Do throws knees to the body.
Navarro breaks the clinch.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do clinches.
Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navarro lands with a light punch inside.
Scappy Do missing with knees to the body.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Navarro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scappy Dos head.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Navarro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Navarro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Navarro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scappy Do or not.
Scappy Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Scappy Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Scappy Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navarro is defending well for now.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navarro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Navarro.
Navarro gets through Scappy Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navarro lands with a right to the head.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Navarro blocks it.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navarro.
Navarro works on Scappy Do's body with a couple of short punches.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro cracks Scappy Do with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Navarro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scappy Do walks into a left hand.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Scappy Do should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Scappy Do.
Navarro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scappy Do misses with a head kick.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Navarro.
Scappy Do misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Navarro.
Scappy Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Navarro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Navarro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scappy Do.
Navarro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Navarro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro lands with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Navarro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scappy Do - the referee stops the clock and Navarro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scappy Do. Navarro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Scappy Do saw that one coming.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scappy Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do takes one to the side of the head.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scappy Do thinks about countering with a head kick.
Scappy Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scappy Do throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Scappy Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navarro.
Scappy Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scappy Do rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scappy Do.
A shot in the inside from Navarro.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Scappy Do is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scappy Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navarro's face.
It looks like Jimmy Navarro has been cut.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Navarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Navarro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scappy Do misses with a head kick.
Navarro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scappy Do misses with a body kick.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
Scappy Do thinks about countering with a body kick.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Navarro.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Scappy Do looks to land a body kick but Navarro moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scappy Do looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scappy Do wants to clinch
and Navarro counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Navarro throws out a powerful jab.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do right on the nose. Scappy Do blinks but takes it well.
Navarro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Navarro works Scappy Do's body with a nice hook.
Scappy Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
Scappy Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Scappy Do should have avoided that one.
Scappy Do tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Navarro moves out of range as Scappy Do strikes.
Scappy Do takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scappy Do manages to avoid it.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do is looking to land body kicks.
Scappy Do takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scappy Do tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Navarro is able to avoid easily.
Scappy Do walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scappy Do takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro blocks a low kick nicely.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Scappy Do.
Donk. Navarro catches Scappy Do right on the button with a cross.
Scappy Do closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses with a knee to the head.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navarro lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Navarro lands a nice shot to the body.
Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navarro.
Scappy Do looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Scappy Do takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Navarro thuds a left hand into Scappy Do's body.
Scappy Do takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro lands a nice hook to Scappy Do's body. Scappy Do takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Navarro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scappy Do back to the cage. Navarro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Navarro throws a hook but Scappy Do avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navarro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scappy Dos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scappy Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Scappy Do moves away and avoids it.
Scappy Do misses with a low kick as Navarro jumps back.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scappy Do closes the distance and clinches.
Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scappy Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Navarro misses with a hook. Scappy Do ducked under it nicely.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Scappy Do.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scappy Do takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scappy Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navarro tries to counter with a clinch but Scappy Do shakes him off and moves away.
Navarro misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Navarro's cut.
That's time! Scappy Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scappy Do momentarily.
Scappy Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scappy Do is looking to clinch.
Navarro throws a counter combo.
Navarro throws a series of punches but Scappy Do avoids them all with ease.
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Scappy Do is out of range.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scappy Do.
Scappy Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Scappy Do throws a quick counter head kick but Navarro was just out of range.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
Scappy Do takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Navarro with a nice cross.
Scappy Do needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scappy Do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scappy Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scappy Do has closed the distance and engaged Navarro in a clinch.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro clobbers Scappy Do with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Navarro lands a nice looking body shot.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro tests Scappy Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro stuns Scappy Do with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Just Fight Scappy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scappy Do moves away.
Scappy Do tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scappy Do is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Scappy Do darts in and clinches Navarro up against the cage.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Navarro.
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro misses the shot to the body.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scappy Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Scappy Do slips under a jab from Navarro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scappy Do is looking to counter with head kicks.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scappy Do looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navarro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Navarro duly obliges.
Navarro scores with a decent looking hook.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up but Navarro circles away and keeps his distance.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up but Navarro circles away and keeps his distance.
Navarro digs a good hook to Scappy Do's body.
Scappy Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Navarro to score with a decent uppercut.
Scappy Do tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
A punch combination from Navarro misses.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a slapping body shot.
Scappy Do goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scappy Do on the side of the head.
Scappy Do throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.
Scappy Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scappy Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Navarro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scappy Do gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Navarro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Navarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Navarro, as that shot connected.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Scappy Do.
A lazy body kick from Scappy Do
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Scappy Do throws a lazy body kick
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scappy Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Navarro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Navarro 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Navarro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jenkins (ranked 3206 p4p, 4987 weight class) and The Ultimate Warrior (ranked 311 p4p, 413 weight class). Samuel Jenkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Warrior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins misses with a right hand
and Warrior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jenkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warrior is able to avoid easily.
Warrior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Warrior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Warrior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Warrior is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Warrior sprawls well.
Warrior unleashes a big counter combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warrior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warrior avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Warrior is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Warrior.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warrior moves into the clinch.
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Warrior shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Warrior pulls him back up using the underhooks.
I was talking to Jenkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Warrior lands with a right to the head.
Warrior stalls.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Warrior content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Warrior - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Warrior gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warrior lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warrior is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warrior pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Warrior defends well and Jenkins ends up having to push Warrior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Warrior.
Warrior gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Warrior lands with a left to the head.
Warrior lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warrior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenkins has Warrior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Warrior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Warrior.
Warrior lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warrior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Warrior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Warrior pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warrior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins is rocked!
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warrior gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warrior lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Warrior taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jenkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Warrior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warrior leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Ultimate Warrior dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Warrior avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Warrior manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jenkins distracts Warrior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jenkins won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Warrior looking for a sweep. Not yet Warrior, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to stand but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Warrior looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Warrior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jenkins forces his way into half guard.
Jenkins passes to side control.
Warrior struggling a bit here.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jenkins is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Warrior looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jenkins gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Warrior is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jenkins lets go of the hold and Warrior can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Jenkins!
Samuel Jenkins spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 1708 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Narayan Nassau (ranked 242 p4p, 321 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Narayan Nassau!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloodaxe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nassau misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throwing a counter right hand but Nassau manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe connects with a single shot there.
Nassau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Nassau moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nassau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Nassau moves out of range easily.
Bloodaxe rushes Nassau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nassau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nassau prevents a body shot from Bloodaxe.
Nassau digs a right hand into Bloodaxe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bloodaxe's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassau tries to throw a body punch but Bloodaxe avoids it by throwing Nassau back against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a shot to the side of Nassau's head.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Nassau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nassau tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nassau blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Nassau's arms but Nassau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
Nassau can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nassaus head.
A short right from Nassau.
Bloodaxe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloodaxe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloodaxe struggles to land a body shot inside as Nassau controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe - that landed with a thud.
Nassau gets through Bloodaxe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nassau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nassau lands a nice uppercut.
Nassau breaks from the clinch.
Nassau throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassau misses with a wild combination.
Bloodaxe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Nassau moves out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Nassau moves out of range easily.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick but Nassau moves out of range.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Nassau is out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a right hand that Nassau ducks under and follows up with a left that Nassau also avoids with ease.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
Nassau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nassau throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Nassau misses.
Bloodaxe connects with a jab.
Nassau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Nassau.
Bloodaxe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodaxe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodaxe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nassau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodaxe's elbow.
Nassau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nassau scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Nassau is looking to break free of the clinch but Bloodaxe has double underhooks.
Nassau misses with a punch on the inside.
Nassau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nassau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Bloodaxe blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nassau.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nassau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nassau or not.
Bloodaxe pushes Nassau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
Nassau is trying to break the clinch but Bloodaxe is controlling him.
Bloodaxe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nassau throws a head punch that misses.
Bloodaxe scores with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe lands with a right to the head.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Nassau.
Nassau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nassau scores with a hook to the body.
Nassau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloodaxe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nassau's elbow.
Nassau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bloodaxe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nassau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nassau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bloodaxe has Nassau pressed against the cage, preventing Nassau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nassau can do to turn this around?
Bloodaxe tries a body shot but Nassau blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bloodaxe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nassau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nassau breaks the clinch.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloodaxe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nassau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bloodaxe works Nassau's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassau misses with a left hand
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a head kick. Nassau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Nassau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Nassau moves out of range.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice head shot.
Bloodaxe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nassau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bloodaxe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nassau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nassau misses with an uppercut.
Nassau swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nassau.
Nassau scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodaxe.
A nice combination there by Nassau.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Nassau ducked under it nicely.
Nassau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Nassau circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Narayan Nassau has been cut.
Nassau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe throws a right hand that misses
and Nassau counters with a three punch combo that has Bloodaxe backing up. Bloodaxe nods at Nassau to acknowledge the strikes.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bloodaxe tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodaxe lands with an overhand left.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Nassau keeps it at a distance.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodaxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nassau throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
A big right from Nassau misses.
Bloodaxe throws a counter high kick but Nassau was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Nassau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Nassau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bloodaxe doesn't seem phased though.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Nassau pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassau with a nice cross.
Nassau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodaxe lands with a kick to the temple. Nassau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nassau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodaxe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nassau.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassau misses with a double jab.
Nassau throws the left hand but Bloodaxe avoids the punch easily.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Nassau moves out of range easily.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Nassau circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nassau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Nassau moves out of range easily.
Nassau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nassau misses with a body shot.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narayan Nassau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodaxe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nassau throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
Nassau moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
As Bloodaxe backs off Nassau throws a huge counter combo but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it all.
Nassau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick but Nassau moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe scores with a head kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Nassau.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Nassau keeps it at a distance.
Nassau lands a nice shot that snaps Bloodaxe's head back.
Nassau misses with a two punch combination.
Nassau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nassau, as that shot connected.
Nassau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bloodaxe tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Nassau misses.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and clinches.
Nassau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nassau misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nassau fails to land.
Nassau has had enough of the clinch but Bloodaxe keeps him there for the moment.
Nassau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nassau tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Nassau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nassau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodaxe's elbow.
Nassau misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Nassau.
Nassau tries to circle away but Bloodaxe has him pinned against the cage.
Nassau manages to break the clinch.
Nassau lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloodaxe lands a two punch combo.
Nassau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloodaxe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nassau scrambles back to his feet.
Nassau throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Bloodaxe lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassau throws a big shot that misses.
Nassau scores with a jab to the head.
Narayan Nassau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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!
Bloodaxe lands with a nice body punch.
Bloodaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bloodaxe there.
Nassau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter the offense by Nassau and move into the clinch.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe lands a glancing blow to the side of Nassau's head.
Nassau drops his hands momentarily and Bloodaxe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nassau throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nassau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Narayan Nassau.
Well Bloodaxe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Grant (ranked 1911 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Bualong Sitsongrit (ranked 248 p4p, 262 weight class). Sitsongrit has chosen Wai Khru Intro as his entrance music. Bualong Sitsongrit 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bualong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Isaiah Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Grant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Grant.
Sitsongrit jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Grant misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Grant is rocked!
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bualong Sitsongrit!
A victorious Bualong Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Isaiah Grant had this to say: 'I'm a boss and I'll be back stronger than ever to prove to y'all how much of a boss I really fucking am.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2027 p4p, 937 weight class) and Rogan Grimes (ranked 260 p4p, 124 weight class). Rogan Grimes 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Nadadora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nadadora scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rogan Grimes has been cut.
Nadadora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nadadora circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Nadadora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimes! But no joy.
Nadadora goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nadadora throws a one two combo.
Nadadora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimes's hands.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nadadora working aggressively here.
Grimes prevents Nadadora from breaking the clinch.
Grimes lands with a left to the head.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grimes has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimes won't allow it.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Grimes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadadora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Grimes pushes Nadadora up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Grimes looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Grimes just gets out of the way.
Nadadora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nadadora.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadadora misses with a right hand
and Grimes counters with a head kick that drops Nadadora to the mat! Nadadora scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nadadora is rocked!
A shot to the body from Nadadora misses
and Grimes counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nadadora out cold! What a finish! Grimes is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rogan Grimes!
A victorious Rogan Grimes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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