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OFK 316 - Do Urden Vs Jankovic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3839 p4p, 5952 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 471 p4p, 589 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 38 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Porfirigo moves out of range easily.
Porfirigo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OShea lands a nice shot that snaps Porfirigo's head back.
Porfirigo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
OShea scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Porfirigo avoids the head kick by OShea.
Porfirigo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. OShea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porfirigo throws an elbow but OShea slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo controlling the position from side mount.
OShea is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Porfirigo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so OShea is just riding it out for now. Porfirigo eventually gives up the hold.
Porfirigo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so OShea is just riding it out for now. Porfirigo eventually gives up the hold.
OShea wants to get back to full guard but Porfirigo has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Porfirigo working the ground and pound but OShea is defending the strikes.
OShea prevents Porfirigo from improving position.
Porfirigo advances to mount.
Porfirigo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo stands up from mount. Strange move.
OShea swings for the body but Porfirigo moves out of range.
Porfirigo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but OShea manages to circle out of the way.
OShea swings for the body but Porfirigo moves out of range.
Porfirigo tries to counter with a takedown but OShea is quick to defend against it.
OShea throws a looping overhand right but Porfirigo ducks down to avoid it.
OShea misses with a left hand
and Porfirigo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OShea looks winded!
OShea throws a poor cross that misses
and Porfirigo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porfirigo darts in and clinches OShea up against the cage.
Porfirigo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Porfirigo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. OShea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
OShea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
OShea wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porfirigo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea working aggressively here.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porfirigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OShea working aggressively here.
OShea is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Porfirigo manages to break the clinch.
Porfirigo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porfirigo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Porfirigo throws a body kick that misses.
Conor OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porfirigo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into OShea's guard.
Porfirigo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Tayaen Porfirigo 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.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Porfirigo! OShea is out on his feet! Porfirigo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - OShea is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! OShea is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tayaen Porfirigo!
An out of breath Tayaen Porfirigo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 2419 p4p, 22651 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 298 p4p, 527 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Claw showed some decent athleticism there.
Golles kicks Claw off and gets back to his feet.
Claw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Golles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Claw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Golles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Claw is controlling him well.
Claw looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Claw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Claw decides to stand back up.
Golles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golles throws a lazy right hand but Claw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Claw there.
Golles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Golles.
Golles tries to clinch there but Claw circles away.
Claw darts in and clinches Golles up against the cage.
Claw lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Claw prevents Golles from standing back up.
Claw is working for a kimura but Golles is defending it quite comfortably.
Golles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Claw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golles is trying to stand.
Claw in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Golles tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Claw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chief Claw!
After winning the bout, Chief Claw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 3155 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 404 p4p, 385 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo moves out of range as Mendy strikes.
Anjo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mendy misses with a shot to the body
and Anjo counters by clinching up.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anjo quickly recovers to half guard.
Mendy is thwarting Anjo's attempts to control the position.
Mendy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo tries to get to full guard but Mendy has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo striking from half guard on the bottom.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anjo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anjo wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo trying to control from the bottom.
Anjo is trying to stand.
Anjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendy wants to control but Anjo is keeping him busy.
Mendy not doing much here.
Anjo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anjo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy wants to take a breather but Anjo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo wants to get back to full guard.
Anjo is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy is thwarting Anjo's attempts to control the position.
Anjo has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anjo is looking to control Mendy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anjo avoid being mounted?
Mendy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anjo kicks Mendy off and gets back to his feet.
Anjo takes the fight into the clinch.
Anjo pulls guard effortlessly.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Mendy prevents Anjo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy postures up and lands a big shot to Anjo's brow.
Anjo is trying to keep Mendy in close.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
Mendy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo looking for a guillotine here but Mendy defends easily.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Mendy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anjo has control of Mendy's left arm, preventing Mendy from doing any damage.
Anjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anjo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Mendy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anjo.
Mendy misses with a lunging right hand
and Anjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
Mendy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anjo sprawls and moves away.
Mendy leaves Anjo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendy attempts a counter takedown but Anjo avoids it well and moves away.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendy.
Anjo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mendy is putting a hurting on Anjo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Anjo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anjo wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anjo tries to kick Mendy off but Mendy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anjo is trying to control but can't.
Mendy seems to be looking for submissions.
Anjo is looking to improve his position.
Anjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Mendy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anjo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Mendy 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.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anjo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anjo actively working from the bottom here.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendy prevents Anjo from improving his position.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anjo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anjo wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy.
Anjo is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Anjo is trying to maintain the position but Mendy is very close to passing his half guard.
Anjo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendy is taking a breather. Anjo 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.
Anjo trying to control from the bottom.
Mendy is looking for a kimura but Anjo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendy to get the leverage.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anjo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Anjo controls the action.
Mendy can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Anjo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mendy is in bad spot here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mendy working the ground and pound.
Anjo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anjo to regain full guard.
Mendy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anjo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Anjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendy cracks Anjo with a solid left hand.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Anjo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anjo is trying to control the position but Mendy postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anjo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Mendy distracts Anjo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anjo's head.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Anjo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendy passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo gets back to full guard.
Mendy looking to sit in guard and control but Anjo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mendy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anjo passes Mendy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anjo trying to pass the guard but Mendy defending well.
Mendy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy kicks Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
Anjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendy throws a right and a left that Anjo avoids nicely.
Mendy sets himself, and Anjo steps forward looking for the clinch! Mendy avoids it this time.
Mendy misses with a hook
and Anjo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anjo stays in close to Mendy's body and controls the position.
Mendy looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendy, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendy, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
After the big win, Pierre Ragout Mendy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Herrera (ranked 2533 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 335 p4p, 443 weight class). Paul Herrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Little Late's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
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, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Late attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Late catches Herrera right on the button with a cross.
Herrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Late moves away.
Late scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Late is looking to land body kicks.
As Late looks to move away, Herrera throws a big counter combo but Late just gets out of the way.
Herrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Late, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herrera drops his hands momentarily and Late takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Herrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Late throws a shot from downtown. Herrera moves away and avoids it.
Herrera looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Late drops Herrera with a naaaaasty hook - Herrera is in real trouble here! Late dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Late!
Little Late very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Paul Herrera stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 1635 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Mental Warrior (ranked 220 p4p, 227 weight class). Warrior is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Side to Side. Kimmo Peramaki 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warrior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warrior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peramaki.
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warrior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warrior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peramaki ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Peramaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warrior.
As Warrior tries to get set, Peramaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Warrior manages to avoid the attempt.
Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warrior.
Warrior throws a nice looking combination but Peramaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warrior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warrior's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peramaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warrior scrambles back to his feet.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Warrior circles away.
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peramaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peramaki misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki slips a jab and a cross from Warrior.
Warrior gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peramaki with a nice cross.
Peramaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warrior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peramaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peramaki misses with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warrior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peramaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Peramaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warrior.
Peramaki slips under a jab from Warrior.
Peramaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warrior's hands.
Peramaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warrior.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
Peramaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Warrior manages to circle out of the way.
Warrior misses with a body shot.
Peramaki dips to his left and cracks Warrior with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Warrior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warrior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peramaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peramaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Warrior.
Warrior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peramaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warrior looks to land a right hand but Peramaki moved out of range.
Peramaki blocks a jab.
Peramaki connects with a body shot.
Peramaki with a hook.
Warrior thuds his right hand into Peramaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warrior with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peramaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Peramaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peramaki misses with a hook. Warrior ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Peramaki misses.
Warrior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peramaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peramaki.
Warrior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peramaki or not.
Warrior misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warrior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peramaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Peramaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peramaki has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Warrior should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Peramaki has tightened it up now! Warrior should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 2341 p4p, 915 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 310 p4p, 123 weight class). Barnes 's entrance music is We Want The Funk. A fine choice. Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knox won't be happy with that.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barnes is trying to ground and pound but Knox uses the momentary lack of control by Barnes to regain half guard.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Knox tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Knox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes .
Knox wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes .
Barnes working the strikes but Knox uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes .
Barnes 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.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Knox is having none of it.
Barnes stalling away here and it's allowed Knox to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barnes prevents Knox from getting back to his feet.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes won't allow Knox to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knox throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Barnes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes .
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Knox takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes throws an elbow but Knox slips to the side and avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes tries to move to mount but Knox blocks the move with his legs.
Knox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnes is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes 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 Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox slips under a jab from Barnes .
Knox misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knox!
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knox is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knox is trying to buck Barnes off.
Knox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Knox regains half guard, as Barnes was trying to land strikes.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knox is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Knox suckers Barnes into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Knox is now in Barnes 's guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Knox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox tries to stand and escape but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Barnes is pressing down on Knox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wanted to stand there but Barnes had control of the position.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes 's guard. Nice move by Knox!
Knox is looking to stand up but Barnes won't let him.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnes is proving hard to escape from.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes lands a jab.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Barnes .
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knox sprawls and moves away.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knox sprawls and moves away.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Barnes defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes .
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox leaves Barnes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
Barnes wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Barnes .
Porthos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knox works over Barnes 's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes fails to pull guard.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Knox lands a right hand.
Barnes successfully pulls guard.
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Derrick Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porthos Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
An out of breath Derrick Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1464 p4p, 1139 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 191 p4p, 155 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lehto on the side of the head.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehto. Lehto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 Lehto is rocked!
A jab lands there for Lehto.
Lehto is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker avoids the head kick by Lehto.
Lehto seems to have recovered his senses.
Lehto cracks Walker with an uppercut from hell and Walker crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lehto's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Walker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is looking to stand up but Lehto isn't so interested in that idea.
Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker is wriggling around but Lehto manages to pass to half guard.
Lehto stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Lehto.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Lehto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lehto's jaw. Lehto's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Walker does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Walker!
A pretty intense looking Chief Walker took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 1367 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 189 p4p, 154 weight class). Alela's entrance music is Cryin' Like a Bitch. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Alela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares's corner calls for a 1-2. Soares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soares slips a straight right by Alela.
Alela throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Soares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Alela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Soares does it's job there.
Soares staying out of range there.
Alela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soares wants to clinch up but Alela keeps it at a distance.
Soares misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Soares as he checks the leg kick.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Alela pushes him away.
Soares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alela can pounce on him.
Alela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Alela misses.
Gabriel Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soares rushes Alela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alela tries for a takedown but Soares manages to get underhooks.
Alela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alela. That's going to slow Soares down.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Alela ducks right into an uppercut from Soares.
Some bone on bone action there as Soares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Alela pushes him away.
Alela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soares's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soares keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares is controlling Alela's trapped leg to prevent Alela from advancing to side control.
Alela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alela is trying to control the action in half guard but Soares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares is trying to control but can't.
Alela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soares is in trouble now - Alela has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alela tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soares can't escape the position.
Alela looking to control but Soares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soares is trying to escape the mount.
Alela trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alela is looking to work his way around to Soares's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soares manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alela wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Soares tries to roll over but Alela keeps him under control.
Soares is in trouble now - Alela has advanced to mount!
Alela with good strikes from the mount here!
Soares is in a horrible position here. Alela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alela tries to control but Soares wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
That's time! Alela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Alela throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares blocks a jab.
Alela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soares on the side of the head.
Soares throws a hook but Alela blocks it.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Alela and move into the clinch position.
Soares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soares works Alela's body with a nice hook.
Alela throws a good cross that connects.
Soares is rocked!
Alela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Alela finish him?
Soares defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Soares seems to have recovered his senses.
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Alela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela throws a leg kick which misses Soares's front leg but catches the back leg as Soares tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela misses the jab.
Alela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela misses with a hook.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Alela and move into the clinch position.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Alela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Alela misses.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Soares misses.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Alela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alela tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela throws a body shot but no joy.
Alela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alela.
Alela was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soares takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Soares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alela tries for a takedown but Soares manages to get underhooks.
Alela has Soares pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alela pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Soares tumbling to the mat - Alela dives into Soares's guard.
Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Alela from controlling successfully.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Alela is proving a slippery customer.
Alela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alela trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Alela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soares has control of Alela's left arm, preventing Alela from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alela looking to sit in guard and control but Soares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soares tries for a kimura but Alela is defending well.
Soares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alela, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sao Alela is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Alela.
Soares cracks Alela with a good jab.
Alela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alela tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alela.
Alela misses with a looping left.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
A jab from Alela misses.
Alela lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela throws out a powerful jab.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Alela is out of range.
Soares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alela throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Alela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela throws a leg kick but Soares moved away.
Soares lands an overhand right.
Alela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soares doesn't seem bothered though.
Alela throws a jab when Soares was well out of range.
Alela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alela misses the jab.
Alela tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alela scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soares in his tracks.
Soares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alela misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Alela misses the jab.
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Soares blocks a jab.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Alela shakes him off and moves away.
Alela looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares avoids the head kick by Alela.
Alela throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela misses with a low kick.
Alela swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alela.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soares checks a leg kick nicely.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alela misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Alela.
As Soares backs away, Alela returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Soares defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Alela misses with a body shot.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alela.
Alela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Alela.
Soares slips a jab from Alela.
Soares with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soares.
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Alela drives through with a takedown into Soares's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Soares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sao Alela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is looking for a triangle but Alela pushes his legs off easily.
Alela 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.
Alela looking to pass the guard.
Alela trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Gabriel Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Alela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alela, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Alela!
Sao Alela managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 343 p4p, 108 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 45 p4p, 14 weight class). Do Urden comes to the cage accompanied by Junna Through the fire and flames. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Urden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Jankovic does it's job there.
Do Urden loads up on a big right hand but Jankovic slips the punch.
Do Urden misses with the body kick
and Jankovic counters with a big right hand! Oh Do Urden is in trouble here! Jankovic follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Jankovic!
Marko Jankovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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