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WCF WNF 90: Woo vs Goncalves 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cartwright (ranked 3298 p4p, 3624 weight class) and Hiroshi Papo (ranked 204 p4p, 219 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Papo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cartwright is in Papo's guard.
Cartwright trying to move into half guard but instead Papo has managed to sweep!
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papo is one step ahead there.
Papo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papo has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Papo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papo lands a couple of elbows.
Cartwright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Papo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Papo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
Papo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartwright wants to sweep here but Papo controlling him for the moment.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papo is aware though and is defending well.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Papo defends it easily.
Papo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Papo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Papo.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Papo passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Papo is taking a breather. Cartwright says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Papo pulls his head out easily.
Papo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like Papo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Papo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cartwright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Papo is taking a breather. Cartwright says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Papo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Papo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Papo tries to pass to full mount but Cartwright defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Papo seems content to control.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Papo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshi Papo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cartwright to the ground. Papo is now in Cartwright's guard.
Papo stays in close to Cartwright's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright trying to control but Papo is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papo pulls Cartwright in to control the position.
Papo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo controlling the action here.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cartwright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papo defends it easily.
Papo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Papo defends easily.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cartwright wants to sweep but no luck.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Papo controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Papo defends well.
Papo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Papo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Papo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Papo controls the pace.
Yet more stalling tactics from Papo.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papo feints and as Cartwright raises his hands in defense, Papo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Papo scores with a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papo has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Papo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Papo tries to pass.
Papo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Papo lands a couple of elbows.
Papo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Papo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papo is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cartwright working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Papo has passed into half guard!
Cartwright trying to get back to full guard but Papo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hiroshi Papo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartwright regains half guard.
Papo controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to improve his position.
My spies in Advanced Fitness Inc. inform me that Papo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Papo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
More stalling from Papo.
Cartwright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cartwright.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Papo passes into side control.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright is working hard here to advance position.
Cartwright is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Papo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Papo 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Papo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Nippon (ranked 24083 p4p, 5981 weight class) and Joe Higgins (ranked 671 p4p, 619 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Great wrestler
Good kicks
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hajime Nippon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Nippon is predictable there
and Higgins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nippon! Higgins lets Nippon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Hajime Nippon has been cut.
Nippon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nippon trying to mount his opponent but Higgins defends it.
Nippon lands with a punch from half guard.
Higgins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nippon is trying to control. Higgins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Higgins looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nippon wants to free his trapped foot but Higgins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet.
Nippon seems to be working for a kimura but Higgins defends the submission attempt.
Nippon trying to pass the guard but Higgins defending well.
Nippon trying to control from half guard but Higgins is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins pushes Nippon off but Nippon dives into side control.
Nippon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet.
Nippon trying to control the action but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Higgins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nippon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Higgins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Higgins is pushing Nippon's head away, looking to escape. Nippon manages to hold on to the position though.
Nippon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nippon in side control, throwing shots but Higgins defends.
Higgins is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nippon is trying to get an arm triangle but Higgins is defending well.
Nippon prevents Higgins from escaping the position.
Nippon in side control, throwing shots but Higgins defends.
Higgins pushes Nippon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nippon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nippon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet.
Nippon is putting a hurting on Higgins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nippon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nippon 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.
Higgins is not content to let Nippon control the position.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet but Nippon drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nippon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nippon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nippon is looking to take a break and control but Higgins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nippon prevents Higgins from escaping the position.
Nippon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Higgins tries to escape but Nippon is in control.
Higgins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nippon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe Higgins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nippon misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Nippon.
Nippon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hajime Nippon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nippon misses with a hook
and Higgins counters with a huge left! Nippon is in big trouble! He's backing up but Higgins isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nippon from any more damage. A dominating finish by Higgins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Higgins!
Joe Higgins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2557 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Jack Falcon (ranked 333 p4p, 228 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Falcon's choice of entrance music: O RetrĂ´ Ativo - HerĂ³is do Status Quo. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter fighter
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcon.
Tarlah fails with a takedown attempt.
Falcon looks to land a combination but Tarlah avoids it well.
Falcon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falcon swings for the body but Tarlah moves out of range.
Falcon looks to land a combination. Tarlah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
Tarlah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falcon swivels and escapes.
Falcon misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon misses with a few strikes there.
Falcon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarlah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Falcon is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon controlling the position well.
Tarlah trying to control the action but Falcon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falcon gets full guard.
Tarlah throws a strike but Falcon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falcon lands a couple of digs.
Falcon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falcon stopping the sweep attempt from Tarlah.
Tarlah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falcon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falcon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah keeping full guard, as Falcon tries to pass.
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarlah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Falcon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tarlah's half guard.
Falcon trying to control from half guard but Tarlah is working away.
Falcon winds up and cracks Tarlah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Falcon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarlah defending well though.
Falcon controlling the pace.
Falcon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon thows a huge punch but Tarlah dodges it nicely.
Tarlah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Falcon jumps into side control!
Tarlah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcon with the ground and pound but Tarlah regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Falcon passes into side control, despite Tarlah's attempt to control the position.
Falcon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Falcon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Falcon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarlah keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Falcon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tarlah tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcon tries to clinch but Tarlah is having none of it.
Falcon lands with a shot to the body.
Falcon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Tarlah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarlah throws an elbow that misses. Falcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarlah's guard. Nice move by Falcon!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falcon controls the pace.
Tarlah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falcon.
Tarlah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falcon.
Tarlah pulls Falcon in close to prevent any damage.
Tarlah keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
Falcon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falcon trying to control but Tarlah is working from the bottom.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Falcon throws an elbow that misses. Tarlah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Falcon's guard. Nice move by Tarlah!
Tarlah trying to control but Falcon is working from the bottom.
Falcon keeping full guard, as Tarlah tries to pass.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcon has wrist control.
Tarlah postures up.
Tarlah trying to control but Falcon is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tarlah not doing much here.
Falcon taking some punishment here, with Tarlah in his half guard.
Tarlah working the head and body with strikes.
Tarlah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tarlah working over Falcon with some ground and pound. Falcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Falcon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is trying to maintain the position but Tarlah is very close to passing his half guard.
Tarlah throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Falcon to regain full guard.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlah throws a strike but Falcon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarlah seems keen to control Falcon's posture.
Tarlah continues to stall.
Falcon throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcon trying to control but Tarlah is working from the bottom.
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 Balink Tarlah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tarlah avoids the body shot from Falcon.
Falcon throws a leg kick but Tarlah checks it.
Falcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcon misses the target.
Falcon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tarlah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcon throws out the jab.
Tarlah feinted with a counter takedown.
Tarlah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarlah goes for a double leg but Falcon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Falcon continues to drive forward.
Falcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon ducks under a wild hook from Tarlah.
Falcon throws out a counter right but Tarlah avoids it with no problem.
Falcon misses with a looping right.
Falcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarlah manages to avoid it.
Tarlah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarlah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarlah missing with a left hand there. Falcon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlah tries to counter with a takedown but Falcon is quick to defend against it.
Falcon scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tarlah.
Falcon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarlah counters with a single leg into guard. Falcon didn't expect that.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarlah throws an elbow that misses. Falcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarlah's guard. Nice move by Falcon!
Jack Falcon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Falcon content to stall in guard here.
Falcon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcon throwing strikes but missing.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is continuing to stall.
Falcon trying to control but Tarlah is working from the bottom.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarlah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Falcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack Falcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Falcon!
Falcon is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah misses with the ground and pound.
Tarlah fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Falcon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tarlah working away.
Falcon tries to buck Tarlah off but Tarlah is having none of it.
Tarlah lands a nice forearm strike.
Falcon can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Falcon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falcon 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Falcon!
Jack Falcon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kribbson Diaz (ranked 3625 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 481 p4p, 211 weight class). Von Ryan has chosen The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) as his entrance music. Herlock Von Ryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kribbson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herlock Von Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Von Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Von Ryan avoids nicely.
Von Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Ryan lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Kribbson Diaz has been cut.
Von Ryan rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Von Ryan works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Von Ryan moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz misses with the combination.
As Diaz backs off Von Ryan throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Ryan cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Von Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Von Ryan manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Von Ryan.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Von Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz darts in and clinches Von Ryan up against the cage.
Von Ryan taking a breather.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Ryan.
Von Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Ryan lands a body punch.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Von Ryan.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz moves forwards but Von Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz stuns Von Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Ryan lands a body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Von Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Von Ryan.
Von Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Von Ryan misses.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz is trying to push Von Ryan away but Von Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Von Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Von Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz darts in and clinches Von Ryan up against the cage.
Von Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Ryan.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Von Ryan's takedown attempt.
Von Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz is pushing Von Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Ryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Von Ryan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ryan trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Von Ryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Ryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herlock Von Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kribbson Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Von Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Ryan goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Herlock Von Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz tests Von Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Ryan is looking to clinch.
Von Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Herlock Von Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Ryan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Von Ryan duly obliges.
Von Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Ryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
 Diaz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ryan lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Ryan forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Von Ryan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Von Ryan can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Von Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Ryan throws a big uppercut that drops Diaz! More strikes from Von Ryan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diaz lies dazed against the cage as Von Ryan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herlock Von Ryan!
After winning the bout, Herlock Von Ryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 1976 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Nick Rodriquez (ranked 262 p4p, 201 weight class). Nick Rodriquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cortez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodriquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rodriquez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriquez working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Rodriquez scores with punches from side control.
Rodriquez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cortez to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriquez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cortez some visible discomfort.
Rodriquez landing a few strikes.
Rodriquez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cortez sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Rodriquez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rodriquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cortez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriquez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard.
Rodriquez keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez is really struggling to control Rodriquez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriquez wants to sweep here but Cortez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodriquez lands a couple of digs.
Rodriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez controls Rodriquez momentarily but Rodriquez frees himself.
Rodriquez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Cortez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard.
Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cortez defends well.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily.
Cortez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rodriquez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cortez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rodriquez pulls down on the head and he's put Cortez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Rodriquez!
Nick Rodriquez gave a mention to PWNAGEâ„¢ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lee (ranked 1505 p4p, 1865 weight class) and Andreas Kohler (ranked 54 p4p, 66 weight class). Alexander Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andreas Kohler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee gets caught napping as Kohler dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Kohler preventing the sweep.
Kohler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kohler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to sweep here but Kohler controlling him for the moment.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee controls Kohler momentarily but Kohler frees himself.
Kohler stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like Alexander Lee has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kohler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexander Lee's cut is getting worse.
Kohler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexander Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kohler on the ground.
Kohler postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Jeez, Alexander Lee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andreas Kohler!
A victorious Andreas Kohler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 506 p4p, 778 weight class) and Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 30 p4p, 46 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Ashbourne Jr has chosen Vertical Horizon - You're A God as his entrance music. Bardia Farrokhzad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Ashbourne Jr's chin.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashbourne Jr tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad cracks Ashbourne Jr with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbourne Jr controls the action.
Ashbourne Jr working aggressively here.
Ashbourne Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ashbourne Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Ashbourne Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashbourne Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ashbourne Jr is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ashbourne Jr's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
 Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad lands a big knee to the head and Ashbourne Jr goes down! Farrokhzad pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petersson (ranked 744 p4p, 1601 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 119 p4p, 239 weight class). Cranio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's My Life. Peter Petersson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quebra Cranio's chin.
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Petersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersson throws a hook but Cranio avoids it easily.
Cranio lands the left hand.
Petersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cranio.
Cranio works the jab nicely.
Petersson throws a looping overhand right but Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
Petersson takes one to the chin there.
Petersson throws out a loose jab but Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
A big left from Petersson misses.
Petersson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petersson missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Petersson.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersson misses the target.
Petersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cranio.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cranio scores with the left hand. Petersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Cranio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petersson misses with an uppercut.
Cranio lands a jab to the head.
Petersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cranio under the eye.
Petersson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cranio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersson.
Cranio cracks Petersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petersson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranio walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Petersson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cranio swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Petersson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quebra Cranio!
A less than humble Quebra Cranio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 222 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 11 p4p, 74 weight class). Soldic has chosen The Impression That I Get as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimms connects with a right hand. Soldic shakes it off.
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldic as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Dimms throws a low kick but Soldic avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimms lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soldic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soldic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Soldic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Soldic tries a head kick but it misses.
Soldic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimms has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic connects with a nice looking jab.
Soldic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Soldic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soldic throws a low kick but Dimms avoids it.
Soldic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimms takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soldic throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Dimms slips a jab from Soldic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Soldic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soldic.
Nice defenses there by Dimms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
Soldic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms lands with a nice body punch.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Dimms moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Dimms tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimms throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Dimms seems unphased.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Soldic moved out of range nicely.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimms misses with a straight left.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Dimms tries to clinch but Soldic is having none of it.
Dimms punishes Soldic's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Soldic with a nice calf kick.
Soldic takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Soldic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Soldic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimms slips a jab from Soldic.
Soldic moves into the clinch.
Soldic tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms tries to work over Soldic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms lands a nice uppercut.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic with a jab.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Dimms moves out of range easily.
Soldic lands with a nice body punch.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimms throws a combination. Soldic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dimms takes one on the button.
Dimms moves in looking to clinch but Soldic pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimms drives through and clinches with Soldic against the cage.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Dimms as he checks the leg kick.
Dimms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soldic finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimms's head.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dimms defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Dimms seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic misses with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Soldic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimms moves into range and clinches up with Soldic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is trying to push Dimms away but Dimms has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Soldic prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Soldic has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soldic or not.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Dimms scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Soldic.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldic misses with the head strike.
A short left from Soldic.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
Soldic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimms blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Dimms.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Soldic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldic throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms scores with a jab. Soldic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dimms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Dimms does no damage.
Soldic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Dimms scores with a jab.
Soldic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto Soldic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldic misses with the head strike.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Soldic controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soldic or not.
Soldic blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms is looking to break free of the clinch but Soldic has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
Soldic blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Soldic blocks the leg kick.
Soldic feints a counter leg kick.
Dimms smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by Soldic - just one landing.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Soldic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimms connects with a body shot.
Soldic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Dimms as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soldic.
Dimms misses with a lunging right hand
and Soldic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soldic slips a jab from Dimms.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Dimms finds it's target.
Dimms fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soldic checks it well.
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldic can pounce on him.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.
Schmedgar Dimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soldic's sensitive parts.
Dimms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Soldic wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms jabs Soldic right on the nose. Soldic blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dimms. Those never looked like landing.
Soldic looks to land a left hand but Dimms moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms misses with a low kick as Soldic jumps back.
Soldic gets tackled into the cage by Dimms. Dimms maintains the clinch.
Soldic throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Dimms on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soldic looks to land a body kick but Dimms moved away.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roberto Soldic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soldic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soldic can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Dimms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms walks into a left hand.
Soldic catches Dimms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic throws a low kick, looking for Dimms's leg but Dimms calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands a body shot.
Dimms tries to clinch up.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soldic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soldic slips under a jab from Dimms.
Dimms lands a lovely overhand right.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic slips a straight right by Dimms.
Dimms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soldic is able to avoid easily.
Soldic throws a head kick but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms connects with a high kick.
Dimms takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Dimms on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Soldic thumps Dimms with a low kick.
Soldic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dimms is able to avoid easily.
Soldic lands a right hook to the body.
Dimms throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
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 Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soldic! But no joy.
Good shot there by Soldic.
Soldic throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Soldic throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Dimms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Soldic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soldic, as that shot connected.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms lands a right hook to the body.
Soldic clinches up against the cage.
Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Soldic punishes Dimms's body with a nice straight punch.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
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!
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Dimms sets himself, and Soldic steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimms avoids it this time.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soldic.
Dimms looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimms catches Soldic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as Soldic blocks the leg kick.
Dimms throws out a leg kick but Soldic moves out of range and Dimms only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimms tries to clinch but Soldic is having none of it.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Dimms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soldic throws out the jab.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimms throws out the jab.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Soldic moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimms.
Soldic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Dimms tries to clinch up.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
Dimms moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Dimms bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soldic's head.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soldic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Dimms.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Dimms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimms takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Dimms changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Soldic checks it.
Soldic tried to score with a low kick but Dimms checks it.
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Dimms ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic throws a low kick but Dimms moves out of range easily.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic is looking to slow Dimms down with leg kicks.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soldic thumps Dimms with a low kick.
Soldic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimms is just out of range.
Soldic takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Soldic moves out of range as Dimms strikes.
A leg kick checked by Soldic.
A combination from Dimms does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a chopping leg kick but Dimms manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soldic works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
Soldic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soldic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soldic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soldic with the inside leg kick.
Soldic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Soldic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Soldic with an uppercut!
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soldic under the eye.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Soldic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimms swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Soldic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Soldic moves away and avoids it.
Soldic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soldic backwards.
Soldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldic lands a nice uppercut.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soldic's elbow.
Soldic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soldic tries to pull guard but Dimms forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Soldic on the inside.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
A short right from Dimms on the inside.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Schmedgar Dimms.
I think Dimms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
In defeat, Roberto Soldic stepped up to the mic, saying 'documentaries'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 61 p4p, 587 weight class) and Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 9 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guilherme Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Goncalves.
Ji Woo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Guilherme Goncalves has been cut.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Goncalves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Ji Woo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ji Woo defending well as Goncalves loads up on a big left hand.
Goncalves looks to land a combination but Ji Woo avoids it well.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Goncalves throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Goncalves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goncalves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Goncalves.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Goncalves avoided it.
Goncalves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ji Woo counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Goncalves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ji Woo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ji Woo misses with a lunging right hand
and Goncalves counters with a nice uppercut.
Goncalves misses with a double jab
and Ji Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ji Woo is looking to land body kicks.
Goncalves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ji Woo with a body shot.
Goncalves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Goncalves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncalves misses with a left hand
and Ji Woo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves lands with a right hand.
Goncalves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ji Woo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goncalves lands a jab to Ji Woo's midsection.
Goncalves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ji Woo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goncalves looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goncalves throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Goncalves lands with an uppercut that bounces Ji Woo off the cage and back into range.
Goncalves scores with a decent looking hook.
Goncalves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ji Woo cracks Goncalves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ji Woo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goncalves throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves missing with a left hand there. Ji Woo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ji Woo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goncalves on the side of the head.
Goncalves is rocked!
Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goncalves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ji Woo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Goncalves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
Ji Woo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Goncalves avoids it.
Goncalves takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Ji Woo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goncalves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves misses with a hook.
Goncalves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goncalves scores with a body shot.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goncalves misses with a hook.
Ji Woo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goncalves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji Woo is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Goncalves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Goncalves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goncalves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goncalves misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Goncalves misses.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goncalves lands a nice shot that snaps Ji Woo's head back.
Goncalves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Goncalves misses the target.
Goncalves swings for the body but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Goncalves throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands an overhand right.
Goncalves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goncalves defending well as Ji Woo loads up on a big left hand.
Goncalves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goncalves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ji Woo circles away quickly and effectively.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ji Woo misses its target.
Goncalves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ji Woo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goncalves looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Goncalves throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo walks into a stiff left hand from Goncalves.
Goncalves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goncalves lands with a nice combination. Ji Woo backs away looking to recover.
Ji Woo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
Goncalves lands a nice hook to Ji Woo's body. Ji Woo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goncalves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Goncalves strikes.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ji Woo lands a front kick.
Ji Woo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Goncalves fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Goncalves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ji Woo in his tracks.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Goncalves misses the target.
Goncalves misses with a lunging right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
Ji Woo cracks Goncalves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ji Woo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goncalves finds it's way round the side to connect with Ji Woo's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji Woo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goncalves, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ji Woo pushes Goncalves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ji Woo drags the fight down to the ground.
Ji Woo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ji Woo is looking for a triangle but Goncalves pushes his legs off easily.
Ji Woo 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Goncalves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Goncalves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goncalves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ji Woo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ji Woo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ji Woo misses with a body kick.
Goncalves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Goncalves throws a nice looking combination but Ji Woo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji Woo ducks right into an uppercut from Goncalves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Ji Woo misses the target.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Ji Woo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ji Woo takes one to the chin there.
Goncalves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Goncalves.
Ji Woo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ji Woo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goncalves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ji Woo scrambles back to his feet.
Goncalves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws the left hand but Ji Woo avoids the punch easily.
Ji Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Goncalves coming out on top.
Ji Woo throws a low kick but Goncalves moves out of range easily.
Goncalves lands a nice hook to Ji Woo's body. Ji Woo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goncalves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Goncalves misses with a hook.
Ji Woo is looking for a counter combo.
Goncalves punishes Ji Woo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ji Woo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands with a slapping head kick.
Goncalves thuds his right hand into Ji Woo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goncalves throws an off balance right hand
and Ji Woo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goncalves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goncalves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goncalves throws the left hand but Ji Woo avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ji Woo misses its target.
Goncalves misses the jab.
Ji Woo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Goncalves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves swings for the body but Ji Woo moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ji Woo misses its target.
Goncalves sizes up Ji Woo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Goncalves circles away.
Goncalves lands with a shot to the body.
Goncalves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goncalves throws a combination that misses
and Goncalves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goncalves swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goncalves lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Goncalves really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Goncalves's cut.
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.
Goncalves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
And Ji Woo counters with a quick kick to the body but Goncalves blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Goncalves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a right hand that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a nice right hand that sends Goncalves toppling to the canvas! Goncalves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ji Woo finish him?!
Goncalves is still on wobbly legs! Can Ji Woo finish him?
Goncalves misses with a body punch
and Ji Woo counters with an inside leg kick.
Ji Woo with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo throws a front kick that sends Goncalves stumbling back into the cage.
Ji Woo clinches.
Ji Woo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
Ji Woo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ji Woo.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Goncalves avoided it.
Goncalves throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goncalves is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body kick from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Goncalves! Ji Woo dives in looking to finish! Goncalves is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo retains his lightweight title!
Bong Ji Woo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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