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WVT 172: Vargas v Railio 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 3964 p4p, 5615 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 470 p4p, 577 weight class). Grand Admiral Thrawn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo tries to work over Thrawn's front leg with a kick but Thrawn checks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Thrawn, which made it look bad.
Thrawn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thrawn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thrawn looking to throw knees to the head but Brillo is blocking nicely.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Amarillo Brillo has been cut.
Brillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Thrawn is leaning against Brillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brillo is breathing heavily.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brillo's elbow.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Brillo's ribcage.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brillo's face.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn misses with a knee to the head.
Thrawn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brillo's elbow.
Thrawn lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn looking to throw knees to the head but Brillo is blocking nicely.
Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thrawn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thrawn is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Brillo blocks with his arms.
Brillo jumps guard but Thrawn stands there with Brillo around his waist. Brillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Brillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Brillo's ribcage.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brillo tries for a takedown but Thrawn manages to get underhooks.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brillo managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brillo avoids it.
Thrawn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brillo's defenses.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brillo has Thrawn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrawn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thrawn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrawn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brillo.
A short right from Thrawn.
Thrawn is working Brillo over against the cage.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Brillo avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Brillo is trying to pull guard but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Thrawn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brillo wants a takedown but no success here.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Brillo avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Thrawn lands a damaging elbow.
Thrawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrawn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Brillo controls his hands.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Thrawn keeps control of Brillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
 Brillo is rocked!
Thrawn lands a big knee! That's hurt Brillo! Oh, he's all over the place! Thrawn lands another knee that sends Brillo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
A pretty intense looking Grand Admiral Thrawn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 3843 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Michael Fraiberg (ranked 462 p4p, 334 weight class). Fraiberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fraiberg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Fraiberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomes avoids a kick to the body.
Gomes tries to counter with a takedown but Fraiberg is quick to defend against it.
Fraiberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomes.
Fraiberg replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gomes blocks it well.
Gomes misses with a hook.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fraiberg looks to land a right hand but Gomes moved out of range.
Fraiberg scores with a leg kick.
Gomes throws a jab when Fraiberg was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraiberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes misses with a straight left.
Gomes tries to clinch but Fraiberg is having none of it.
We've been informed that Fraiberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gomes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fraiberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomes attempts a counter takedown but Fraiberg avoids it well and moves away.
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fraiberg throws out the jab.
Gomes misses with a hook.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes misses with an uppercut.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraiberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fraiberg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gomes wants to clinch.
Gomes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fraiberg counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomes jabs Fraiberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael Fraiberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraiberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fraiberg with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fraiberg throws out the jab.
Gomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fraiberg under the eye.
Fraiberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gomes misses.
Fraiberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fraiberg misses.
A punch combination from Fraiberg misses.
Fraiberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Fraiberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fraiberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraiberg misses the shot to the body.
Fraiberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomes.
Gomes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomes misses with a right hand
and Gomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomes slips a jab from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg tries to land a body kick
and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fraiberg's guard.
Fraiberg wants to stand and escape but Gomes is having none of it.
Fraiberg is wriggling around but Gomes manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes uses his free foot to push down on Fraiberg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fraiberg.
Fraiberg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fraiberg tries to buck Gomes off but Gomes takes his back!
Fraiberg is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gomes controlling the positon.
Fraiberg trying to get back to his feet but Gomes is in full control for now.
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 Ronaldo Gomes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fraiberg throws a head kick but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fraiberg sprawls and moves away.
Gomes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gomes has closed the distance and engaged Fraiberg in a clinch.
Fraiberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Fraiberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg has had enough of the clinch but Gomes keeps him there for the moment.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
Gomes blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
Gomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes has Fraiberg pressed against the cage.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomes up against the cage.
Fraiberg has a couple of punches blocked by Gomes.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Fraiberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraiberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraiberg.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
Fraiberg working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraiberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg gets through Gomes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomes working aggressively here.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Gomes blocking some punches.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fraiberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fraiberg slips a straight right by Gomes.
Fraiberg tries a quick counter leg kick but Gomes is wise to it.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes throws a lazy right hand but Fraiberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fraiberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fraiberg misses with the combination.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Fraiberg with a jab.
Fraiberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gomes misses.
Gomes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fraiberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomes takes a step back to recover.
Fraiberg misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Gomes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fraiberg sprawls and moves away.
Gomes works Fraiberg's body with a nice hook.
Fraiberg missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomes misses the target.
Fraiberg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fraiberg throws a big shot that misses.
Fraiberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fraiberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Gomes misses.
Gomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fraiberg on the side of the head.
Gomes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fraiberg misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Fraiberg throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Fraiberg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg looks to throw a body kick
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fraiberg!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes prevents Fraiberg from escaping the position.
Gomes happy to just control the position for now.
Fraiberg is trying to buck Gomes off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is staying tight to Fraiberg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fraiberg wants to get back to his feet but Gomes drags him back down.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ronaldo Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraiberg throws Gomes to one side and escapes!
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Fraiberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraiberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from Fraiberg.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomes misses with a looping right.
Fraiberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fraiberg slips a jab from Gomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg throws a leg kick
and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fraiberg tries to kick Gomes off in order to stand up. Gomes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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!
We've been hearing good reports from Gomes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gomes controlling the position from side mount.
Fraiberg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraiberg is being controlled here.
Fraiberg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Fraiberg.
I think Fraiberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fraiberg!
A very excited looking Michael Fraiberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 4421 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 185 p4p, 75 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 30 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yarmalenko working the head with strikes.
Yarmalenko working the ground and pound but Goldberg is defending the strikes.
Yarmalenko working the strikes but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yarmalenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yarmalenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yarmalenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goldberg is just riding it out for now. Yarmalenko eventually gives up the hold.
Yarmalenko seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yarmalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarmalenko throws a strike but Goldberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yarmalenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yarmalenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yarmalenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yarmalenko has gone for a leg lock! Goldberg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yarmalenko's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yarmalenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Yarmalenko's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yarmalenko wants to stand but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Goldberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg works over Yarmalenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldberg stops Yarmalenko from standing up.
Goldberg postures up in Yarmalenko's guard and throws a big left but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Yarmalenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Yarmalenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Yarmalenko!
Yarmalenko postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarmalenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yarmalenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yarmalenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet but Yarmalenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg 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.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Yarmalenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Yarmalenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Goldberg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Goldberg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Goldberg!
Yarmalenko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yarmalenko is avoiding damage well.
Goldberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yarmalenko regains half guard, as Goldberg was trying to land strikes.
Yarmalenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yarmalenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Yarmalenko dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Goldberg working Yarmalenko over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko moves into the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarmalenko pulls Goldberg into guard.
Yarmalenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg postures up in Yarmalenko's guard and throws a big left but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Goldberg stands up over Yarmalenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarmalenko has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Goldberg has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
Yarmalenko blocks an uppercut.
Yarmalenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yarmalenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldberg or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Yarmalenko blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Yarmalenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Goldberg throws a strike but Yarmalenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yarmalenko wants to pass the guard but Goldberg is keeping the position.
Goldberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yarmalenko is controlling him.
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yarmalenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yarmalenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Yarmalenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andriy Yarmalenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yarmalenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Yarmalenko throwing strikes but missing.
Yarmalenko postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Yarmalenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldberg is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yarmalenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yarmalenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yarmalenko throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarmalenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yarmalenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Yarmalenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yarmalenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yarmalenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko lands with a light punch inside.
Yarmalenko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goldberg uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg stops Yarmalenko from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yarmalenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yarmalenko pushes Goldberg off and gets back to his feet.
Goldberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yarmalenko rushes Goldberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarmalenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goldberg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yarmalenko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yarmalenko manages to end up in side control.
Goldberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yarmalenko throws an elbow but Goldberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yarmalenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Yarmalenko 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yarmalenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
Goldberg is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Yarmalenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Goldberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yarmalenko throwing strikes but missing.
Yarmalenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yarmalenko postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Yarmalenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yarmalenko throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
Yarmalenko postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Goldberg covers up, he's hurt! Yarmalenko keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yarmalenko and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yarmalenko can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Yarmalenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1415 p4p, 1084 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 195 p4p, 146 weight class). Corona has chosen Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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45
130
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148
27 - 19 - 3 |
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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 43 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chugman lands a couple of elbows.
Corona looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corona is keeping the position for now.
Corona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corona preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Chugman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chugman manages to get himself to full guard.
Chugman is trying to keep Corona in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corona is aware though and is defending well.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corona wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Corona tries to stand but Chugman is controlling from the bottom.
Corona wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Corona wants to stand but Chugman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Corona trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Corona sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chugman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chugman wants to control but Corona is keeping busy.
Corona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chugman sees it coming and defends easily.
Chugman is staying active underneath Corona, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corona wants to advance to full mount but Chugman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Corona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chugman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chugman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chugman seems keen to control Corona's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Corona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chugman's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman slips under a jab.
Chugman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corona swings for the body but Chugman moves out of range.
Corona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chugman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corona, pushing him back against the cage.
Chugman struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Chugman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chugman jumps into guard, dragging Corona to the mat.
Corona postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corona wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Corona passes Chugman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chugman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corona's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corona's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman punches Corona on the ear.
Corona rolls, trying to escape but Chugman keeps control of the position.
Chugman is looking to control Corona but Corona is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chugman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Corona is in real trouble here. Chugman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Corona is tapping out! Chugman wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Juan Corona stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wow! He is more badass than I thought.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 1526 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Lurch Addams (ranked 88 p4p, 109 weight class). Masunwendinghamar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What You Gonna Do. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lurch Addams!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Masunwendinghamar's half guard.
Addams trying to control the pace.
Addams is looking for a kimura but Masunwendinghamar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Addams to get the leverage.
Addams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Masunwendinghamar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand.
Addams controlling the action here.
Addams is looking to advance position but Masunwendinghamar won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams 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.
Addams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar pushes Addams off looking to stand but Addams dives back in and keeps control.
Addams is looking for a kimura here.
Addams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Addams moves into full mount! Masunwendinghamar won't be happy about that!
Addams controlling his opponent.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling his opponent.
Masunwendinghamar tries to buck Addams off but he can't manage it.
Addams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Addams controlling from the full mount.
Addams takes Masunwendinghamar's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Masunwendinghamar is in trouble.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
What can Masunwendinghamar do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Masunwendinghamar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar trying to get back to his feet but Addams is in full control for now.
Masunwendinghamar is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Addams might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Masunwendinghamar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Addams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet but Addams has full control of the position and if anything, Masunwendinghamar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Addams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good control from Addams.
Masunwendinghamar wants to get back to his feet.
Addams trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Masunwendinghamar doesn't escape.
Well, with Addams on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Masunwendinghamar is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Let's hope that Addams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Addams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lurch Addams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masunwendinghamar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Addams doesn't seem bothered though.
Addams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masunwendinghamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Lurch Addams has been cut.
Masunwendinghamar throws the left hand but Addams avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Addams or perhaps it was just good defense by Masunwendinghamar, which made it look bad.
It looked like Masunwendinghamar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Masunwendinghamar - just one landing.
Lurch Addams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Addams misses with a takedown
and Masunwendinghamar counters with a crisp right hand that drops Addams! Masunwendinghamar lets Addams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That has opened up Lurch Addams's cut even more.
Tau Masunwendinghamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lurch Addams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Masunwendinghamar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Addams is in Masunwendinghamar's guard.
Addams advances position into side control!
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Addams stalls from top position.
Addams prevents Masunwendinghamar from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar is letting Addams control him for a moment.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to buck Addams off.
Addams advances to mount.
Addams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Addams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Addams.
Addams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masunwendinghamar is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Addams.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Addams works his way to his opponent's back.
Addams controlling from the back.
Addams is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Masunwendinghamar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar trying to get back to his feet but Addams is in full control for now.
Addams controlling the position well here. Masunwendinghamar rolled but Addams kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand back up.
Masunwendinghamar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Addams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand back up.
Addams is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to stand back up.
Addams has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Masunwendinghamar's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lurch Addams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lurch Addams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Addams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Masunwendinghamar's guard.
Addams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Addams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Masunwendinghamar's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Masunwendinghamar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Addams prevents Masunwendinghamar from standing back up.
Addams moves into full mount! Masunwendinghamar won't be happy about that!
Addams controlling the pace for now.
Masunwendinghamar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Addams forces the positional change into back control.
Masunwendinghamar is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar trying to get back to his feet but Addams is in full control for now.
Masunwendinghamar is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Masunwendinghamar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lurch Addams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Addams is riding his opponent, not letting Masunwendinghamar buck him off.
Yet more stalling tactics from Addams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar trying to get back to his feet but Addams is in full control for now.
I would not like to be Masunwendinghamar right now.
Addams patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Addams controls the position.
Masunwendinghamar wants to get back to his feet.
Addams has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Masunwendinghamar's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lurch Addams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Addams is cranking Masunwendinghamar's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Masunwendinghamar! He's tightened the choke and Masunwendinghamar is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lurch Addams!
During a confident post fight interview, Lurch Addams 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 Reijo Halli (ranked 429 p4p, 445 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 62 p4p, 65 weight class). Halli's entrance music is Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws a jab when Halli was well out of range.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Halli ducked under it nicely.
Halli gets a clinch.
Jimenez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Halli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halli lands a nice uppercut.
Jimenez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halli misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halli.
Jimenez pushes Halli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallis head.
Halli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jimenez blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halli misses with the head strike.
Halli can't get the takedown.
Jimenez throws a head punch that misses.
Jimenez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halli swings wildly with an uppercut but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Halli coming out on top.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Halli moved out of range nicely.
Halli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halli tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Halli ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Halli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez throws a push kick but Halli slaps the foot to one side.
Halli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Halli attempts a counter takedown but Jimenez avoids it well and moves away.
Halli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez defending well as Halli loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez clinches.
Jimenez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Halli.
Halli pulls guard.
Jimenez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli can't keep his opponent in guard - Jimenez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halli is staying active underneath Jimenez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jimenez is looking to advance position but Halli won't allow it.
Jimenez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halli gets full guard.
Halli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jimenez trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halli haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halli holds on and takes a little breather.
Halli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jimenez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halli has his foot on Jimenez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jimenez works his way back into a safe position though.
Halli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jimenez advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Halli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halli wants to control but Jimenez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jimenez is trying to work for a kimura but Halli is defending well.
Jimenez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Halli to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Halli working a defensive guard but Jimenez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Halli is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Halli dives in for a single leg takedown but Jimenez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jimenez fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Halli.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Halli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jimenez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halli manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halli holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diogo Jimenez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halli is aware though and is defending well.
Halli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to pass the guard but Jimenez is keeping the position.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Halli defends easily.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Halli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halli is aware though and is defending well.
Halli 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.
Halli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jimenez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jimenez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halli's best efforts.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jimenez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimenez is not content to let Halli control the position.
Jimenez tries to get to full guard but Halli has control of the leg.
Halli is looking to control the position but Jimenez frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Halli grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Jimenez there - Halli really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 208 p4p, 459 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 12 p4p, 28 weight class). Oliva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tharrier gets caught flat footed, as Oliva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tharrier looking for a guillotine here but Oliva defends easily.
Oliva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oliva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oliva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tharrier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tharrier working for a triangle but Oliva defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tharrier's guard.
Tharrier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliva 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.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Tharrier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tharrier looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Tharrier's temple.
Oliva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tharrier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliva pulls his head out easily.
Oliva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Oliva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva stalling.
Tharrier felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tharrier actively working from the bottom here.
Oliva is taking a breather. Tharrier says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oliva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tharrier actively working from the bottom here.
Tharrier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliva pulls his head out easily.
Oliva wants to pass the guard but Tharrier is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tharrier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oliva wants to free his trapped foot but Tharrier is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliva lands with a punch from half guard.
Tharrier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliva pulls his head out easily.
Oliva controlling the pace.
Tharrier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oliva jumps into side control!
Oliva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tharrier keeps working.
Tharrier tries to improve position but can't.
Oliva trying to control the position but Tharrier is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controls the position.
Oliva wants to control but Tharrier is keeping him busy.
Tharrier is looking for a sweep.
Tharrier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliva staying calm.
Tharrier gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oliva controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva 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.
Oliva tries a low kick but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
And Oliva counters with a quick kick to the body but Tharrier blocks it.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Oliva.
Tharrier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier is looking to clinch.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Tharrier counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Tharrier 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.
Tharrier misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
You can see that Tharrier has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Oliva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Tharrier to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliva throws a low kick but Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thom Tharrier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Tharrier checks it
enabling Tharrier to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tharrier.
A countering left hand to the body from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick.
Oliva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tharrier blocks a low kick nicely.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tharrier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tharrier checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Tharrier moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
Tharrier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Oliva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oliva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tharrier is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tharrier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tharrier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Oliva has a takedown stuffed.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tharrier sprawls well. Tharrier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliva gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tharrier.
Oliva looks to throw a body kick
and Tharrier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharrier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tharrier stuffs the takedown.
Tharrier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tharrier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Oliva tries a low kick but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oliva. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oliva - that will leave a mark!
Oliva with the inside leg kick.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva tries to clinch up.
Tharrier checks a leg kick.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Oliva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tharrier takes a step back to recover.
Tharrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Tharrier tries to get set, Oliva tries to push him back and clinch up but Tharrier manages to avoid the attempt.
Tharrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tried to score with a low kick but Tharrier checks it.
Oliva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oliva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliva is chipping away with strikes.
Oliva controls the position.
Oliva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tharrier some visible discomfort.
Oliva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Tharrier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tharrier is looking for a sweep.
Oliva trying to control the position but Tharrier is working away.
Oliva working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Tharrier regains half guard.
Oliva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tharrier can't escape the position.
Oliva lands a big elbow.
Tharrier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oliva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oliva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tharrier hang on?
Oliva wants to control the pace but Tharrier is squirming around nicely.
Oliva dominating with strikes here.
Oliva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tharrier! More shots from Oliva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
A relieved looking Biscuit Oliva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 427 p4p, 1040 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 65 p4p, 158 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Antonio Luciano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Luciano slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Luciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Luciano holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luciano throws a shot 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!
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luciano with a hook.
Luciano tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luciano sprawls and moves away.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Luciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Luciano tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luciano can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano stalling against the cage.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Luciano blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie pulls guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Luciano defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luciano is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Luciano has passed into side control.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Luciano keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie keeping his opponent close.
Luciano working away.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Luciano off and has taken his back!
Luciano tries to escape the position.
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Luciano pushed the leg off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Luciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luciano with a nice cross.
Luciano misses with a hook.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Luciano finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
Luciano ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luciano!
Our winner, Antonio Luciano, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 288 p4p, 217 weight class) and Lemmy Bang (ranked 39 p4p, 30 weight class). Bang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemmy Bang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a right hand that misses
and Hussein counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang lands the left hand.
Bang looks to land a combination but Hussein avoids it well.
Bang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bang misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussein misses the target.
Hussein moves out of range as Bang strikes.
Hussein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang throws a combination that misses
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bang misses with an uppercut
and Hussein counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bang misses with a left hand
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bang throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Bang misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussein counters with a crisp right that sends Bang to the canvas! Hussein follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 258 p4p, 204 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 14 p4p, 9 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railio punishes Vargas's body with a nice straight punch.
Railio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Railio throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Railio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vargas misses with a hook.
Railio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Railio throws a jab but it's blocked by Vargas.
Vargas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Railio manages to circle out of the way.
Vargas cracks Railio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio throws a shot to the body.
Railio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Railio.
Railio throws a hook to the side of Vargas's head but Vargas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Railio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Railio misses with a straight right.
Vargas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Railio.
It seemed like Railio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Railio saw that one coming.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Railio moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas swings widly with a right hand
and Railio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vargas! Railio lets Vargas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vargas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio 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 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Railio!
After winning the bout, Antti Railio 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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