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OFK 245 - Paris Vs Kelly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 3584 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 430 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomes with a poor takedown
and Porfirigo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Porfirigo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Porfirigo is looking for a sweep.
Porfirigo stops Gomes from passing to mount.
Gomes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Porfirigo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gomes's guard! Nice work there by Porfirigo!
Gomes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porfirigo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Porfirigo sees it coming and defends easily.
Porfirigo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes is working away from the top position though.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Porfirigo defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Porfirigo is looking to control Gomes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Porfirigo avoid being mounted?
Gomes is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Porfirigo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Porfirigo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gomes is looking to reverse the position.
Gomes sneaks back into half guard.
Porfirigo trying to mount his opponent but Gomes defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomes's head.
Porfirigo is trying to control. Gomes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but Porfirigo has control of the leg.
Gomes's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Porfirigo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Porfirigo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gomes.
Porfirigo is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Porfirigo stopping the sweep attempt from Gomes.
Gomes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Porfirigo stacks Gomes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Porfirigo!
Gomes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes gets back to half guard.
Gomes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Porfirigo wants to stand but Gomes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Porfirigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porfirigo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Porfirigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomes has gone for a leg lock! Porfirigo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomes's guard.
Porfirigo preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porfirigo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes prevents Porfirigo from standing back up.
Porfirigo is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Porfirigo sees it coming and defends easily.
Porfirigo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomes's back!
Porfirigo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Porfirigo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gomes is defending well though. Porfirigo let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gomes tries to improve his position but instead Porfirigo has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tayaen Porfirigo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gomes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porfirigo!
Gomes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Porfirigo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Porfirigo and Gomes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Porfirigo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo struggling a bit here.
Ronaldo Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Porfirigo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomes tries for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending well.
Gomes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Porfirigo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Porfirigo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Porfirigo struggling a bit here.
Porfirigo is looking to regain half guard here but Gomes keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomes tries for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending well.
Porfirigo wants to control but Gomes postures up.
Porfirigo is looking to regain half guard here but Gomes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo keeps trying to improve his position.
Gomes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Porfirigo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gomes's guard! Nice work there by Porfirigo!
Porfirigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Porfirigo pushes down on Gomes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Porfirigo lands a nice short elbow.
Gomes wants to get back to full guard.
Gomes gets back to full guard.
Porfirigo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo decides to stand back up.
Porfirigo gets caught napping as Gomes dives in and scores a takedown. Porfirigo manages to retain guard.
Gomes stands and throws Porfirigo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porfirigo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gomes is looking for a kimura here.
Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Porfirigo defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Porfirigo is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gomes 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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes.
Porfirigo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ronaldo Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Porfirigo.
Porfirigo slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gomes enables Porfirigo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gomes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Porfirigo has picked Gomes up and slammed him! Gomes can't keep hold of the triangle and Porfirigo manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porfirigo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Porfirigo showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Porfirigo.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomes looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomes, not yet.
Porfirigo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porfirigo dives in and scores a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Gomes looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomes, not yet.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Porfirigo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porfirigo slips nicely into half guard.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back.
Porfirigo is trying to control. Gomes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomes wants to get back to full guard.
Porfirigo slips a nice elbow through Gomes's hands, connecting with Gomes's forehead.
Porfirigo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Porfirigo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Porfirigo wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Porfirigo trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Porfirigo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Porfirigo wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Porfirigo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomes's guard.
Gomes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Porfirigo stacks Gomes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Porfirigo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
Porfirigo is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Porfirigo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Porfirigo is trying to control. Gomes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.
Porfirigo wants to stand up but Gomes is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tayaen Porfirigo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porfirigo 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 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tayaen Porfirigo!
An out of breath Tayaen Porfirigo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reyes (ranked 1468 p4p, 6055 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 190 p4p, 538 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Zack Hemsey - Vengeance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Reyes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anjo wants to clinch.
Anjo tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes throws a big counter combination but Anjo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anjo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anjo slips a straight right by Reyes.
Anjo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anjo with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Reyes is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the body from Anjo misses
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoji Anjo Anjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a left right combination that sends Anjo crashing to the mat - Reyes wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Anjo out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Reyes!
Roman Reyes 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.
In defeat, Yoji Anjo Anjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 2265 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 327 p4p, 395 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucroy is just out of range.
Dudeson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucroy quickly recovers to half guard.
Lucroy tries to get to full guard but Dudeson has control of the leg.
Dudeson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dudeson wants to control but Lucroy is keeping him busy.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dudeson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dudeson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lucroy controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy is looking to control Dudeson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucroy avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy tries to get to full guard but Dudeson has control of the leg.
Lucroy is staying active underneath Dudeson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dudeson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dudeson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dudeson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but Lucroy defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dudeson connects with a nice short shot to Lucroy's temple.
Dudeson is thwarting Lucroy's attempts to control the position.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucroy is in trouble now - Dudeson has advanced to mount!
Dudeson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lucroy's face.
Lucroy tries to hold on but Dudeson postures up.
Dudeson breaks from Lucroy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dudeson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lucroy regains half guard.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Lucroy is working from the bottom.
Dudeson moves nicely into side control.
Dudeson moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lucroy hang on?
Lucroy can't escape the position.
Dudeson unloading with bombs!
 It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Dudeson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lucroy tries to reverse the position but Dudeson maintains control.
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the head.
Dudeson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lucroy looks a forlorn figure.
 Lucroy is rocked!
Dudeson controlling the pace for now.
Lucroy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lucroy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dudeson raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Lucroy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson connects with a bit shot that sees Lucroy covering up! More strikes from Dudeson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dudeson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Dudeson!
Post fight, an emotional Dude Dudeson said 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vern Schullacks (ranked 1042 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Simon Hedegaard (ranked 150 p4p, 345 weight class). Simon Hedegaard 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedegaard misses with a straight left.
Schullacks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hedegaard's guard.
Hedegaard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schullacks wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Hedegaard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Schullacks lands a couple of elbows.
Hedegaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schullacks trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Schullacks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hedegaard to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Schullacks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hedegaard pulls down on the head and he's put Schullacks to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Hedegaard!
Simon Hedegaard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 1513 p4p, 1152 weight class) and Tobias Ball (ranked 200 p4p, 152 weight class). Uniesky Santaban has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Ball!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball misses with a double jab.
Santaban attempts a counter takedown but Ball avoids it well and moves away.
Santaban throws a sloppy body shot
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santaban slips a jab and a cross from Ball.
Santaban lands a slapping body shot.
Ball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santaban is looking to chop away at Ball's legs.
Santaban looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ball takes one to the side of the head.
Santaban misses with the combination.
Santaban misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ball scores with a hook to the body. Santaban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Santaban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaban is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Santaban lands.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Santaban clobbers Ball with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santaban swinging wildly here.
Santaban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santaban takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ball thuds his right hand into Santaban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santaban misses with a series of wild punches.
Ball drops his hands momentarily and Santaban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ball.
Santaban clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball lands a hook that snaps the head of Santaban backwards.
Santaban prevents a body shot from Ball.
Santaban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ball prevents a body shot from Santaban.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaban.
Santaban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santaban throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santaban was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
Ball misses with a series of wild punches.
Santaban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Santaban moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santaban wants to clinch up but Ball keeps it at a distance.
Ball is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santaban rather than just go for the knockout.
Santaban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santaban there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ball. Santaban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ball throws a series of punches but Santaban moves out of range.
Ball lands a nice looking body shot.
Ball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santaban.
Ball looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santaban misses with a hook
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santaban connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ball. Ball circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ball shoots in but Santaban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santaban takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Santaban.
Santaban throws a combination that misses
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ball slips under a jab from Santaban.
Santaban moves into the clinch.
Santaban manages to break the clinch.
Ball clinches.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Santaban.
Santaban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ball tries to work over Santaban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Santaban controls his hands.
Ball lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santaban backwards.
Ball keeps control of Santaban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Uniesky Santaban will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santaban misses with a double jab
and Ball counters with a nice uppercut.
Ball scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santaban doesn't seem bothered though.
Santaban misses with a wild body shot.
Santaban is looking to clinch but Ball is avoiding it.
Santaban misses with a right hand
and Ball counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santaban.
Santaban throws a jab when Ball was well out of range.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Santaban throws a big counter combination but Ball scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaban throws a nice looking combination but Ball bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ball lands a slapping body shot.
Santaban catches Ball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santaban lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santaban throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santaban scoring well with a low kick there.
Ball jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santaban tries to clinch
and Ball counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santaban scores with a shot to the body.
Ball digs a good body shot into Santaban's ribs.
Ball dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ball lands a nice looking body shot.
Santaban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Ball.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ball keeps the fight on the outside.
Ball is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santaban with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ball misses.
Nice uppercut there from Santaban.
Santaban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Santaban.
Santaban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Santaban misses with a double jab
and Ball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santaban thinking.
Santaban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Santaban misses the body punch
and Ball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santaban throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters with a good low kick that Santaban was not able to check.
Santaban is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santaban throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
Santaban has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ball finds it's way round the side to connect with Santaban's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ball clobbers Santaban with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santaban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Ball.
Ball uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santaban.
Santaban throws a lazy right hand but Ball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santaban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ball takes a swing at Santaban's ribcage but misses.
Ball walks into a straight right hand from Santaban.
A big left from Santaban misses.
Santaban misses with a lunging right hand
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ball slips under a jab.
Tobias Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santaban takes a swing at Ball's ribcage but misses.
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 low kick from Santaban misses
and Ball counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santaban won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Santaban wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ball goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santaban has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ball but great work by Santaban.
Santaban working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ball manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santaban's best efforts.
Ball trying to control from the bottom.
Ball wants to sweep but Santaban has passed to side control!
Ball tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ball showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ball throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santaban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ball circles away quickly and effectively.
Santaban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Santaban gets a clinch.
Ball has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santaban seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ball can turn it around.
Ball is trying to trip Santaban. He has hold of a leg but Santaban is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ball persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Santaban wants to stand but Ball is controlling the position.
Santaban keeping full guard, as Ball tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball trying to control but Santaban is working from the bottom.
Ball prevents Santaban from getting back to his feet.
Ball pushes down on Santaban's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ball seems to be looking for submissions.
Ball seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ball wants to work for an arm triangle but Santaban is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ball wants to take a breather but Santaban is having none of it.
Santaban tries to kick Ball off but Ball keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Santaban is looking to clinch but Ball is avoiding it.
Santaban misses with a series of wild punches.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Santaban is just out of range.
Santaban half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santaban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santaban lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball with a hook.
Ball throws a body shot but no joy.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santaban.
Ball lands a jab to Santaban's midsection.
Santaban throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santaban works over Ball's head and body with a nice combination.
Uniesky Santaban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Santaban.
Santaban misses with a left hand
and Santaban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santaban throws a nice looking combination but Ball bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Ball was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santaban misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban looks to land a right hand but Ball moved out of range.
Santaban tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ball counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaban throws a body punch but Ball moves out of range.
Santaban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ball throws a series of punches but Santaban moves out of range.
Ball throws a body punch but Santaban moves out of range.
Ball throws a series of punches but Santaban avoids them all with ease.
Ball circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santaban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ball.
Santaban fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Ball.
Well Ball has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ball!
A victorious Tobias Ball thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 590 p4p, 836 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 86 p4p, 113 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rize might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize jabs at Goodman's body.
Goodman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rize circles away.
Goodman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rize lands with a right hand.
Rize moves away from the strike by Goodman.
Rize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
Goodman wants to clinch
and Rize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rize lands with a hook. Goodman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goodman misses the jab.
Goodman closes the distance and pushes Rize back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rize lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rize misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Goodman saw it coming and moves away.
Rize ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Rize sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodman connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick from Rize, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rize thuds his right hand into Goodman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Rize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rize swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rize throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Rize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goodman misses with a double jab.
Goodman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rize circles away.
Rize lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goodman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goodman tries to counter with a clinch but Rize shakes him off and moves away.
Rize cracks Goodman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rize is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rize scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rize takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goodman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Rize lands a nice looking body shot.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rize shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
Goodman throws a front kick aimed at Rize's knee but Rize avoids it well.
Rize on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Rize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goodman tries to clinch but Rize moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rize throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rize.
Rize connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rize. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman thinks about the counter body kick.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Rize scores with a nice right hand.
Rize is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodman.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rize manages to avoid it.
A combination from Goodman does no damage.
Goodman clinches up with Rize and pushes him back against the cage.
Goodman leaning against his opponent.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Goodman tries a body shot but Rize blocks it.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goodman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rize blocks an elbow strike.
Goodman trying to control the position but instead, Rize has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goodman into the cage.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rize is out of range.
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Rize with an uppercut!
Goodman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goodman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman tries to clinch up
and Rize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Zack Rize 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.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rize.
Rize lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Rize throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rize lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goodman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Goodman
letting Rize counter with a right hand.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Rize there.
A shot to the liver by Rize. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Rize.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Rize circles away and keeps his distance.
Rize connects with a leg kick.
Rize scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman instigates a clinch.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Rize blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman taking a breather.
Goodman is trying to push Rize away but Rize has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rize.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
A short left from Rize.
Rize lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize blocks an uppercut.
Saul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
A body shot lands from Rize.
Rize struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman pushes Rize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodman can do to turn this around?
Goodman is trying to maintain a safe position but Rize gets an underhook and turns Goodman into the cage.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rize lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rize.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Rize.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
Goodman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Goodman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Rize lands an uppercut.
Rize blocking some punches.
Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Rize stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize pushes Goodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman is trying to stall.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Rize.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Rize lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Rize as the two fighters clinch.
Rize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rize.
Rize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rize lands a nice uppercut.
Rize lands a shot to the body.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Nice body punch from Rize.
Rize lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Goodman is rocked!
Rize misses with a body punch.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rize fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodman is still on wobbly legs! Can Rize finish him?
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goodman seems to have recovered his senses.
Rize avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Rize half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodman.
Goodman tries a low kick but Rize avoids it.
As Goodman backs away, Rize returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Rize.
Rize throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goodman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodman stuns Rize with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Goodman misses.
Rize throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goodman. That did some damage!
Rize lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Rize pushes him off.
Goodman darts in and clinches Rize up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rize lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
A nice left hand lands by Rize.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rize lands a big right hand that drops Goodman! The killer instinct kicks in and Rize finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rize!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Rize!
A relieved looking Zack Rize 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 353 p4p, 584 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 51 p4p, 83 weight class). Krisko Kurtev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kurtev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kurtev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz moves into full mount! Kurtev won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kurtev wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Kurtev taking shots to the head.
Cruz trying to control but Kurtev is having none of it.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kurtev has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kurtev is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kurtev is surviving well by controlling Cruz's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kurtev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kurtev is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
Cruz trying to control the position but Kurtev is working away.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kurtev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kurtev missing with punches from the bottom.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Kurtev is having none of it.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz stalling away here and it's allowed Kurtev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kurtev wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Kurtev is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz stands and throws Kurtev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kurtev regains half guard.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Kurtev is defending it quite comfortably.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kurtev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kurtev gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtev is retaining full guard.
Kurtev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz pushes down on Kurtev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Kurtev defends the submission attempt.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz is trying to control. Kurtev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Kurtev defends it.
Kurtev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kurtev wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Kurtev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Kurtev trying to control here.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurtev lands with a few short shots to the body.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kurtev is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurtev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Kurtev won't allow it.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kurtev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Kurtev won't allow Cruz to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurtev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kurtev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Ricardo Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurtev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kurtev lands with some strikes.
Cruz is looking to improve his position but Kurtev isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtev can do to turn this around?
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz regains half guard.
Kurtev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control but Kurtev passes into side control!
Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Kurtev there.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kurtev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruz.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev landing some decent shots from guard.
Ricardo Cruz's cut is getting worse.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurtev trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Kurtev stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ricardo Cruz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cruz working for submissions but it's allowed Kurtev to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kurtev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
Kurtev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kurtev is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jeez, Ricardo Cruz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Cruz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krisko Kurtev!
Krisko Kurtev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 382 p4p, 519 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 56 p4p, 73 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Khan lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomez cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Donk. Khan catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan staying out of range there.
Gomez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Gomez lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Gomez clinches.
Gomez blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan slips under a jab.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez jabs at Khan's body.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Khan misses.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan jabs at Gomez's body.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez slips a straight right by Khan.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomez - that will leave a mark!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bora Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez misses with a right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwartz Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Khan lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomez tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Gomez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a body shot.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gomez. Khan shrugs it off though.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
Khan works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan sets himself, and Gomez steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Khan throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khan! Gomez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
An out of breath Bora Khan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 257 p4p, 661 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 35 p4p, 99 weight class). Pat Kelly 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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paris has time to react.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Paris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paris off to one side.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Kelly leaves Paris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paris has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Paris's takedown attempt.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Paris can't get the takedown.
Paris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Paris pulls guard effortlessly.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Paris is retaining full guard.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Paris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paris tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Paris is defending well.
Kelly is putting a hurting on Paris here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris tries to improve position but can't.
Kelly wants to control but Paris is keeping him busy.
Paris is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Paris is pressing down on Kelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Paris striking off his back.
Kelly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelly is in close to Paris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kelly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paris keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Paris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Paris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paris is on top in guard.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Paris's head.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Paris is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Paris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
letting Paris counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Kelly is trying to stand back up.
Pat Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paris cracks Kelly with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kelly from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
 It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris scores with punches from the back.
Kelly is rocked!
Paris lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Paris.
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can Paris finish him?
Paris scoring with big shots to the body. Kelly is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kelly was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
Marco Paris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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