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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pilgore Perroni (ranked 5619 p4p, 14846 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 524 p4p, 564 weight class). Perroni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Supafly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pilgore Perroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 54 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Zealot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perroni counters with a stiff right hand.
The Zealot throws a combination that misses
and Perroni counters with a straight right hand.
The Zealot throws a poor cross that misses
and Perroni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot misses with a hook
and Perroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Zealot misses with a right hand
and Perroni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Zealot throws an off balance right hand
and Perroni counters with a right hand to the body.
The Zealot misses with a double jab
letting Perroni counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot throws a poor cross that misses
and Perroni counters with a huge left! The Zealot is in big trouble! He's backing up but Perroni isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save The Zealot from any more damage. A dominating finish by Perroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pilgore Perroni!
As Pilgore Perroni got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This guy was terrible. Seriously felt bad about tossing around this small child. After party at the BDSM club on 12th and Main.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 3357 p4p, 19402 weight class) and Jamison Cassidy (ranked 455 p4p, 622 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cassidy's choice of entrance music: Space Oddity by David Bowie. Jamison Cassidy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson dodges the punch combination from Cassidy.
Dudeson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Dudeson lands.
A jab from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Dudeson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cassidy to the mat! Cassidy manages to get full guard.
Cassidy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudeson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudeson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dudeson is working Cassidy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cassidy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dudeson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dudeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Dudeson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dudeson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cassidy looking for a guillotine here but Dudeson defends easily.
Dudeson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cassidy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dudeson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudeson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cassidy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dudeson is one step ahead there.
Dudeson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dudeson working some strikes from top position.
Cassidy keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Cassidy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cassidy is looking for a triangle but Dudeson pushes his legs off easily.
Cassidy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dudeson defends it easily.
Dudeson wants to pass the guard but Cassidy is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudeson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudeson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dudeson lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dudeson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cassidy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dudeson passes into side control.
Dudeson landing strikes.
Dudeson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cassidy!
Dudeson trying to control but Cassidy is having none of it.
Dudeson landing strikes from the mount and Cassidy is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cassidy taking shots to the head.
Dudeson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cassidy tries to reverse the position but Dudeson maintains control.
Dudeson unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy wants to control but Dudeson is having none of it.
Dudeson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cassidy working to try and regain half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dudeson! Cassidy is hurt baaadly! Dudeson is firing away with more strikes - Cassidy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Dudeson!
An intense looking Dude Dudeson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
In defeat, Jamison Cassidy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will write about this in my book.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 3398 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 420 p4p, 318 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porfirigo is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Porfirigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Porfirigo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomes quickly recovers to half guard.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Porfirigo is controlling well.
Gomes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Porfirigo slips a nice elbow through Gomes's hands, connecting with Gomes's forehead.
Gomes actively working from the bottom here.
Porfirigo stalling.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
Porfirigo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gomes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Porfirigo defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Porfirigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Porfirigo defends it easily.
Porfirigo won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Porfirigo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Porfirigo defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to hit a sweep here but Porfirigo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gomes there!
Gomes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Porfirigo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Porfirigo looking to score a takedown here. Gomes is defending well but Porfirigo drives through and ends up in Gomes's guard.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porfirigo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Porfirigo wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Gomes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porfirigo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Porfirigo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Porfirigo has escaped and now he's on top!
Porfirigo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Porfirigo has managed to get both his arms back between Gomes's legs - danger averted.
Gomes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Porfirigo passes into half guard.
Porfirigo 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.
Gomes moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomes is looking for a triangle but Porfirigo pushes his legs off easily.
Porfirigo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Porfirigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes looking for subs off his back but Porfirigo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Porfirigo in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomes is looking to clinch.
Porfirigo throws a sloppy head kick and Gomes moves out of range easily.
Gomes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Porfirigo sprawls and moves away.
Gomes closes the distance but Porfirigo moves to the side
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown. Gomes fights it but they end up in guard.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Porfirigo from controlling successfully.
Porfirigo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porfirigo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes 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.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Porfirigo wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Porfirigo defends the submission attempt.
Porfirigo is trying to control but can't.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Porfirigo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomes.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Porfirigo can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Porfirigo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomes is thwarting Porfirigo's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to pass to full mount but Porfirigo defends it.
Porfirigo wants to improve his position but Gomes is controlling well.
Gomes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Porfirigo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomes wants to advance to full mount but Porfirigo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Porfirigo is keeping the position.
Gomes has gone for a leg lock! Porfirigo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomes's guard.
Porfirigo passes Gomes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to improve his position.
Porfirigo passes to full mount!
Porfirigo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gomes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porfirigo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Porfirigo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Porfirigo landing strikes from the mount and Gomes is in trouble!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes is looking to improve his position but Porfirigo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Porfirigo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Porfirigo, which made it look bad.
Porfirigo drives through with a takedown into Gomes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomes wants to sweep here but Porfirigo controlling him for the moment.
Porfirigo trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes has his foot on Porfirigo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porfirigo works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomes is on top in guard.
Gomes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Porfirigo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Porfirigo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porfirigo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomes keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries to bench press Porfirigo off him but Porfirigo keeps the position.
Gomes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Porfirigo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomes has a hand on Porfirigo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Porfirigo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Porfirigo trying to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo working for a submission but Gomes is keeping him at bay.
Gomes working to try and regain half guard.
Porfirigo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomes gets back to half guard.
Porfirigo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo tries to pass to full mount but Gomes defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo trying to control the pace.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Porfirigo is controlling well.
Gomes is pressing down on Porfirigo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gomes has an active guard here but Porfirigo has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Porfirigo is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes tries to roll over but Porfirigo keeps him under control.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Gomes wants to get back to full guard but Porfirigo has mounted him!
Gomes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Porfirigo trying to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes can't escape the position.
Ronaldo Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo get's back to his feet.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tayaen Porfirigo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porfirigo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 3192 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 266 p4p, 200 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Damato's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck. Rocco Damato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Plugger controlling the pace.
Damato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plugger pulls his head out easily.
Damato with the active half guard here but Plugger passes nicely into side control.
Damato can't do much from the bottom here.
Plugger remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Damato strikes from the bottom but Plugger takes advantage and advances to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger lands a nice shot to the head.
Damato sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Plugger prevents Damato from improving his position.
Plugger moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plugger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damato is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Damato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plugger has control of an arm but Damato manages to advance to Plugger's back!
Damato tightening his grip on Plugger, looking for the choke.
Damato looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Plugger is controlling Damato 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Plugger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damato's head.
Damato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Damato keeps moving.
Plugger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plugger trying to control but Damato is working from the bottom.
Damato looking for subs off his back but Plugger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Damato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato is trying to get back to full guard.
Plugger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damato defends it well.
Plugger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damato is looking to improve his position.
Plugger is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Plugger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Plugger passes to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato is being controlled here.
Damato struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pull Plugger 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.
Damato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rocco Damato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damato throws a series of punches but Plugger avoids them all with ease.
Plugger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Plugger eats them both and turns towards Damato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Plugger misses with an uppercut. Damato saw that one coming.
Plugger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Damato wants to get back to full guard.
Damato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plugger pulls his head out easily.
Damato manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Damato keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger pushing down on Damato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Damato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plugger pulls his head out easily.
Damato wants to control but Plugger is keeping busy.
Damato is staying active underneath Plugger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Plugger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Damato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plugger is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plugger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plugger.
Damato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plugger pulls his head out easily.
Plugger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Damato pushes Plugger off looking to stand but Plugger dives back in and keeps control.
Damato is trying is best to control the position here.
Plugger wants to free his trapped foot but Damato is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pull Plugger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plugger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Damato!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to hold on but Plugger pushes him away.
Plugger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Damato hang on?
Plugger controlling the pace for now.
Damato is looking to improve his position but Plugger isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Plugger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plugger has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Damato is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pull Plugger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1766 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 269 p4p, 156 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomez off the cage and back into range.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Sonni takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez attempts a counter takedown but Sonni avoids it well and moves away.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gomez connects with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonni 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.
Sonni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomez slips under a jab from Sonni.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Sonni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Sonni.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Sonni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Gomez tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonni blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Gomez is rocked!
Sonni lands a big right hand that drops Gomez! The killer instinct kicks in and Sonni finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sonni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yka Sonni!
After winning the bout, Yka Sonni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 393 p4p, 3428 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 56 p4p, 376 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. Billy Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Williams.
Sparr throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Sparr moves his leg out of the way.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams moves forwards but Sparr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams throws a hook but Sparr avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Sparr down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Sparr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Roger Sparr has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Sparr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Sparr blocks the leg kick.
Sparr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a body punch but Sparr moves out of range.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Billy Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick as Sparr jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sparr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams throws a hook but Sparr blocks it.
Sparr feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Sparr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Sparr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams misses the jab.
Sparr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sparr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Sparr is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sparr to get the leverage.
Sparr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to kick Sparr off but Sparr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sparr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sparr with the ground and pound but Williams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr has gone for a leg lock! Williams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sparr's guard.
Williams trying to control but Sparr is working from the bottom.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Sparr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Sparr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing.
Sparr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparr trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Sparr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sparr prevents Williams from standing back up.
Sparr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sparr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sparr passes to full mount!
Sparr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sparr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparr looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sparr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sparr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparr with good strikes from the mount here!
 Williams is rocked!
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sparr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Sparr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sparr lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr landing strikes from the mount.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Sparr finish him?
Sparr postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Williams bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sparr and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Sparr!
After winning the bout, Roger Sparr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 592 p4p, 928 weight class) and Theros Ironfeld (ranked 75 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman wants to clinch.
Goodman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ironfeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goodman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ironfeld.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman tries to work over Ironfeld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ironfeld's defenses.
 It looks like Theros Ironfeld has been cut.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman breaks the clinch.
Ironfeld moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ironfeld 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.
Goodman cracks a nice hook into Ironfeld's ribs.
Ironfeld looks winded!
Ironfeld throws a series of punches but Goodman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodman.
Goodman clinches.
A short right from Goodman.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodman.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goodman slows down the pace here.
Ironfeld breaks the clinch.
Ironfeld misses with an uppercut
and Goodman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goodman cracks Ironfeld with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ironfeld looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Goodman finish him?
Ironfeld is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ironfeld is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodman finish him?
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ironfeld's sensitive parts.
Goodman throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ironfeld clean off his feet! He's out cold! Goodman stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Goodman!
After the big win, Saul Goodman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Theros Ironfeld was interviewed post fight and said 'Came in here thinking I could get a chance at that belt, but when the pieces don't fit, the Blacksmith goes back to the forge. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 554 p4p, 661 weight class) and Adrian Galanis (ranked 76 p4p, 93 weight class). Drake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanis misses with a double jab.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galanis.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galanis manages to avoid it.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Galanis misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Galanis moves out of range as Drake strikes.
A slow jab from Galanis misses its intended target.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanis is just out of range.
Drake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGalanis.
Drake moves forwards but Galanis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Galanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Galanis.
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!
Drake digs a good hook to Galanis's body.
Galanis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Galanis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis with the inside leg kick.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanis moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
A big right from Galanis misses.
Galanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake lands a nice hook to Galanis's body. Galanis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake blocks the body kick.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Galanis's hands.
Galanis misses the shot to the body.
Galanis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Galanis looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Galanis lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galanis.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Galanis coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake lands with a right hand.
Galanis is rocked!
Drake throws a hook but Galanis avoids it easily.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Galanis saw that one coming.
It seemed like Galanis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake 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.
Galanis is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Galanis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galanis seems to have recovered his senses.
Galanis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Galanis.
Galanis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake moves away from the strike by Galanis.
Galanis tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
Drake lunges at Galanis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galanis's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake moves away from the strike by Galanis.
Galanis lands with a good body shot.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Galanis.
Galanis tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
Galanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Galanis off the cage and back into range.
Drake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galanis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Galanis throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Galanis's head but Galanis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Galanis counters with an inside leg kick.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galanis.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galanis scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Galanis looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Galanis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Galanis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Galanis.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake swings for the body but Galanis moves out of range.
Galanis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Galanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Galanis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galanis feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Galanis to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake moves away from the strike by Galanis.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galanis is looking for the big counter here.
Galanis moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake digs a good body shot into Galanis's ribs.
Galanis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galanis misses the shot to the body.
Galanis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galanis. That's going to slow Drake down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galanis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Galanis misses with a looping left.
A big right from Drake misses.
Adrian Galanis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galanis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Drake misses.
Galanis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Galanis scores with a punch to the head.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galanis throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Galanis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galanis throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galanis.
Galanis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galanis.
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!
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a jab.
Galanis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drake punishes Galanis's body with a nice straight punch.
Galanis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galanis cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Galanis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
A jab from Galanis does it's job there.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galanis avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanis is just out of range.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galanis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Galanis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bobby Drake's cut is getting worse.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Galanis throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Galanis.
Galanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanis moves away.
Galanis jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Galanis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galanis misses with a body shot.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake takes a swing at Galanis's ribcage but misses.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galanis manages to avoid it.
Drake takes a swing at Galanis's ribcage but misses.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Galanis counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Galanis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Galanis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Galanis.
Drake slips under a jab from Galanis.
Drake throws a hook but Galanis avoids it easily.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake with a jab.
Jab by Galanis.
Galanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Galanis.
Galanis lands a head shot.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galanis throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Galanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanis is just out of range.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galanis.
Drake looks to land a combination but Galanis avoids it well.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Galanis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake is rocked!
Drake 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.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake misses with a combination
and Galanis counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Galanis!
Adrian Galanis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minato Tokugawa (ranked 452 p4p, 642 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 63 p4p, 95 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiramanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Tiramanti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by Tiramanti.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa misses with a looping left.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Tiramanti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti scores with a body shot.
Tokugawa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiramanti on the side of the head.
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Tiramanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiramanti digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Tiramanti misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Tiramanti strikes.
Tiramanti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Tiramanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.
Tokugawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa dodges the punch combination from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti walks into a straight right hand from Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa cracks Tiramanti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tiramanti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Tokugawa finish him?
Tiramanti is rocked!
It looks like Cesare Tiramanti has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
Tiramanti swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa clinches up with Tiramanti and pushes him back against the cage.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Tiramanti.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa tries to work over Tiramanti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiramanti is working for takedown but Tokugawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa is leaning against Tiramanti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiramanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Tiramanti blocks it.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiramanti's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Tiramanti avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tiramanti blocking some punches.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tiramanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokugawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tiramanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Tiramanti moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Tokugawa as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesare Tiramanti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiramanti feints a jab promting Tokugawa to slip. Tiramanti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokugawa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Tiramanti moved out of range.
Tiramanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiramanti misses with a low kick as Tokugawa jumps back.
Tokugawa lands a big right hand that sends Tiramanti crashing to the mat! Tokugawa stays standing though and waves Tiramanti back to his feet!
Tiramanti is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokugawa finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramanti takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tiramanti seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiramanti. That's going to slow Tokugawa down.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tokugawa engages and cracks Tiramanti with a massive lead left hook - Tiramanti tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tokugawa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Minato Tokugawa!
After winning the bout, Minato Tokugawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 192 p4p, 512 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 22 p4p, 69 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Diaz misses.
A little jabbing left from Jankovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Frank Diaz has been cut.
Jankovic slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Jankovic, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Jankovic against the cage but Jankovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Frank Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankovic lands with an overhand left.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankovic pinned against the cage. Jankovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jankovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Jankovic counters with a nice right hand that sends Diaz toppling to the canvas! Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jankovic finish him?!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz leaves his chin hanging out and Jankovic seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Diaz crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Jankovic!
Marko Jankovic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Frank Diaz had this to say: 'I came to hump. This man came to fight. Tonight was not a night for lovers. '.
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