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Bellicose XXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reynard Pumoloski (ranked 4040 p4p, 24288 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 452 p4p, 575 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reynard Pumoloski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
Pumoloski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pumoloski looks to score with a jab to the body but Adamovic is just out of range.
Adamovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adamovic is looking to slow Pumoloski down with leg kicks.
Pumoloski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pumoloski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adamovic.
Adamovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pumoloski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adamovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pumoloski.
Pumoloski connects with a body shot that sends Adamovic's belly button to the back.
Adamovic misses with a hook.
Pumoloski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Pumoloski misses.
Pumoloski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adamovic.
Adamovic scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Reynard Pumoloski has been cut.
Pumoloski throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pumoloski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adamovic thuds a left hand into Pumoloski's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pumoloski. Adamovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumoloski swings for the body but Adamovic moves out of range.
Adamovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pumoloski counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pumoloski misses the target.
Pumoloski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Adamovic as he connects with a hook.
Pumoloski blocks a jab.
Adamovic misses with a jab to the body
and Pumoloski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adamovic thinking.
Pumoloski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adamovic in his tracks.
Pumoloski slips under a jab from Adamovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Pumoloski misses the target.
Pumoloski gets tackled into the cage by Adamovic. Adamovic maintains the clinch.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Pumoloski cracks Adamovic with a nice body shot.
A short right from Adamovic on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic presses Pumoloski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pumoloski.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pumoloski fails to land.
Adamovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pumoloski tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pumoloski.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pumoloski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pumoloski.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Adamovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pumoloski misses with a punch to the body.
Pumoloski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Pumoloski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adamovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pumoloski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adamovic can turn it around.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Pumoloski.
Adamovic tries a body shot but Pumoloski blocks it.
Pumoloski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamovics head.
Pumoloski working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pumoloski.
Pumoloski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamovic pushes Pumoloski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pumoloski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pumoloski can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Adamovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Pumoloski misses with a body punch.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Pumoloski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumoloski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pumoloski tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumoloski pushes Adamovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pumoloski fails to land.
Adamovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pumoloski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
Pumoloski throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumoloski digs a right hand into Adamovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adamovic's gas tank.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Adamovic.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pumoloski blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pumoloski tries to throw a body punch but Adamovic avoids it by throwing Pumoloski back against the cage.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pumoloski has a couple of punches blocked by Adamovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Adamovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reynard Pumoloski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pumoloski misses with a looping right.
Pumoloski misses with an uppercut.
Pumoloski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamovic misses with a looping left.
Pumoloski takes a swing at Adamovic's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adamovic throws a right hand that misses
and Pumoloski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pumoloski is looking to wear down Adamovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pumoloski ducks under a wild hook from Adamovic.
Adamovic looks to throw the jab but Pumoloski is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pumoloski misses its target.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut
and Pumoloski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adamovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Pumoloski looks to land a right hand but Adamovic moved out of range.
Adamovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Pumoloski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumoloski throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamovic misses with a straight right.
Pumoloski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pumoloski. Adamovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adamovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pumoloski.
Adamovic catches Pumoloski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pumoloski catches Adamovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pumoloski looks to score with a jab to the body but Adamovic is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Adamovic misses.
Adamovic misses with a straight left.
Pumoloski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adamovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adamovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pumoloski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adamovic ducks under a wild hook from Pumoloski.
Adamovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pumoloski under the eye.
Adamovic gets a clinch.
Adamovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pumoloski can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Pumoloski struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamovic controls his hands.
Adamovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Adamovic lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumoloski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumoloski prevents a body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumoloski's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Pumoloski controls his hands.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumoloski's elbow.
Pumoloski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pumoloski misses with a punch to the body.
Pumoloski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic pushes Pumoloski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pumoloski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumoloski blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pumoloski scores with a shoulder strike.
Pumoloski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Adamovic.
Pumoloski misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Adamovic blocking some punches.
Adamovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pumoloskis head.
Pumoloski tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic blocks a body shot from Pumoloski.
Adamovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pumoloski pushes Adamovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pumoloski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pumoloski blocking some punches.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pumoloski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamovic's elbow.
Pumoloski blocks an uppercut.
Pumoloski lands a nice uppercut.
Pumoloski throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Pumoloski blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adamovic tries a body shot but Pumoloski blocks it.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Pumoloski.
Adamovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pumoloski.
Pumoloski struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamovic controls his hands.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adamovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pumoloski misses with a body punch.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumoloski's elbow.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Pumoloski misses with a body punch.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Pumoloski throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pumoloski.
Adamovic gets through Pumoloski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pumoloski tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Adamovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reynard Pumoloski's cut.
That's time! Pumoloski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Adamovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pumoloski.
Adamovic misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pumoloski misses the target.
Pumoloski just misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pumoloski.
Adamovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pumoloski's sensitive parts.
Adamovic punishes Pumoloski's body with a nice straight punch.
Adamovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pumoloski just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Adamovic lands a jab to the head.
Pumoloski misses with a low kick.
Pumoloski lands a leg kick that knocks Adamovic off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pumoloski misses the target.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut.
Adamovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic misses with a hook. Pumoloski ducked under it nicely.
Adamovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Pumoloski.
Pumoloski slips under a jab from Adamovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Adamovic loads up on a big right hand but Pumoloski slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Pumoloski misses its target.
Adamovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Pumoloski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adamovic misses with a straight left.
Pumoloski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adamovic looks to land a right hand but Pumoloski moved out of range.
Pumoloski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pumoloski misses with a right hand
enabling Adamovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Adamovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Adamovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pumoloski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adamovic.
Adamovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pumoloski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pumoloski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adamovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Pumoloski.
Adamovic misses with a straight left.
Pumoloski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pumoloski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumoloski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valentin Adamovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumoloski scores with a head kick. Adamovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pumoloski slips a jab from Adamovic.
Adamovic thumps Pumoloski with a low kick.
A jab from Adamovic finds it's way through Pumoloski's defenses.
Adamovic wants to clinch up but Pumoloski keeps it at a distance.
Adamovic scores with a shot to the body.
Adamovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pumoloski defending well as Adamovic loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Pumoloski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pumoloski jabs Adamovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adamovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pumoloski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adamovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Pumoloski as he connects with a hook.
Adamovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adamovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adamovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pumoloski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adamovic thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Pumoloski's head.
Pumoloski 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.
Adamovic connects with a body shot.
Adamovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Pumoloski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adamovic.
A big right from Pumoloski misses.
Adamovic connects with a body shot that sends Pumoloski's belly button to the back.
Pumoloski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pumoloski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adamovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adamovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pumoloski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pumoloski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pumoloski wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamovic! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Adamovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adamovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Pumoloski throws a shot from downtown. Adamovic moves away and avoids it.
Adamovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reynard Pumoloski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pumoloski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamovic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adamovic.
Adamovic jabs Pumoloski right on the nose. Pumoloski blinks but takes it well.
Pumoloski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Adamovic.
Adamovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Pumoloski.
Pumoloski walks into a stiff left hand from Adamovic.
Adamovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pumoloski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Adamovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adamovic 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Adamovic!
Valentin Adamovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sime Soldic (ranked 2250 p4p, 1793 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 196 p4p, 164 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widforss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Widforss misses with a wild body shot.
Soldic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Widforss moves forwards but Soldic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Widforss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Widforss misses its intended target.
Widforss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soldic to score with a decent uppercut.
Soldic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Widforss.
Soldic lunges at Widforss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Widforss's hand.
Soldic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Widforss is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Widforss. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Widforss misses with a straight left.
Widforss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soldic on the side of the head.
Soldic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Soldic.
Widforss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soldic is looking to improve his position.
Widforss is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soldic sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss controlling the action here.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Widforss.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Widforss in particular looking to stall.
Soldic moves into full guard.
Soldic keeping full guard, as Widforss tries to pass.
Soldic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soldic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Widforss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soldic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two 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.
Widforss throws a big elbow that misses.
Widforss works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soldic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soldic is working hard here to advance position.
Soldic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Soldic gets full guard.
Widforss won't allow Soldic to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soldic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Widforss tries to free his leg and advance position but Soldic is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Soldic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Widforss drops back looking for a leg! Soldic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soldic manages to kick Widforss off! Widforss jumps back into Soldic's guard.
Soldic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Widforss misses with a body shot.
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Soldic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soldic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Soldic.
Widforss thuds a left hand into Soldic's body.
Widforss moves out of range of the strikes.
Widforss misses with a jab to the body
and Soldic counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Soldic misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Soldic.
Widforss dodges the punch combination from Soldic.
Soldic misses with a wild body shot.
And Widforss tries to counter it with a takedown but Soldic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Widforss dodges the punch combination from Soldic.
Sime Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Widforss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soldic throws a head kick that misses.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Widforss's shoulder, as Widforss tries to avoid the shot.
Soldic tries to land a leg kick but Widforss saw it coming and moves away.
Widforss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soldic doesn't seem bothered though.
Soldic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Widforss.
Soldic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soldic lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Soldic's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Widforss moves away.
Widforss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Widforss gets a double leg takedown into Soldic's guard.
Soldic working a defensive guard here.
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 Sime Soldic will probably get the nod.
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.
Widforss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Widforss stuns Soldic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Widforss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Widforss manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Widforss. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Widforss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sime Soldic is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Widforss manages to avoid it.
Widforss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soldic defends well and Widforss ends up having to push Soldic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soldic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
Widforss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Widforss misses the shot to the body.
Soldic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soldic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Widforss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widforss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widforss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soldic gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soldic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Soldic wants to sweep but no luck.
Widforss wants to control from the top but Soldic keeps moving.
Soldic has control of Widforss's left arm, preventing Widforss from doing any damage.
Soldic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Soldic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soldic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyres Widforss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Widforss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Widforss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two 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.
Widforss trying to control but Soldic is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Widforss is pushing down on Soldic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Soldic is fighting to maintain full guard but Widforss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Widforss is looking to pass Soldic's guard but actually Soldic recovers to full guard.
Widforss trying to control but Soldic is working from the bottom.
Widforss won't allow Soldic to sweep him here.
Widforss wants to control from the top but Soldic keeps moving.
Soldic trying to keep a closed guard but Widforss is proving a slippery customer.
Widforss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soldic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soldic wants to hit a sweep here but Widforss passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soldic there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throwing strikes here but Soldic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound.
Soldic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soldic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Widforss is working for a guillotine from mount but Soldic frees his head quite easily.
Soldic wants to control but Widforss is having none of it.
Widforss trying to control but Soldic is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic tries to lock up and control but Widforss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Widforss working for a submission but Soldic is keeping him at bay.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound.
Widforss dominating with strikes here.
Widforss punching from mount but Soldic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Widforss looking to secure an arm triangle but Soldic defends it well.
Widforss working for a guillotine from mount but Soldic is in no mood to give up.
Soldic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Widforss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyres Widforss 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!
Widforss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Widforss cracks Soldic with a big elbow.
Soldic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Widforss off and has taken his back!
Widforss manages to reverse the position and now he's in Soldic's guard. Nice work there by Widforss.
Widforss trying to control but Soldic is working from the bottom.
Widforss stopping the sweep attempt from Soldic.
Widforss advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Widforss is looking to take a break and control but Soldic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Widforss tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soldic is trying to control Widforss's posture but Widforss avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss is looking to take a break and control but Soldic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Widforss goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Soldic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Widforss's guard! Nice work there by Soldic!
Soldic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soldic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Our spies down at at Crapollas Gym inform us that Widforss has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Widforss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Widforss's guard.
Soldic trying to control the position from guard on top but Widforss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soldic won't allow Widforss to sweep him here.
Soldic wants to control from the top but Widforss keeps moving.
Soldic postures up.
Soldic preventing the sweep.
Widforss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soldic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widforss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Widforss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soldic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soldic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Widforss's guard.
Soldic wants to take a breather but Widforss is having none of it.
Widforss works his way to full guard. Good work.
Widforss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soldic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Widforss keeping moving, preventing Soldic from controlling successfully.
Widforss is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Soldic rolls with it to try and escape but Widforss cranks on the arm and Soldic is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyres Widforss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 941 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Origen Alexandria (ranked 131 p4p, 180 weight class). Honorio comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Origen Alexandria!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio swings widly with a right hand
and Alexandria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio misses with a hook.
Alexandria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honorio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexandria loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Alexandria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honorio misses with a jab to the body
and Alexandria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio rushes Alexandria and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandria.
Alexandria gets underhooks to prevent Honorio's takedown attempt.
Honorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandria controls his hands.
Honorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honorio gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alexandria regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandria bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Honorio's guard.
Alexandria slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Alexandria might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Alexandria must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honorio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexandria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexandria's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honorio looking for a triangle here. Alexandria is fighting it but it looks tight! Honorio pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Alexandria is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vinicius Honorio!
A very excited looking Vinicius Honorio 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Creole (ranked 1263 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Dan Kolov (ranked 57 p4p, 85 weight class). Cajun Creole 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cajun Creole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Kolov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolov jabs Creole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Creole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolov manages to avoid it.
Kolov throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Creole misses its target.
Kolov fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolov misses the target.
Creole has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Creole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kolov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creole.
Creole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creole moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Creole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Kolov misses its intended target.
Creole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Creole misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Creole cracks Kolov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kolov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kolov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Creole.
Kolov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kolov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kolov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creole.
Creole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolov dips to his left and cracks Creole with an uppercut!
Creole cracks Kolov with an uppercut from hell and Kolov crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Creole's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Kolov is rocked!
 It looks like Dan Kolov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creole arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kolov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cajun Creole!
In his post fight interview, Cajun Creole started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 794 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 43 p4p, 76 weight class). Heydrich has chosen Wass wollen wir trinken as his entrance music. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heydrich's head.
Van Thüringen swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Van Thüringen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heydrich.
Heydrich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Thüringen!
Van Thüringen defending against the ground and pound.
Van Thüringen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Thüringen tries to get out of the position.
Heydrich wants to control but Van Thüringen is keeping him busy.
Heydrich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heydrich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Thüringen is pushing Heydrich's head away, looking to escape. Heydrich manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich lands an elbow.
Van Thüringen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Heydrich throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Thüringen's head but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich 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.
Heydrich cracks Van Thüringen with a big elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Heydrich working his ground and pound in the gym.
Van Thüringen parries the strikes from Heydrich easily there. Heydrich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Thüringen to escape.
Heydrich throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Thüringen's head but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
Van Thüringen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Heydrich.
Heydrich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Heydrich throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Thüringen's head but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
An elbow from Heydrich crashes against the mat.
Van Thüringen is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Thüringen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heydrich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heydrich prevents Van Thüringen from escaping the position.
Heydrich misses with the ground and pound.
Heydrich landing strikes.
Heydrich throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Van Thüringen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heydrich lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heydrich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heydrich working over Van Thüringen with some ground and pound. Van Thüringen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Thüringen taking some punishment here, with Heydrich in his half guard.
Heydrich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Thüringen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heydrich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heydrich looks to land a strike but Van Thüringen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heydrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Heydrich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heydrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Heydrich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heydrich connects with a couple of short punches.
Heydrich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Heydrich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heydrich landing with the ground and pound.
Van Thüringen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Thüringen wants to stand but Heydrich is controlling the position.
Heydrich postures up in Van Thüringen's guard and throws a big left but Van Thüringen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Thüringen wants to land a leg kick but Heydrich is out of range.
Van Thüringen misses with a leg kick
and Heydrich counters with a shoot takedown. Van Thüringen fights it but they end up in guard.
Heydrich is in close to Van Thüringen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heydrich landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heydrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heydrich postures up and lands a big shot to Van Thüringen's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich lands a couple of digs.
Heydrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Thüringen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Heydrich postures up in Van Thüringen's guard and throws a big left but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Heydrich postures up in Van Thüringen's guard and throws a big left but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Heydrich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Van Thüringen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heydrich stands up over Van Thüringen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heydrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Thüringen has wrist control.
Heydrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heydrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heydrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Thüringen has momentary wrist control but Heydrich slips an elbow through the middle.
Heydrich prevents Van Thüringen from getting back to his feet.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heydrich with a nice head shot there.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heydrich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heydrich throws a big right hand that misses.
Heydrich landing with the ground and pound.
Heydrich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich trying to control but Van Thüringen is working from the bottom.
Heydrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Thüringen has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heydrich tries a low kick but Van Thüringen avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heydrich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heydrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Heydrich feints the counter takedown.
Heydrich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heydrich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Thüringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
Van Thüringen gets caught flat footed, as Heydrich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Heydrich throwing strikes from guard but Van Thüringen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heydrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heydrich working some strikes from top position.
Heydrich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Heydrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heydrich prevents Van Thüringen from getting back to his feet.
Heydrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heydrich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Heydrich misses the shot to the body.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heydrich manages to avoid it.
Van Thüringen throws a shot from downtown. Heydrich moves away and avoids it.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight left.
Heydrich misses with a low kick.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heydrich manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Thüringen misses the target.
Heydrich changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses.
Van Thüringen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Van Thüringen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Van Thüringen.
Heydrich drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Thüringen defends it well.
Heydrich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Thüringen!
Check out the look on Heydrich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich scoring with punches from side control.
Heydrich throws an elbow but Van Thüringen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Thüringen dodges the ground and pound from Heydrich.
Heydrich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Heydrich working the ground and pound.
Heydrich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Heydrich lands a few punches from side control.
Van Thüringen dodges the ground and pound from Heydrich.
Van Thüringen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Van Thüringen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Heydrich cracks Van Thüringen with a big elbow.
Van Thüringen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heydrich misses with the ground and pound.
Heydrich working the body and head with strikes.
Heydrich cracks Van Thüringen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heydrich in side control, throwing shots but Van Thüringen defends.
Heydrich works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Van Thüringen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Van Thüringen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Heydrich can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
An out of breath Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich 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 DeShawn Robinson (ranked 1031 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 94 p4p, 133 weight class). Ispa Mfer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Mfer.
Mfer works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Robinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the cage.
Mfer tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Mfer stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Robinson improves position.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
Mfer working aggressively here.
A short right from Robinson.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer has Robinson pressed against the cage.
Mfer just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Mfer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mfer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer is trying to stall.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson cracks Mfer with a nice body shot.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robinson connects with a jab.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robinson.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Mfer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Mfer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer wants to counter the offense by Robinson and move into the clinch position.
Mfer jabs at Robinson's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Robinson works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mfer slips under a jab from Robinson.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Mfer scores with a nice strike.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson checks a low kick from Mfer.
Robinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Mfer lands a jab.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Robinson lands with a cross.
Robinson slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Mfer defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer wants to counter with a clinch but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Mfer is trying to stall.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robinson as Mfer tries to tie him up.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Ispa Mfer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mfer.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer clinches.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson works on Mfer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Robinson tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer presses Robinson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mfers head.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Mfer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robinson.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
A short right from Mfer.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer is working Robinson over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mfer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
Mfer lands a shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer is stalling here.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
DeShawn Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Mfer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 1126 p4p, 925 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 161 p4p, 128 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by From Lima. This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Sojka blocks it.
We've been told by Santo Amaro's head coaches at Certified Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sojka slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Sojka blocks it.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Sojka throws a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook. Sojka ducked under it nicely.
Sojka throws a right hand that Santo Amaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Santo Amaro also avoids with ease.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka lands a body shot.
Sojka blocks a head kick by Santo Amaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka lands with a shot to the body.
Sojka jabs Santo Amaro right on the nose. Santo Amaro blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Sojka.
A punch combination from Sojka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka needs to keep his hands up - Santo Amaro had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Sojka slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Despite the aggression on Sojka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sojka throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Sojka throws a lazy uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Santo Amaro.
Sojka is rocked!
Sojka tries to clinch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Sojka is still on wobbly legs! Can Santo Amaro finish him?
A punch combination from Sojka misses.
Sojka lands with a hook. Santo Amaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sojka seems to have recovered his senses.
Santo Amaro cracks Sojka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santo Amaro throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sojka crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
Our winner, Junqueiro Santo Amaro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Carvalho (ranked 1380 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Timo Leyton (ranked 191 p4p, 160 weight class). Carvalho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pentagono - É o Moio. Timo Leyton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leyton.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Leyton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
Caio Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Leyton.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Leyton's body.
Carvalho misses with a shot to the body
and Leyton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
Carvalho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Carvalho'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.
Leyton landing some decent shots from guard.
Leyton trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Leyton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leyton has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
Leyton trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leyton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho is trying to control the position but Leyton postures up.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carvalho is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Leyton keeps moving.
Carvalho is looking to work some ground and pound but Leyton has wrist control.
Leyton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carvalho throwing strikes from guard but Leyton blocks nicely.
Leyton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvalho is looking to improve his position.
Leyton is looking to pass Carvalho's guard but actually Carvalho recovers to full guard.
Carvalho 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.
Leyton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leyton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leyton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho 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.
Leyton cracks Carvalho with a solid left hand.
Leyton landing with the ground and pound.
Leyton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leyton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leyton preventing the sweep.
Leyton throwing strikes but missing.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timo Leyton will probably get the nod.
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.
Carvalho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carvalho throws a right hand that misses
and Leyton counters with a single leg into guard. Carvalho didn't expect that.
Leyton with a nice head shot there.
Leyton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leyton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
Leyton trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho has momentary wrist control but Leyton slips an elbow through the middle.
Leyton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho wants to sweep but no luck.
Leyton throws a strike but Carvalho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leyton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carvalho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Leyton wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment.
Leyton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leyton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leyton is taking a breather. Carvalho says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leyton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carvalho's head.
Carvalho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carvalho looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leyton has picked Carvalho up and slammed him! Carvalho can't keep hold of the triangle and Leyton manages to pass to side control!
Leyton trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Leyton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carvalho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
Carvalho is working hard here to advance position.
Leyton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
Leyton working Carvalho over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
Leyton working the head and body with strikes.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
Leyton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep. Leyton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leyton.
Leyton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leyton working Carvalho over with strikes.
Leyton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 Carvalho is rocked!
Carvalho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leyton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leyton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leyton is in close to Carvalho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leyton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton 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. This is the final round!
Leyton shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carvalho takes a swing at Leyton's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Leyton moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Leyton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Leyton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leyton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leyton.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown.
Donk. Carvalho catches Leyton right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leyton.
Caio Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Leyton.
Carvalho leaves Leyton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leyton shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Leyton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caio Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvalho leaves Leyton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carvalho is looking to counter punch.
No luck for Leyton with that takedown attempt.
Leyton shoots for a takedown but Carvalho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leyton ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Leyton's shoulder, as Leyton tries to avoid the shot.
Carvalho scores with a nice right hand.
Carvalho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leyton's head.
Leyton defending well as Carvalho loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carvalho gets caught flat footed, as Leyton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leyton stopping the sweep attempt from Carvalho.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Leyton postures up and lands a big shot to Carvalho's brow.
Leyton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
Leyton throwing strikes but missing.
Leyton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leyton manages to get himself to full guard.
Leyton 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.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leyton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leyton has control of Carvalho's left arm, preventing Carvalho from doing any damage.
Leyton working a defensive guard here.
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.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leyton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard.
Leyton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carvalho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Leyton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leyton working some strikes from top position.
Leyton connects with a couple of short punches.
Leyton distracts Carvalho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leyton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Carvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leyton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caio Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timo Leyton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leyton scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leyton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Leyton!
After the fight, Timo Leyton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 409 p4p, 1071 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 52 p4p, 147 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rolf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf scores with a nice head shot.
Rolf tries for a takedown but Robson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rolf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robson tries to clinch up
and Rolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolf misses with a looping left.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolf.
Rolf looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robson misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Rolf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
Robson swings for the body but Rolf moves out of range.
Robson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a body punch.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rolf.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Rolf.
Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
I was talking to Robson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson is leaning against Rolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rolf lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Robson.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Robson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Robson prevents a body shot from Rolf.
Robson pushes Rolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rolf.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf working aggressively here.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rolf.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rolf.
Rolf is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Robson can't fight it off and eventually Rolf manages to take the fight to the floor. Robson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Robson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rolf keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rolf trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
Rolf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rolf wants to pass the guard but Robson is defending well.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robson wants to get back to full guard.
Rolf is working for a kimura but Robson is defending it quite comfortably.
Rolf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rolf closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rolf gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf working aggressively here.
Oliver Robson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolfs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolf lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rolf.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
A short right from Robson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolf is working for takedown but Robson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rolf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolf tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robson tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Rolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Rolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf throws a good cross that connects.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robson pushes Rolf up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Rolf back against the cage.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Rolf.
Robson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Rolf's takedown attempt.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Rolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Rolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with some punches.
Rolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rolf.
Robson lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Rolf's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Robson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jakob Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolf misses with a wild body shot.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
Rolf misses with a body shot.
Robson slips a jab from Rolf.
Robson clinches with his opponent.
Rolf tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robson.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson tries a body shot but Rolf blocks it.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robson misses with a body punch.
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!
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Robson.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Robson - that landed with a thud.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson lands with a right to the head.
Rolf is rocked!
Rolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Robson finish him?
Robson pushes Rolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson pushes Rolf against the cage. Robson is working some dirty boxing. Robson pushes off with a quick right hook! Rolf goes down! Rolf tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Robson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Robson!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Robson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jakob Rolf spoke after the fight, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Pendragon (ranked 152 p4p, 349 weight class) and Matija Maestro (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Maestro has chosen Shortwire - Reconfig 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matija Maestro!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Maestro finds it's way through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon wants to clinch up but Maestro keeps it at a distance.
Pendragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maestro staying out of range there.
Pendragon walks into a stiff left hand from Maestro.
Maestro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pendragon's hands.
Maestro checks a low kick from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maestro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maestro counters with a nice uppercut.
Maestro slips a straight right by Pendragon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon scores with a three punch combo!
Pendragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestro slips under a jab.
Maestro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Pendragon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maestro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro with a poor takedown
and Pendragon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lewis Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Maestro circles away and keeps his distance.
Pendragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Maestro. Maestro gets slowly back to his feet.
Pendragon closes the distance and clinches.
Maestro jumps into guard, dragging Pendragon to the mat.
Pendragon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maestro is proving hard to escape from.
Pendragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pendragon wants to pass to mount but Maestro is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro trying to control here.
Pendragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maestro keeps working.
Pendragon slows the pace down in half guard.
Maestro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maestro is looking for a triangle but Pendragon pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pendragon controls the pace.
Maestro is pulling down on Pendragon's head to control his posture.
Pendragon preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lewis Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon throws a right hand that Maestro ducks under and follows up with a left that Maestro also avoids with ease.
Pendragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maestro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pendragon to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maestro misses the jab.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestro.
Maestro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maestro.
It looked like Pendragon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maestro.
Pendragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pendragon throws a leg kick
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maestro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pendragon did well to prevent Maestro getting side control.
Pendragon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon leaves Maestro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maestro slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Pendragon dominated that round.
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.
Maestro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown but Pendragon shows good takedown defense.
Pendragon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pendragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maestro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis Pendragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Maestro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pendragon pushes Maestro off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pendragon lands with a kick to the temple. Maestro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Maestro. Beautiful body shot.
Pendragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Maestro circles away.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Maestro is out of range.
Maestro shoots in but no luck this time.
Maestro ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to clinch but Maestro is having none of it.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Maestro is out of range.
Maestro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pendragon quickly recovers to half guard.
Maestro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pendragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maestro.
Maestro is working for a kimura but Pendragon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maestro seems to be looking for submissions.
Maestro controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro trying to control from half guard but Pendragon is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maestro stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pendragon stuffs the takedown.
Lewis Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
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.
Good exchange - Pendragon coming out on top.
Pendragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maestro can do to turn this around?
Maestro has his takedown stuffed
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Maestro's shoulder, as Maestro tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Maestro.
A low kick lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maestro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Maestro circles away and keeps his distance.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Maestro's head but Maestro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis Pendragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maestro throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon cracks Maestro with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Maestro sizes up Pendragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Pendragon dominated that second round.
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.
Pendragon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maestro feints the counter takedown.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Maestro.
Pendragon throws a sloppy head kick and Maestro moves out of range easily.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maestro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maestro trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon wants to stand but Maestro is controlling the position.
Pendragon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matija Maestro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro looking to pass the guard.
Pendragon is looking to stand up but Maestro isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maestro advances to half guard.
Maestro passes into side control, despite Pendragon's attempt to control the position.
Maestro controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Maestro 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.
Pendragon is not content to let Maestro control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pendragon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maestro will feel that in the morning.
Sloppy strikes from Pendragon. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pendragon scores with a hook.
Maestro just misses with a punch to the body.
Maestro lands with a right hand.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maestro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Maestro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maestro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pendragon.
Maestro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pendragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Pendragon misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Maestro.
A low kick from Pendragon misses
and Maestro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maestro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
Maestro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maestro.
Pendragon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maestro fails with a takedown attempt.
Maestro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Maestro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Pendragon.
Pendragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pendragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lewis Pendragon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Pendragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pendragon lands with an overhand left.
Maestro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendragon.
And Maestro tries to counter it with a takedown but Pendragon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pendragon moves in looking to clinch but Maestro pushes him off.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Maestro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maestro keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maestro.
Maestro dives in and grabs Pendragon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pendragon pushes down on Maestro's head and hops out.
Pendragon throws a hook but Maestro avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maestro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pendragon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maestro somewhat.
Lewis Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matija Maestro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands with a straight right. Maestro didn't see that one coming.
Maestro misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon misses the body punch
and Maestro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pendragon!
Maestro working away.
Pendragon is trying to buck Maestro off.
Pendragon stops Maestro from passing to mount.
Maestro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro tries to control but Pendragon wriggling away.
Pendragon has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Maestro's lack of action.
Maestro prevents Pendragon from standing back up.
Maestro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pendragon!
Maestro looking to control but Pendragon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro moves to the back position.
Maestro working for a choke but Pendragon is defending well.
Maestro tries to keep control of the position but Pendragon is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
I really don't envy Pendragon right now.
Maestro tightening his grip on Pendragon, looking for the choke.
Maestro is persistently looking for the submission but Pendragon is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Pendragon right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maestro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pendragon is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pendragon works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro won't allow Pendragon to get back to his feet.
Maestro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maestro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pendragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Maestro. Those never looked like landing.
Maestro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maestro cracks Pendragon with a good jab.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Maestro's head but Maestro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maestro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maestro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maestro throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Maestro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pendragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Maestro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendragon.
Maestro avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pendragon enables Maestro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pendragon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maestro forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon is refusing to be controlled, as Maestro sits in half guard.
Maestro 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.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Maestro is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matija Maestro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maestro trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maestro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pendragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maestro passes Pendragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maestro controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matija Maestro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pendragon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lewis Pendragon!
Lewis Pendragon retains his featherweight title!
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