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WVT 144: San v Souza PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Aurelius (ranked 23231 p4p, 15187 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 240 p4p, 243 weight class). Lucius Aurelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lyle Alzado's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 52 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado walks into a straight right hand from Aurelius.
 It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Alzado loses concentration momentarily and Aurelius pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Alzado crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Aurelius finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucius Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 2054 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 318 p4p, 394 weight class). Dutch Schultz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Dangerous knees
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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 32 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Silva misses with a right hand
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schultz.
Schultz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a jab when Schultz was well out of range.
Schultz lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Schultz slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva 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.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schultz on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Schultz. Those never looked like landing.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Schultz counters with a leg kick.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schultz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schultz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schultz's guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Schultz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schultz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schultz keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Schultz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Schultz counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva slips a straight right by Schultz.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schultz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Dutch Schultz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schultz scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A nice leg kick from Schultz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Dutch Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schultz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schultz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Silva.
Schultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Schultz slips the punch.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Schultz.
Schultz slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Schultz misses its target.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dutch Schultz is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schultz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Schultz misses with a two punch combination.
Schultz lands an overhand right.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schultz defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schultz defends it well.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schultz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schultz.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
A low kick lands for Schultz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schultz is avoiding damage well.
Schultz parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schultz to escape.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schultz!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schultz turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to sweep here but Schultz controlling him for the moment.
Silva pulls Schultz in close to prevent any damage.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schultz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva stays in close to Schultz's body and controls the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Silva prevents Schultz from getting back to his feet.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schultz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schultz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schultz!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Schultz keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva holds on to Schultz's head and controls the position momentarily.
Silva tries to bench press Schultz off him but Schultz keeps the position.
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.
Silva is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
Silva tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schultz off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz covering up well and avoiding damage.
Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Schultz is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Schultz is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1599 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 213 p4p, 193 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 21 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane walks into a jab.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Keane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .
Keane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keane defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Keane throws out a counter right but Henderson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Keane misses with a straight right.
Henderson catches Keane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Keane lands a lovely overhand right.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Henderson coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Keane counters with a nice right hand that sends Henderson toppling to the canvas! Henderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keane finish him?!
 Henderson is rocked!
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Henderson limp body while Keane jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Age Sixteen (ranked 1415 p4p, 1389 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 185 p4p, 178 weight class). Delbert Mazzariello 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Age Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen misses with a head kick.
Sixteen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sixteen closes the distance and pushes Mazzariello back into the cage.
Sixteen stalling in the clinch.
Mazzariello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazzariello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sixteen tries a body shot but Mazzariello blocks it.
Sixteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Mazzariello.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzariello.
Sixteen can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzariello controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mazzariello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzariello lands with a light punch inside.
Sixteen tries to work over Mazzariello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sixteen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen lands a good knee to the midsection. Mazzariello won't want to take too many of those.
Sixteen misses with a body punch.
Sixteen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mazzariello avoids the damage to the body.
Sixteen misses with a knee to the head.
Sixteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sixteen looking to slow down the pace here.
Mazzariello has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sixteen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mazzariello can turn it around.
Sixteen crunches a lovely knee into Mazzariello's ribcage.
Sixteen looking to throw knees to the head but Mazzariello is blocking nicely.
Mazzariello tries to throw a body punch but Sixteen avoids it by throwing Mazzariello back against the cage.
Sixteen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sixteen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mazzariello avoids the damage to the body.
Sixteen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sixteen misses with a body punch.
Sixteen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen prevents a body shot from Mazzariello.
Sixteen trying to land knees to the body.
Mazzariello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sixteen leaning against his opponent.
Mazzariello lands with a left to the head.
Sixteen misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello managing to block the knees to the body from Sixteen.
Sixteen tries to land a knee to the head but Mazzariello blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzariello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sixteen.
Sixteen crunches a lovely knee into Mazzariello's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mazzariello as the two fighters clinch.
Sixteen tries to stall but Mazzariello uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sixteen stalling against the cage.
Sixteen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sixteen prevents a body shot from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mazzariello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sixteen misses with a body punch.
Sixteen tries a body shot but Mazzariello blocks it.
Sixteen misses with a punch to the body.
Sixteen is looking to control Mazzariello's arms but Mazzariello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sixteen has his back to the cage.
Sixteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
Sixteen tries to pull guard but Mazzariello won't allow it.
Mazzariello blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello misses with a punch to the body.
Sixteen misses with a knee strike.
Mazzariello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sixteen backwards.
Sixteen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mazzariello is defending well for now.
Sixteen is looking to control Mazzariello's arms but Mazzariello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sixteen has his back to the cage.
Sixteen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sixteen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sixteen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mazzariello avoids the damage to the body.
Sixteen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mazzariello avoids the damage to the body.
Sixteen can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzariello controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sixteen.
Sixteen misses with a punch to the body.
Sixteen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sixteen missing with knees to the body.
Mazzariello prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Age Sixteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sixteen stalling in the clinch but Mazzariello improves position.
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 Age Sixteen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sixteen tries to clinch but Mazzariello moves out of range.
Sixteen clinches up against the cage.
Sixteen works on Mazzariello's body with a couple of short punches.
Mazzariello prevents a body shot from Sixteen.
Sixteen stalling in the clinch but Mazzariello improves position.
Sixteen is trying to stall.
Mazzariello being controlled against the cage.
Sixteen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixteen tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Sixteen back against the cage.
Age Sixteen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sixteen tries to land a knee to the head but Mazzariello blocks with his arms.
Sixteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sixteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
Mazzariello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sixteen tries to work over Mazzariello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzariello throws a punch but it's blocked by Sixteen.
Mazzariello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sixteen misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mazzariello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sixteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
Sixteen trying to land knees to the body.
Sixteen missing with knees to the body.
Sixteen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mazzariello's face.
Mazzariello letting Sixteen take a breather here.
Mazzariello prevents a body shot from Sixteen.
Mazzariello is working Sixteen over against the cage.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sixteen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mazzariello.
Sixteen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sixteen tries to land a knee to the head but Mazzariello blocks with his arms.
Mazzariello lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sixteen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzariello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Mazzariello.
Sixteen scores a nice knee to the body.
Sixteen looking to stall.
Mazzariello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sixteen backwards.
Sixteen is rocked!
A hook to the body from Mazzariello.
Oh Sixteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mazzariello is leaning against Sixteen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sixteen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen tries a body shot but Mazzariello blocks it.
Mazzariello scores with a shot to the side of Sixteen's head.
Sixteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sixteen tries to work over Mazzariello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzariello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sixteen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzariello throws a big uppercut that drops Sixteen! More strikes from Mazzariello and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sixteen lies dazed against the cage as Mazzariello celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Delbert Mazzariello!
After the fight, Delbert Mazzariello 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 1157 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 48 p4p, 98 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Smithers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smithers swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Smithers misses with a double jab.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Svyatogor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smithers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Svyatogor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smithers.
Smithers scores with a jab to the body.
Smithers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smithers throws a sloppy body shot
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svyatogor moves out of range as Smithers strikes.
Smithers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithers misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Smithers misses.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smithers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smithers misses with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a right hand to the body.
Svyatogor avoids the body shot from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a hook
and Svyatogor scores with a counter punch that sends Smithers to the canvas! Svyatogor smells blood - he's punishing Smithers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Smithers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dimitri Svyatogor thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 887 p4p, 859 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 54 p4p, 52 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Sepi Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Mountain moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Pulkkinen misses
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Mountain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mountain moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Mountain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Pulkkinen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen is looking for a counter combo.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
It looked like Pulkkinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Mountain throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen thows a body kick. Mountain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen tries to bum rush Mountain with a series of wild strikes but Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mountain misses with a body shot
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Mountain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mountain shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pulkkinen thuds his right hand into Mountain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Tauski Mountain's cut even more.
Mountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sepi Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Mountain unleashes a big counter combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mountain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Mountain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mountain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Mountain.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Mountain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain wants to clinch.
Mountain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pulkkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Mountain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pulkkinen is able to avoid easily.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mountain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Sepi Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a two punch combo.
Pulkkinen misses with a two punch combination.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild combination.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab.
Sepi Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mountain.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sepi Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Mountain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Mountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Mountain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
letting Pulkkinen counter with a right hand.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen scores with a body shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch
and Mountain counters with a nice right hand that sends Pulkkinen toppling to the canvas! Pulkkinen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mountain finish him?!
Pulkkinen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain instigates a clinch.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulkkinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mountain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pulkkinen's knee momentarily.
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulkkinen get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Pulkkinen stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Mountain runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tauski Mountain!
Our winner, Tauski Mountain, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 470 p4p, 1395 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 77 p4p, 222 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music. Jesus Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Bryan Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Jesus Sanchez's cut even more.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
The cut above Jesus Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jesus Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesus Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bryan Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Bryan Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camaras Account (ranked 376 p4p, 566 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 56 p4p, 90 weight class). Vanorden has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music. Camaras Account 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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Camaras Account!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Account connects with a single shot there.
Account fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Account bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanorden's head backwards.
Account misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Account.
As Account backs off Vanorden throws a huge counter combo but Account manages to avoid it all.
Vanorden blocks the body kick.
Account moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Account tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Account just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden avoids a kick to the body.
Account ducks under a wild hook from Vanorden.
Vanorden misses with a double jab.
Jab by Vanorden.
 It looks like Camaras Account has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Account fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanorden manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Vanorden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vanorden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vanorden throws a hook but Account blocks it.
Vanorden avoids a kick to the body.
Vanorden throws a jab but it's blocked by Account.
Vanorden throws a head kick but Account moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Account on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vanorden. Vanorden obviously looking to wear him down.
Account throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Vanorden stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Account follows into mount!
 Vanorden is rocked!
It looks like Bruce Vanorden has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vanorden is still in real trouble! Can Account finish him?
Account controlling the position easily from mount.
Account looking to finish with strikes here!
Vanorden seems to have recovered his senses.
Account takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Account wants to control the pace but Vanorden is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Account controlling his opponent.
Vanorden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Account wants to control the pace but Vanorden is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Account controlling from the full mount.
Account won't let Vanorden get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Account wants to control the pace but Vanorden is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vanorden really wants to buck Account off and get back to his feet.
Account controlling from mount.
Account tries to control but Vanorden wriggling away.
Vanorden has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Account is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camaras Account dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vanorden throws a jab but it's blocked by Account.
Account is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanorden can do to turn this around?
Account takes a swing at Vanorden's ribcage but misses.
Account feints and then cracks Vanorden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vanorden down.
Nice body punch from Account.
Account throws a body shot but no joy.
Account is looking to wear down Vanorden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vanorden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Account pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Account misses with a body shot
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanorden drops Account with a nice combination! Vanorden dives into Account's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanorden stopping the sweep attempt from Account.
Account is pulling down on Vanorden's head to control his posture.
Vanorden tries to stand but Account is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden is fighting to break Account's control of his arms but Account is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vanorden stands up from Account's guard - Vanorden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vanorden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vanorden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanorden ducks right into an uppercut from Account.
Account blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden blocks the body kick.
Vanorden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vanorden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Account.
Account looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanorden is just out of range.
As Account backs off Vanorden throws a huge counter combo but Account manages to avoid it all.
Vanorden misses with a combination
and Account counters with a solid body kick.
Vanorden is breathing heavily.
Vanorden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Account counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanorden ducks straight into an uppercut from Account and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Vanorden manages to regain guard straight away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Account controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden is looking to stand back up but Account counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Vanorden.
Account sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vanorden pushes Account off but Account dives into side control.
Account prevents Vanorden from escaping the position.
Account has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vanorden cracks a nice hook into Account's ribs.
Vanorden moves out of range as Account throws a body kick.
Vanorden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Camaras Account's cut is getting worse.
It looks like Account has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vanorden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Account misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Camaras Account will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Account dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vanorden. That did some damage!
Vanorden tries a head kick but it misses.
Account takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanorden 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.
Account connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Account lands a right hook to the body.
Account scores with a sloppy right hand. Vanorden should have avoided that one.
Vanorden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanorden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Account.
Account scores with a nice body kick.
Account cracks Vanorden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Account ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vanorden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vanorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Account looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vanorden throws a lazy head kick
and Account connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanorden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Account.
Account drops Vanorden with a straight right hand, right on the button! Account follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Camaras Account!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 164 p4p, 116 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 25 p4p, 20 weight class). Maurits Assndrop 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Matikainen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assndrop eats them both and turns towards Matikainen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop 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.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Matikainen's head back.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Assndrop takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Assndrop checks it well.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen lunges at Assndrop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assndrop's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Nice jab there from Assndrop.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Assndrop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assndrop scores with a hook.
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matikainen needs to keep his hands up - Assndrop had a free shot at his head there.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matikainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Assndrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Matikainen throws a shot to the body.
Assndrop scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Assndrop has Matikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Matikainen.
Assndrop scores with a shoulder strike.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop is trying to pull guard but Matikainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
Assndrop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.
Matikainen lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Assndrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matikainen 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Matikainen thuds a left hand into Assndrop's body.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assndrop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range.
Assndrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Assndrop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matikainen throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Matikainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assndrop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Assndrop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Assndrop tenderised Matikainen's leg. Matikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop cracks Matikainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Assndrop throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matikainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Assndrop checks it
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Matikainen takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Matikainen catches Assndrop right on the button with a cross.
Assndrop digs a good hook to Matikainen's body.
Matikainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Matikainen's legs.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Matikainen off balance momentarily.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Assndrop wants to slow Matikainen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Assndrop gets a clinch.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Assndrop lands a right hook to the body.
Matikainen scores with a leg kick.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Assndrop moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Assndrop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Assndrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by Matikainen.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assndrop tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Assndrop checks it well.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matikainen can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Assndrop lunges at Matikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matikainen's hand.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen punishes Assndrop's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
Matikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Assndrop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Assndrop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matikainen - the referee stops the clock and Assndrop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matikainen. Assndrop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Assndrop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Assndrop throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Assndrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop slips under a jab.
Assndrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Assndrop avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Matikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matikainen tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Matikainen defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Assndrop off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matikainen's head backwards.
Matikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Matikainen slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Jab by Assndrop.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Matikainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Assndrop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assndrop. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a double jab.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Matikainen tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
Assndrop dodges the punch combination from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assndrop stuns Matikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Matikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assndrop circles away quickly and effectively.
Assndrop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Assndrop doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Matikainen moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with an open hand slap.
Matikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Assndrop.
Matikainen connects with a right hand. Assndrop shakes it off.
Matikainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matikainen thuds a left hand into Assndrop's body.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matikainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Matikainen didn't see that one coming.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
Assndrop wants to clinch up but Matikainen keeps it at a distance.
Matikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Matikainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Matikainen there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen gets tackled into the cage by Assndrop. Assndrop maintains the clinch.
Assndrop lands a shot to the body.
Assndrop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DaMatti Matikainen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matikainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko San (ranked 368 p4p, 580 weight class) and Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 59 p4p, 84 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiko San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
San is trying to improve his position.
Azevedo Souza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
My spies in Tappelukerho inform me that Azevedo Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Azevedo Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, San has escaped the position, nice work there.
Azevedo Souza controlling from side mount.
San is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Azevedo Souza avoids the strikes from the bottom by San.
San tries to strike but it doesn't land.
San is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San is not content to let Azevedo Souza control the position.
Azevedo Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, San has escaped the position, nice work there.
San is trying to get back to half guard.
San is not content to let Azevedo Souza control the position.
San tries to bench press Azevedo Souza off him but Azevedo Souza keeps the position.
Azevedo Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but San keeps working.
San is trying to work for a sweep but Azevedo Souza has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza working for a guillotine from mount but San is in no mood to give up.
San is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
San has given up his back here. Will Azevedo Souza look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Azevedo Souza is hanging on to San's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San is working hard here to advance position.
San's coaches at Sol União Elite Alliance of Fighters have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Azevedo Souza is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. San has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Azevedo Souza has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! San taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Azevedo Souza doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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