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BB 47 - Garbowa vs Escobar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 3603 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 457 p4p, 444 weight class). Gordon Ariitaia 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ariitaia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ariitaia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanninen clinches up with Ariitaia and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Ariitaia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanninen is keeping busy.
Ariitaia tries to stall but Sanninen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ariitaia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ariitaia blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ariitaia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ariitaia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ariitaia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Ariitaia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanninen throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanninen as Ariitaia tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ariitaia blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia effectively controlling the action here.
Ariitaia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gordon Ariitaia.
Ariitaia throws a body punch but Sanninen moves out of range.
Sanninen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ariitaia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ariitaia is working Sanninen over against the cage.
Sanninen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ariitaia working aggressively here.
Ariitaia effectively controlling the action here.
Ariitaia avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Ariitaia blocks the elbow strike.
Ariitaia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen prevents a body shot from Ariitaia.
Sanninen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but Ariitaia blocks with his arms.
Ariitaia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanninen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanninen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Sanninen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Sanninen.
Ariitaia takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Gordon Ariitaia has been cut.
Ariitaia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Sanninen.
Ariitaia tries a body shot but Sanninen blocks it.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ariitaia wants to stall.
Ariitaia dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ariitaia as the two fighters clinch.
Ariitaia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ariitaia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanninen as Ariitaia tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ariitaia's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ariitaia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanninen is keeping busy.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanninen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ariitaia blocks the elbow strike.
Ariitaia blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Ariitaia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ariitaia misses with a body punch.
A short left from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia is trying to stall.
Ariitaia missing with knees to the body.
Sanninen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanninen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ariitaia blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanninen lands an elbow that stopped Ariitaia in his tracks for a moment.
Ariitaia is trying to stall.
Ariitaia looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ariitaia.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but Ariitaia blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanninen.
Ariitaia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Ariitaia dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Ariitaia blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside.
Sanninen lands a nice elbow.
Ariitaia has Sanninen pressed against the cage.
Sanninen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sanninen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Ariitaia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ariitaia misses the shot to the body.
Ariitaia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanninen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ariitaia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ariitaia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot.
Ariitaia lands with a straight right. Sanninen didn't see that one coming.
Sanninen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ariitaia throws a body punch but Sanninen moves out of range.
Sanninen pushes Ariitaia up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniel Sanninen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ariitaia blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ariitaia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Ariitaia.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanninen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ariitaia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ariitaia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanninen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Sanninen.
Ariitaia is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanninen gets an underhook and turns Ariitaia into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ariitaia is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sanninen has denied him.
A short right from Sanninen on the inside.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Ariitaia misses with some punches.
Sanninen lands an elbow that stopped Ariitaia in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ariitaia's brow.
Ariitaia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ariitaia leaning against his opponent.
Sanninen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Ariitaia is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Sanninen.
Ariitaia is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanninen finish him?
Ariitaia trying to stall but Sanninen improves his position.
Ariitaia is pressed against the cage. Sanninen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ariitaia! Two more big strikes from Sanninen and Ariitaia crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Sanninen!
As Daniel Sanninen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Some lucky lady's gonna be sucking these sweaty assed toes tonight!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Barnes (ranked 3209 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Kevin Lassiter (ranked 416 p4p, 524 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Lassiter misses with a straight right.
Lassiter connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Lassiter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lassiter is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lassiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes jabs at Lassiter's body.
Lassiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lassiter ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Lassiter throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Lassiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lassiter tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lassiter throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Lassiter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lassiter keeps working.
Barnes controlling the action here.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lassiter's head.
Barnes throwing shots but Lassiter is blocking nicely.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots but Lassiter is blocking nicely.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but Lassiter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnes to get the leverage.
We've been hearing good reports from Barnes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lassiter defending well though.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lassiter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lassiter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Lassiter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lassiter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has control of Lassiter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lassiter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lassiter is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes is working for a guillotine from mount but Lassiter frees his head quite easily.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lassiter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes tries to control but Lassiter wriggling away.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lassiter's face.
Lassiter is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lassiter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes moves away from the strike by Lassiter.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lassiter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Lassiter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lassiter works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Lassiter moved out of range nicely.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lassiter.
Lassiter defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Lassiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Lassiter clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Lassiter.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes throws a body punch but Lassiter moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lassiter misses.
Lassiter throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lassiter to counter with a crisp jab.
Lassiter takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Lassiter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lassiter.
Lassiter swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lassiter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lassiter misses the shot to the body.
Barnes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lassiter gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Barnes is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Lassiter!
After the big win, Kevin Lassiter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Maharajah (ranked 1312 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 195 p4p, 299 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Suzaku Kururugi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osiris Maharajah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maharajah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maharajah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kururugi.
Jab, jab by Kururugi - just one landing.
Maharajah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kururugi at a distance.
Maharajah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kururugi under the eye.
Kururugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maharajah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maharajah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kururugi coming out on top.
Maharajah lands a glancing blow to the side of Kururugi's head.
Kururugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maharajah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kururugi cracks Maharajah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kururugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maharajah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kururugi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kururugi connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Kururugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kururugi's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kururugi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kururugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maharajah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
Maharajah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kururugi. That's going to slow Maharajah down.
Maharajah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kururugi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maharajah clinches up against the cage.
Maharajah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maharajah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maharajah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi tries a body shot but Maharajah blocks it.
Kururugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maharajah gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kururugi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maharajah is working away from the top position though.
Maharajah throws a strike but Kururugi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maharajah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kururugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maharajah lands a couple of elbows.
Kururugi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maharajah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maharajah is pushing down on Kururugi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kururugi is fighting to maintain full guard but Maharajah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maharajah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maharajah 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.
Maharajah winds up and cracks Kururugi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maharajah throwing shots but Kururugi is blocking nicely.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Osiris Maharajah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maharajah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maharajah shoots in and drives through. Kururugi sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Maharajah. Beautiful body shot.
Kururugi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kururugi avoids the body shot from Maharajah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Kururugi.
Kururugi connects with a jab.
Maharajah is looking to wear down Kururugi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maharajah lands a really nice looking cross but Kururugi seems unphased.
Maharajah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maharajah blocks a jab.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
Kururugi throws out a counter right but Maharajah avoids it with no problem.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kururugi throws the left hand but Maharajah avoids the punch easily.
Maharajah misses with a body shot.
Kururugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kururugi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maharajah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maharajah. Kururugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kururugi misses with the body kick
and Maharajah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzaku Kururugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah connects with a crisp jab.
Maharajah fails with the takedown
and Kururugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osiris Maharajah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kururugi catches Maharajah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maharajah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kururugi tried to score with a low kick but Maharajah checks it.
Kururugi stuns Maharajah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kururugi lands a jab.
Kururugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kururugi. That snapped Maharajah's head back.
Kururugi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kururugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maharajah closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kururugi.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maharajah.
Kururugi gets through Maharajah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi blocks an uppercut.
Maharajah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maharajah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Maharajah fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maharajah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Maharajah misses with a punch to the body.
Maharajah scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Maharajah misses with a body punch.
Maharajah misses with some punches.
Kururugi pushes Maharajah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maharajah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Maharajah controls the action.
Kururugi pushes Maharajah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maharajah works on Kururugi's body with a couple of short punches.
Osiris Maharajah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Maharajah.
Kururugi tries to work over Maharajah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maharajah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Maharajah.
Maharajah has a couple of punches blocked by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kururugi lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi scores with a punch to the head.
Maharajah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kururugi counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Maharajah misses.
Kururugi misses with a right hand
and Maharajah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kururugi lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maharajah will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maharajah blocks a low kick nicely.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maharajah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maharajah doesn't manage to clinch there - Kururugi circles away.
Kururugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maharajah throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kururugi throws a right hand that misses
and Maharajah counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maharajah.
Maharajah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi is not content to let Maharajah control the position.
Maharajah scores with punches from side control.
Maharajah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maharajah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maharajah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Maharajah crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Maharajah.
Maharajah trying to control the position but Kururugi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Maharajah crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah with the ground and pound but Kururugi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maharajah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maharajah tries to pass to full mount but Kururugi defends it.
Maharajah is keen to just control but Kururugi is a slippery customer.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Maharajah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maharajah winds up and cracks Kururugi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maharajah trying to control from half guard but Kururugi is working away.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kururugi's head.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah trying to pass the guard but Kururugi defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maharajah lands a nice short elbow.
Maharajah trying to control the action but Kururugi is working from the bottom.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kururugi's head.
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 Osiris Maharajah.
I think Maharajah 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Osiris Maharajah wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 1064 p4p, 1760 weight class) and Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 119 p4p, 187 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Fujimaro's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Fujimaro looks to throw a body kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujimaro misses the target.
Jurgensen Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Fujimaro is out of range.
A low kick from Fujimaro misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fujimaro drops his hands momentarily and Jurgensen Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurgensen Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro avoids the elbow strike from Jurgensen Sanchez, against the cage.
Jurgensen Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jurgensen Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimaro manages to break the clinch.
Fujimaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Fujimaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jurgensen Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Jurgensen Sanchez thumps Fujimaro with a low kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Fujimaro as he checks the leg kick.
Fujimaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Fujimaro misses with a hook
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez tests Fujimaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings for the body but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujimaro.
Jurgensen Sanchez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Fujimaro does no damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Jurgensen Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fujimaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fujimaro counters with a nice body shot.
Fujimaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jurgensen Sanchez under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Fujimaro blocks the low kick.
As Jurgensen Sanchez backs away, Fujimaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Jurgensen Sanchez.
A low kick from Jurgensen Sanchez is predictable there
and Fujimaro counters with a nice body shot.
Fujimaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jurgensen Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fujimaro thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
and Fujimaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro misses with a combination
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro is looking to wear down Jurgensen Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimaro lands a head shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick but Fujimaro avoids it.
Fujimaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujimaro.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks for the body kick but Fujimaro saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jurgensen Sanchez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fujimaro swings widly with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jurgensen Sanchez clobbers Fujimaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fujimaro throws a shot from downtown. Jurgensen Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez defending well as Fujimaro loads up on a big left hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a low kick as Fujimaro jumps back.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fujimaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fujimaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro moves forwards but Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Jurgensen Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujimaros head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fujimaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with some punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez has double underhooks.
Fujimaro is trying to break the clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez is controlling him.
Jurgensen Sanchez prevents Fujimaro from breaking the clinch.
Fujimaro tries to break the clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez is controlling the position.
Fujimaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro tries to land a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujimaro.
Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fujimaro throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
A jab from Jurgensen Sanchez does it's job there.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
Fujimaro throws out a loose jab but Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jurgensen Sanchez. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Fujimaro throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgensen Sanchez's shoulder, as Jurgensen Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Fujimaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Fujimaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimaro looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to slow Fujimaro down with leg kicks.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Fujimaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints and then cracks Fujimaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fujimaro down.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez'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. This is the final round!
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fujimaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujimaro thuds his shin into the meat of Jurgensen Sanchez's side.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with the left hand. Fujimaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgensen Sanchez. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez works Fujimaro's body with a nice hook.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujimaro thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Fujimaro breaks from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujimaro, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Fujimaro misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Fujimaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jurgensen Sanchez in his tracks.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jurgensen Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Fujimaro slips the punch.
Jurgensen Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fujimaro will feel that in the morning.
A left lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Fujimaro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujimaro. That's going to slow Jurgensen Sanchez down.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimaro throws a sloppy head kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jurgensen Sanchez catches Fujimaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro 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.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Fujimaro misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jurgensen Sanchez! But no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hook but Fujimaro avoids it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Fujimaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Jurgensen Sanchez - just one landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fujimaro. Fujimaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Fujimaro finds it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a hook.
Fujimaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fujimaro slips a straight right by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Fujimaro's leg but Fujimaro calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro misses with a jab to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Fujimaro is predictable there
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujimaro throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fujimaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujimaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jurgensen Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimaro misses the body punch
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fujimaro throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fujimaro misses with a hook
and Jurgensen Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fujimaro misses with a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jurgensen Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 1988 p4p, 2762 weight class) and Noah Ortega (ranked 271 p4p, 352 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Ortega thuds a left hand into Dean's body.
A big right from Dean misses.
Ortega moves into the clinch.
Ortega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ortega prevents Dean from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Ortega to work.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Dean blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean breaks from the clinch.
Brian Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortega digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Ortega goes for a takedown attempt but Dean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Dean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Ortega closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dean! Ortega dives in looking to finish! Dean 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 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Ortega!
A very excited looking Noah Ortega made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Seng (ranked 1340 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 176 p4p, 278 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng avoids the body shot from Sadler.
Sadler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sadler.
Seng walks into a jab.
Seng digs a good body shot into Sadler's ribs.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Sadler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Sadler misses with a hook
and Seng counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Sadler misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seng.
Seng tries to clinch there but Sadler circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seng punishes Sadler's body with a nice straight punch.
Seng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadler manages to avoid it.
Sadler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seng throws a hook but Sadler avoids it easily.
Seng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
Seng misses with a hook.
Seng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seng is looking to wear down Sadler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler throws a head kick but Seng moves out of range.
Seng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadler misses with a hook. Seng ducked under it nicely.
Seng slips a straight right by Sadler.
Seng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seng moves out of range as Sadler strikes.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Sadler scores with a hook to the body. Seng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seng moves into range and clinches up with Sadler.
Sadler looking to slow down the pace here.
Seng misses with a punch to the body.
Seng misses with the head strike.
Seng digs a right hand underneath Sadler's ribcage. Sadler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sadler gets through Seng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadler is trying to maintain a safe position but Seng gets an underhook and turns Sadler into the cage.
Sadler lands a left hand.
Come on Sadler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Seng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seng works on Sadler's body with a couple of short punches.
Seng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sadler is keeping busy.
Seng misses with the head strike.
Seng misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sadler.
Sadler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seng.
Sadler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sadler tries to stall but Seng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seng lands a left hand.
Sadler leaning against his opponent.
Sadler blocks an uppercut.
Seng throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadler.
Seng just leaning against Sadler, taking a breather.
Sadler pushes Seng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sadler prevents a body shot from Seng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng lands a hook that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Sadler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seng.
Seng digs a right hand underneath Sadler's ribcage. Sadler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seng throws a head punch that misses.
Sadler is looking to control Seng's arms but Seng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadler has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seng.
Sadler misses with the head strike.
Sadler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seng tries to throw a body punch but Sadler avoids it by throwing Seng back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seng digs a right hand underneath Sadler's ribcage. Sadler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sadler is looking to control Seng's arms but Seng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadler has his back to the cage.
Seng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
Sadler swings for the body but Seng moves out of range.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Seng is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sadler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Seng doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadler circles away.
Seng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sadler moves away.
Sadler works Seng's body with a nice hook.
Sadler throws a poor cross that misses
and Seng counters with a two punch combo.
Seng closes the distance and clinches.
Seng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sadler is stalling here.
Sadler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sadler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadler can't find room to land a body shot as Seng controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seng.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Sadler.
Sadler can't break the clinch.
Seng digs a right hand into Sadler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sadler's gas tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sadler is working Seng over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keith Seng will probably get the nod.
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.
Sadler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seng lands a body shot.
Sadler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sadler misses with an uppercut.
Seng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sadler.
Seng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seng tries to clinch up but Sadler circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seng throws out the jab.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seng tries to clinch but Sadler is having none of it.
Seng takes the fight into the clinch.
Seng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadler tries to break free but Seng pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seng tries to throw a body punch but Sadler avoids it by throwing Seng back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sadler lands with a short shot to the head.
Sadler controlling the action here for a moment.
Seng lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sadler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadler wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Seng.
Sadler throws a punch but it's blocked by Seng.
Seng slowing the pace effectively.
Sadler can't find room to land a body shot as Seng controls the action.
Sadler manages to break the clinch.
Sadler needs to keep his hands up - Seng had a free shot at his head there.
Sadler misses the body punch
and Seng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sadler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seng wants to clinch up but Sadler keeps it at a distance.
Sadler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seng.
Seng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seng lands with a left to the head.
Sadler tries a body shot but Seng blocks it.
Seng misses with some punches.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seng is leaning against Sadler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sadler is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seng manages to break the clinch.
Sadler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seng defending well as Sadler loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng forces Sadler back against the cage and clinches.
Sadler working aggressively here.
Seng tries to throw a body punch but Sadler avoids it by throwing Seng back against the cage.
Sadler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seng scores with a hook to the body.
Seng blocks an uppercut.
Sadler tries to circle away but Seng has him pinned against the cage.
Seng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadler tries to break free but Seng pushes him back against the cage.
Seng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadler blocks a body shot from Seng.
Seng misses with some punches.
Sadler taking a breather.
Seng misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sadler's elbow.
Seng can't find room to land a body shot as Sadler controls the action.
The referee calls for Seng to work.
Seng working aggressively here.
Seng keeps control of Sadler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seng blocking some punches.
Seng is leaning against Sadler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sadler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seng has him pressed against the cage.
Sadler misses with a punch to the body.
Seng tries to throw a body punch but Sadler avoids it by throwing Seng back against the cage.
Seng letting Sadler take a breather here.
Sadler prevents a body shot from Seng.
Seng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sadler.
Seng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadler trying to stall but Seng improves his position.
Seng misses with a punch to the body.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seng is keeping busy.
Seng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler wants to stall.
Seng looking to stall.
Seng scores with a hook to the body.
Seng lands a nice uppercut.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seng scores with a shoulder strike.
Seng tries to stall but Sadler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sadler taking a breather.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seng is keeping busy.
Sadler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Sadler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
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!
Seng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Seng dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
Seng moves out of range as Sadler strikes.
Seng pushes Sadler up against the cage in a clinch.
Seng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadler throws a head punch that misses.
Sadler misses with a punch to the body.
Sadler misses with some punches.
Seng breaks the clinch.
Seng staying out of range there.
Seng works the jab nicely.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Sadler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seng swings for the body but Sadler moves out of range.
Jack Sadler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seng is looking to clinch but Sadler is avoiding it.
Seng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sadler walks into a left hand.
Seng darts in and clinches Sadler up against the cage.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Seng fails to land.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng prevents a body shot from Sadler.
Sadler presses Seng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sadler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seng lands a body punch.
Sadler is trying to force a seperation but Seng has the dominant position.
Sadler lands a left hand.
Sadler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sadler trying to control the position but instead, Seng has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sadler into the cage.
Seng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seng is working Sadler over against the cage.
Sadler blocking some punches.
Seng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sadler.
Seng lands an uppercut.
Seng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sadler tries to work over Seng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler has Seng pushed against the cage.
Sadler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seng tries to stall but Sadler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sadler slows down the pace here.
Keith Seng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sadler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sadlers head.
Seng is working Sadler over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Seng.
Seng struggles to land a body shot inside as Sadler controls his hands.
Seng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seng pushes Sadler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seng swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadler uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Seng keeps control of Sadler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sadler is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Sadler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sadler! But no joy.
A low kick lands for Seng.
Seng moves into the clinch successfully.
Keith Seng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sadler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sadler misses with a body punch.
Sadler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadler tries a body shot but Seng blocks it.
Sadler has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sadler fails to land.
Sadler lands a hook that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Seng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadler can do to turn this around?
Seng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seng lands with a left to the head.
Sadler tries to work over Seng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadler trying to stall but Seng improves his position.
Sadler misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sadler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seng up against the cage.
Sadler taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Seng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seng, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Keith Seng!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Keith Seng!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Keith Seng!
Keith Seng wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Keith Seng thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hull (ranked 1351 p4p, 1601 weight class) and Paulo Maldini (ranked 142 p4p, 172 weight class). Paulo Maldini will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maldini avoids it really well and circles away.
Hull fails with a takedown attempt.
Maldini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hull moves into the clinch.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hull wants to clinch
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Maldini. No joy for Hull on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hull.
Hull misses with a takedown
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hull's head backwards.
Maldini misses with a series of wild punches.
Hull tries to clinch there but Maldini circles away.
Maldini throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
Maldini lands with a hook. Hull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hull misses with a takedown attempt - Maldini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hull slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hull is defended easily by Maldini.
Hull fails with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hull.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hull avoids the body shot from Maldini.
Hull is looking to clinch.
Maldini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hull shoots in and drives through. Maldini sprawls well.
Hull darts in looking for a takedown but Maldini gets double underhooks and turns Hull into the cage.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hull takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull tries to pull guard but Maldini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hull pulls Maldini into guard.
Hull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maldini defends it easily.
Hull might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maldini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hull, up you get!
Hull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maldini avoids it really well and circles away.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hull tries to clinch up
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hull slips a straight right by Maldini.
Hull is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maldini.
Hull shoots in for a double leg but Maldini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hull closes the distance and clinches.
Hull jumps guard but Maldini stands there with Hull around his waist. Hull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hull jumps guard but Maldini stands there with Hull around his waist. Hull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hull jumps guard but Maldini stands there with Hull around his waist. Hull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Maldini tries to break the clinch but Hull is controlling the position.
I was talking to Hull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hull tries to pull guard but Maldini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hull jumps guard but Maldini stands there with Hull around his waist. Hull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maldini throws a head punch that misses.
Hull is trying to pull guard but Maldini turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hull blocks an uppercut.
Hull pulls guard successfully.
Hull is trying to keep Maldini in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldini decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hull tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldini circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldini throws a hook but Hull blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maldini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hull prevents Maldini from escaping the position.
Hull goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maldini has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hull but great work by Maldini.
Paulo Maldini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hull tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maldini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Hull but he's now mounted!
Maldini is looking to stand but Hull has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hull can't escape the position.
Hull has given up his back here.
Hull trying to control the hands but Maldini won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Hull's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini not allowing Hull to control his hands.
Hull is really stuck here.
Maldini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hull trying to control the action but Maldini just sinks the hooks in.
Maldini has the hooks in. Hull is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hull staying busy and making it hard for Maldini to control.
Hull is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maldini can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini keeps control of the position as Hull tries to break free.
Hull trying to control the hands but Maldini breaks the grip.
Maldini decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hull.
Hull tries to clinch up
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Paulo Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull fails to land the takedown.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hull fails with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hull with a body shot.
Hull wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
Hull has managed to clinch.
Hull fails to pull guard.
Hull tries to pull guard but Maldini won't allow it.
Hull manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maldini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maldini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hull trying to keep a closed guard but Maldini is proving a slippery customer.
Maldini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull has an active guard here but Maldini has managed to pass into half guard.
Maldini stands up and beckons Hull to join him on the feet.
Hull moves forwards but Maldini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hull tries to clinch up.
Hull shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maldini's guard.
Maldini manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Hull jumps guard but Maldini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hull prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hull jumps guard but Maldini stands there with Hull around his waist. Hull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maldini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hull.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Hull darts in trying to clinch
and Hull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hull moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hull misses with a takedown
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Hull closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maldini sprawls well. Maldini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hull gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Maldini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maldini scores with a nice strike.
Hull tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maldini defends well and Hull ends up having to push Maldini into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maldini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hull has him pressed against the cage.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Jamie Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldini throws a big shot that misses.
Maldini 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.
Hull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldini throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maldini misses with a few strikes there.
Maldini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maldini to the mat! Maldini manages to get full guard.
Hull wants to control from the top but Maldini keeps moving.
Hull prevents Maldini from getting back to his feet.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Hull from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maldini can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maldini wants to stand but Hull is controlling the position.
Hull drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maldini dives on top into guard.
Maldini trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hull's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull working for submissions but it's allowed Maldini to get to half guard.
Hull has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maldini is working away from the top position though.
Hull tries to get to full guard but Maldini has control of the leg.
Maldini stands up from half guard.
Hull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Maldini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maldini.
Hull doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hull is defended easily by Maldini.
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
Hull is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maldini.
Maldini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini swats away the attempt to clinch by Hull.
Nice takedown defense from Maldini. No joy for Hull on that attempt.
Hull with a poor takedown
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hull shoots and misses
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Jamie Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldini 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Paulo Maldini!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Paulo Maldini!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Paulo Maldini!
Paulo Maldini wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Paulo Maldini took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gul Dukat (ranked 916 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Nelson Roumain (ranked 137 p4p, 146 weight class). Dukat comes to the cage accompanied by Guillotine (Swordz) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Roumain 's choice of entrance music: Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumain avoids the body shot from Dukat.
Roumain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roumain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Roumain there.
Roumain misses with a body shot.
Dukat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roumain sprawls and moves away.
Roumain slips a straight right by Dukat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roumain - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Roumain . No joy for Dukat on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumain swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukat.
Roumain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Roumain .
Dukat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roumain counters with a left and a right that stings Dukat.
Dukat has a takedown stuffed.
Roumain lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukat off the cage and back into range.
Roumain wants to slow Dukat down by chopping away at his legs.
Dukat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roumain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roumain throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roumain !
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!
Roumain tries to improve position but can't.
Roumain wants to control but Dukat postures up.
Roumain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dukat in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dukat lands a few punches from side control.
Dukat is putting a hurting on Roumain here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat working the ground and pound but Roumain is defending the strikes.
Roumain is trying to control Dukat's posture but Dukat avoids it.
Dukat wants to control but Roumain is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roumain wants to control but Dukat postures up.
Dukat tries to score with some ground and pound. Roumain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roumain pushes Dukat away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dukat gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dukat scores with punches from side control.
Roumain is trying to get back to his feet.
Dukat throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Roumain works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Roumain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukat not doing much here.
Dukat thows a huge punch but Roumain dodges it nicely.
Roumain wants to get back to full guard.
Dukat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukat has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Roumain is trying to control but can't.
Dukat working Roumain over with strikes.
Dukat wants to take a breather but Roumain is having none of it.
Roumain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dukat trying to pass the guard but Roumain defending well.
Dukat is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gul Dukat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dukat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dukat swings widly with a right hand
and Roumain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dukat thinking.
A cross from Dukat lands.
Nelson Roumain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumain misses with a body shot.
Dukat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roumain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roumain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukat.
Roumain throws out a counter right but Dukat avoids it with no problem.
Roumain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roumain .
Roumain walks into a jab.
Dukat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roumain throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukat.
Roumain avoids the body shot from Dukat.
Nice defenses there by Dukat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain throws a hook but Dukat avoids it easily.
It looked like Dukat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Dukat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roumain . That's going to slow Dukat down.
A slow jab from Roumain misses its intended target.
Dukat misses with an uppercut. Roumain saw that one coming.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukat is just out of range.
Nelson Roumain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roumain throws a jab when Dukat was well out of range.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukat moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat misses with a body shot.
Dukat scores with the left hand. Roumain knows he should have avoided that one.
Dukat connects with a single shot there.
Roumain moves forwards but Dukat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukat throws a big shot that misses.
Dukat tries to clinch but Roumain is having none of it.
Dukat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dukat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dukat throws a jab when Roumain was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roumain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dukat at a distance.
Dukat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Roumain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roumain misses with a hook
and Dukat counters with a nice uppercut.
Roumain is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roumain .
Dukat looks to land a right hand but Roumain moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Dukat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dukat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roumain .
Roumain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gul Dukat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roumain throws a leg kick which misses Dukat's front leg but catches the back leg as Dukat tries to avoid it.
Roumain tries to score with a low kick but Dukat moves his leg out of the way.
Dukat slips a straight right by Roumain .
Nice defenses there by Roumain .
Roumain looks to land a left hand but Dukat moved out of range nicely.
Roumain misses with a kick to the body
and Dukat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roumain is looking to get back to is feet but Dukat passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat misses with the ground and pound.
Dukat 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.
Dukat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roumain is not content to let Dukat control the position.
Roumain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dukat is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dukat easily slips into full mount!
Dukat punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roumain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dukat lands a heavy elbow.
Dukat looking to ground and pound but Roumain is blocking nicely.
Dukat raining down shots from the mount!
Roumain is looking to improve his position but Dukat isn't that keen on the idea.
Nelson Roumain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roumain ?
Roumain is still in real trouble! Can Dukat finish him?
Roumain takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dukat's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gul Dukat!
Gul Dukat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 632 p4p, 796 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 91 p4p, 120 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Signs by The Game. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.
And Maeda tries to counter it with a takedown but Ochoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab by Ochoa.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Maeda fails with the takedown.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda slips a straight right by Ochoa.
Maeda with the counter takedown but Ochoa avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
Maeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ochoa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda shoots in and drives through. Ochoa sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ochoa in his tracks.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Maeda feints the counter takedown.
Maeda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maeda throws an elbow that misses. Ochoa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maeda's guard. Nice move by Ochoa!
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda has a closed guard, preventing Ochoa from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda pulls Ochoa in close to his closed guard and prevents Ochoa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maeda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda has Ochoa pulled in close to control his posture.
Ochoa wants to stand but Maeda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maeda is pulling down on Ochoa's head to control his posture.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Ochoa controlling him for the moment.
Ochoa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maeda on the ground.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ochoa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda controlling from the top position.
Maeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ochoa is keeping the position for now.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Maeda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maeda trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
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.
Maeda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ochoa is looking to stand up but Maeda isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Ochoa takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maeda works Ochoa's body with a nice hook.
Ochoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ochoa needs to keep his hands up - Maeda 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 Akira Maeda will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maeda goes for a double leg but Ochoa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ochoa continues to drive forward.
Ochoa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ochoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ochoa is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Ochoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Ochoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Ochoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maeda looking to score a takedown here. Ochoa is defending well but Maeda drives through and ends up in Ochoa's guard.
Ochoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Ochoa keeps moving.
Akira Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ochoa wants to stand up but Maeda is controlling him.
Maeda postures up in Ochoa's guard and throws a big left but Ochoa blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maeda working his ground and pound in the gym.
Maeda advances to half guard.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maeda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maeda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ochoa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ochoa defending well though.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ochoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda winds up and cracks Ochoa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maeda throwing shots but Ochoa is blocking nicely.
Maeda not doing much here.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Ochoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maeda lands a nice hook to Ochoa's body. Ochoa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ochoa misses with a looping left.
Maeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ochoa. Ochoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Maeda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ochoa wants to stand and escape but Maeda is having none of it.
Ochoa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maeda controls the pace.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ochoa wants to stand and escape but Maeda is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maeda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maeda trying to control the action but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maeda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ochoa momentarily.
We've been told by Ochoa's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ochoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maeda scores with a nice right hand.
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ochoa is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Ochoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Ochoa looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ochoa momentarily.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda with the counter takedown but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Maeda tries to counter it with a takedown but Ochoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ochoa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maeda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maeda creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ochoa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ochoa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maeda works to advance to full mount. Ochoa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ochoa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maeda lands a big elbow.
Ochoa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maeda with good strikes from the mount here!
Well,Ochoa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ochoa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ochoa tries to get out of the position.
Maeda unloading with bombs!
Ochoa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Maeda looking to control but Ochoa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maeda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maeda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda landing strikes from the mount and Ochoa is in trouble!
Maeda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ochoa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maeda lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling from the full mount.
Ochoa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maeda tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maeda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ochoa tries to buck Maeda off but he can't manage it.
Maeda looking to control but Ochoa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Ochoa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Maeda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Maeda 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.
Anthony Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maeda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Akira Maeda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 160Q Energy for $150 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 75 p4p, 185 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 9 p4p, 28 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Juanito Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has been cut.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Escobar was covering up waiting for the punch and Czarny Z Garbowa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Czarny Z Garbowa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Czarny Z Garbowa is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Czarny Z Garbowa is pushing down on Escobar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Escobar is fighting to maintain full guard but Czarny Z Garbowa has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a submission of some sort.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass the guard but Escobar is defending well.
Czarny Z Garbowa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escobar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Escobar tries to kick Czarny Z Garbowa off but Czarny Z Garbowa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar is not content to let Czarny Z Garbowa control the position.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escobar, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Czarny Z Garbowa is controlling him well.
Czarny Z Garbowa moves into full mount!
Escobar is squirming around, avoiding Czarny Z Garbowa's attempts to control the action.
Escobar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking to advance position but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar tries to kick Czarny Z Garbowa off but Czarny Z Garbowa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Escobar won't allow Czarny Z Garbowa to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a submission of some sort.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Escobar is trying to stand.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking to take a break and control but Escobar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar won't allow Czarny Z Garbowa to pass to mount.
Escobar is looking to escape.
Czarny Z Garbowa is trying to control the action in half guard but Escobar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
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.
Escobar is trying to stand back up but Czarny Z Garbowa is controlling him
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to pass the guard but Escobar is defending well.
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Escobar is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Czarny Z Garbowa checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Czarny Z Garbowa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Escobar - the referee stops the clock and Czarny Z Garbowa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Escobar. Czarny Z Garbowa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Czarny Z Garbowa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juanito Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar jabs Czarny Z Garbowa right on the nose. Czarny Z Garbowa blinks but takes it well.
Czarny Z Garbowa slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Czarny Z Garbowa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Czarny Z Garbowa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Czarny Z Garbowa's shoulder, as Czarny Z Garbowa tries to avoid the shot.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Escobar's guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa postures up.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Czarny Z Garbowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Czarny Z Garbowa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Czarny Z Garbowa stops Escobar from standing up.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Czarny Z Garbowa won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
Escobar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Czarny Z Garbowa is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but no luck this time.
Escobar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escobar defends well and Czarny Z Garbowa ends up having to push Escobar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Czarny Z Garbowa backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czarny Z Garbowa.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Czarny Z Garbowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar stops a takedown attempt from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar lands a right hand.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries a body shot but Czarny Z Garbowa blocks it.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa is trying to trip Escobar. He has hold of a leg but Escobar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Czarny Z Garbowa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Escobar wriggles free and stands up.
Juanito Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juanito Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Escobar.
Escobar tries to sprawl but Czarny Z Garbowa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa works his way into full mount!
You get the feeling that Escobar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Czarny Z Garbowa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Escobar is holding on tight.
Czarny Z Garbowa is working for a guillotine from mount but Escobar frees his head quite easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa wants to finish this one by submission but Escobar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Czarny Z Garbowa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Czarny Z Garbowa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar throws the left hand but Czarny Z Garbowa avoids the punch easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Escobar sprawls and moves away.
Czarny Z Garbowa defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Escobar. No joy for Czarny Z Garbowa on that attempt.
Czarny Z Garbowa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar misses the jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter with a takedown but Escobar is quick to defend against it.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Czarny Z Garbowa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Czarny Z Garbowa is rocked!
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut is getting worse.
Escobar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Escobar cracks Czarny Z Garbowa with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Czarny Z Garbowa falls to his knees and Escobar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito Escobar!
Juanito Escobar is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Juanito Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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