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WVT 213: Haggar v Seanoa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 3671 p4p, 5077 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 375 p4p, 445 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andary slips a jab from Grandis.
Nice shot by Grandis.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andary was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Andary takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grandis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andary manages to avoid it.
Andary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Andary misses its intended target.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Andary lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grandis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
A combination from Andary does no damage.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Andary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis walks into a left hand.
Grandis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andary counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grandis misses with a body punch
enabling Andary to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Andary counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Grandis misses.
We've been informed that Grandis 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.
Grandis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Andary blocks the low kick.
Andary looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Good exchange - Andary coming out on top.
 Grandis is rocked!
Grandis misses with a combination
and Andary rattles Grandis with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Grandis tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Andary dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Grandis stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gary Andary!
An out of breath Gary Andary 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2842 p4p, 2200 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 308 p4p, 255 weight class). Camacho's entrance music is Hero Of War - Rise Against. 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 27 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortythree slips a straight right by Camacho.
Fortythree wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree 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.
Fortythree throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Camacho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortythree was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortythree cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortythree punishes Camacho's body with a nice straight punch.
Fortythree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree lunges at Camacho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camacho's hand.
Camacho tries to move into range but Fortythree moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fortythree lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Fortythree connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camacho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camacho lands with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Fortythree.
Fortythree is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camacho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Camacho throws a low kick but Fortythree moves out of range easily.
Fortythree cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Fortythree closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the cage.
Camacho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortythree throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fortythree has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Camacho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortythree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho is looking to control Fortythree's arms but Fortythree gets an underhook and turns him. Now Camacho has his back to the cage.
Camacho just leaning against Fortythree, taking a breather.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fortythree as Camacho tries to tie him up.
Camacho trying to control the position but instead, Fortythree has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camacho into the cage.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Fortythree's ribcage. Fortythree let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortythree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortythree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Fortythree improves position.
Fortythree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho tries to score a body lock takedown but Fortythree shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fortythree lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Fortythree works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Fortythree lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortythree struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Fortythree.
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Fortythree lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Fortythree.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
Fortythree lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortythree.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortythrees head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Fortythree.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Nice body punch from Fortythree - that landed with a thud.
Fortythree lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortythree.
 Camacho is rocked!
Camacho takes a shot to the head.
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortythree pushes Camacho against the cage. Fortythree is working some dirty boxing. Fortythree pushes off with a quick right hook! Camacho goes down! Camacho tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fortythree moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Fortythree!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, One Fortythree made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jermaine Camacho stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's been a hell of a career, but this was my last fight. Thank you all for cheering me on, taking the wins and the losses, but mostly just for making this all worth it!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 2788 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 360 p4p, 299 weight class). Murphy has chosen Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy is looking to clinch but Sturmovik is avoiding it.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sturmovik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmovik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturmovik just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Sturmovik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sturmovik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturmovik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sturmovik lands an overhand right.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturmovik is just out of range.
Sturmovik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sturmovik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturmovik avoids the head kick by Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sturmovik's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmovik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Sturmovik is avoiding it.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kirov Sturmovik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Murphy.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sturmovik's head.
Sturmovik cracks Murphy with a big right hand and Murphy goes down!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturmovik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murphy is rocked!
Sturmovik loads up on a big left hand. Murphy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sturmovik looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Murphy can't hide his disappointment, as Sturmovik celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirov Sturmovik!
A relieved looking Kirov Sturmovik 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 2026 p4p, 2055 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 100 p4p, 115 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Durnin's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren scores with a hook.
Durnin scores with a shot to the body.
Oren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durnin wants to slow Oren down by chopping away at his legs.
Oren throws a quick counter head kick but Durnin was just out of range.
Durnin throws a shot from downtown. Oren moves away and avoids it.
Oren appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durnin throws a push kick but Oren slaps the foot to one side.
Durnin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durnin misses with a body shot.
Oren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oren with a nice calf kick.
Durnin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durnin throws a sloppy head kick and Oren moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Oren there.
Durnin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oren throws a head kick that Durnin semi-blocks.
Durnin throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.
Durnin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oren. Oren obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oren throws a counter high kick but Durnin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Oren.
Durnin wants to clinch up but Oren keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Durnin misses
and Oren counters with a nice leg kick.
Oren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durnin doesn't seem bothered though.
Durnin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oren is just out of range.
Oren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durnin.
Durnin avoids the head kick by Oren.
Durnin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durnin throws a body kick that misses.
Oren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Durnin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durnin doesn't manage to clinch there - Oren circles away.
Durnin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oren connects with a body shot.
Durnin misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durnin misses with a hook to the body
letting Oren counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin throws a nice looking combination but Oren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durnin looks winded!
Oren throws a one two combo.
Durnin doesn't manage to clinch there - Oren circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oren.
Oren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oren lands a nice hook to Durnin's body. Durnin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oren is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Durnin like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Durnin from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Oren!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tarik Oren thanked HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 817 p4p, 1242 weight class) and Jovan Dickons (ranked 124 p4p, 185 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. A fine choice. Dickons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sidung. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dickons shows good takedown defense.
Dickons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dickons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Dickons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Dickons scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickons.
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.
Dickons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickons preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dickons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie controls Dickons momentarily but Dickons frees himself.
Dickons wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickons defends well.
Dickons wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dickons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Dickons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickons is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickons.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie has his foot on Dickons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dickons works his way back into a safe position though.
Dickons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickons looking to pass the guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Dickons defends easily.
Dickons wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dickons content to stall in guard here.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Dickons cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dickons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dickons jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickons lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickons lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Dickons swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Bryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickons works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie misses with a hook. Dickons ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
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.
Dickons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Dickons slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dickons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickons digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Dickons scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickons lands a jab.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Dickons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickons! But no joy.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickons punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickons moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dickons trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Dickons working away.
Dickons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Dickons tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is trying to control Dickons's posture but Dickons avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Dickons.
Dickons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dickons.
Dickons trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Dickons postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Dickons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Dickons postures up.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dickons is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
Dickons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dickons has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dickons looking to pass the guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jovan Dickons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dickons is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dickons counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dickons is avoiding it.
Dickons scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
That's time! 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.
Dickons moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Dickons punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Dickons lands.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dickons defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Dickons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dickons lands a left hand.
Dickons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickons blocks the elbow strike.
Dickons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dickons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Dickons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Dickons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickons's brow.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dickons's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Dickons tries to pass.
Dickons has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hidden. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dickons has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Dickons's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Gracie!
After winning the bout, Bryan Gracie 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 618 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 28 p4p, 93 weight class). Fisticuffs has chosen All Eyez On Me - Tupac as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisticuffs throws an off balance right hand
and Railio counters with a straight right hand.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Fisticuffs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisticuffs defending well as Railio loads up on a big left hand.
Fisticuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fisticuffs misses with a right hand
and Railio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisticuffs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Railio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Fisticuffs misses its intended target.
Railio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fisticuffs throws a predictable looking body shot
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 0:35 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 936 p4p, 722 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 140 p4p, 112 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttu misses with an uppercut
and Blikstein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruttu tries to move into range but Blikstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruttu misses the jab.
Ruttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blikstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blikstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blikstein throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blikstein lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu misses with a hook. Blikstein ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Blikstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruttu scores with a decent looking hook.
Blikstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruttu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Blikstein staying out of range there.
Blikstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ruttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blikstein momentarily.
Ruttu throws a shot to the body.
Ruttu throws a lazy uppercut
and Blikstein counters with a straight right hand.
Blikstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruttu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blikstein takes one to the chin there.
Ruttu throws a chopping leg kick but Blikstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blikstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blikstein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blikstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruttu.
It seemed like Ruttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blikstein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruttu was covering up waiting for the punch and Blikstein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blikstein postures up.
Blikstein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruttu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blikstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blikstein postures up in Ruttu's guard and throws a big left but Ruttu blocks it.
Ruttu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blikstein makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruttu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blikstein throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Blikstein works over Ruttu with some ground and pound from guard.
Blikstein 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.
Ruttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blikstein postures up in Ruttu's guard and throws a big left but Ruttu blocks it.
Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruttu's head.
Ruttu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruttu is trying to control the position but Blikstein postures up.
Blikstein distracts Ruttu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blikstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blikstein is one step ahead there.
Blikstein lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blikstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruttu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruttu pulls Blikstein in close to prevent any damage.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruttu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blikstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Blikstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruttu 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 Blikstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blikstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruttu connects with a body shot.
Reino Ruttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruttu.
Blikstein throws a front kick that sends Ruttu stumbling back into the cage.
Blikstein moves away from the strike by Ruttu.
Blikstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blikstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein misses with a head kick.
Blikstein walks into a left hand.
Ruttu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bliksteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a body kick.
Ruttu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blikstein. Blikstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blikstein throws a low kick but Ruttu moves out of range easily.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruttu as he avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruttu as he connects with a hook.
Ruttu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blikstein.
It looked like Blikstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blikstein walks into a jab.
Ruttu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blikstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein walks into a stiff left hand from Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with a nice strike.
Ruttu throws an off balance right hand
and Blikstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Blikstein tries to score with a low kick but Ruttu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruttu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blikstein is looking to land body kicks.
Reino Ruttu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blikstein with a body shot.
Ruttu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruttu scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein blocks a head kick by Ruttu.
Blikstein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu thows a leg kick but Blikstein checks it
and Blikstein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruttu thinking.
Ruttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blikstein throws a head kick but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blikstein is looking to wear down Ruttu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu digs a good hook to Blikstein's body.
Blikstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bliksteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruttu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruttu lands a glancing blow to the side of Blikstein's head.
Blikstein defending well as Ruttu loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blikstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruttu - the referee stops the clock and Blikstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruttu. Blikstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blikstein scores with a nice strike.
Blikstein misses with a body shot
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Blikstein tries for a takedown but Ruttu circles away easily
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ruttu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Blikstein.
Blikstein slips under a jab from Ruttu.
Blikstein appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blikstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruttu throws out the jab.
Blikstein went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blikstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruttu circles away.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blikstein with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Blikstein.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blikstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Ruttu cracks Blikstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruttu. That's going to slow Blikstein down.
Ruttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruttu lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blikstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Ruttu tenderised Blikstein's leg. Blikstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blikstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the body.
Ruttu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruttu misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruttu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlikstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ruttu feints and then cracks Blikstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blikstein down.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Blikstein's head but Blikstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blikstein momentarily.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruttu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruttu throws a jab when Blikstein was well out of range.
Ruttu cracks Blikstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blikstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Blikstein's head but Blikstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blikstein ducks right into an uppercut from Ruttu.
Ruttu connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown but Ruttu shows good takedown defense.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Blikstein avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruttu takes a swing at Blikstein's ribcage but misses.
Ruttu throws a looping overhand right but Blikstein ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Ruttu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruttu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Ruttu!
Our winner, Reino Ruttu, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Primo (ranked 838 p4p, 705 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 58 p4p, 33 weight class). Primo comes to the cage accompanied by Returns a King. Vunipola Veainu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
 It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Primo tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Primo. Beautiful body shot.
Primo throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Primo toppling to the canvas! Primo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
It looks like Hero Primo has been cut.
Primo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Primo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Veainu counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunipola Veainu!
Hero Primo was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ll Train Hard & Win Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 320 p4p, 279 weight class) and Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 46 p4p, 37 weight class). Cheese has chosen The Midnight NAMBLA as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Jimenez throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheese.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
A low kick from Jimenez misses
and Cheese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Jimenez.
Good shot there by Jimenez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Cheese avoids them all with ease.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jimenez stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jimenez takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez throws a leg kick
and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez is rocked!
Jimenez tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Cheese with a series of wild strikes but Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
Jimenez thuds a left hand into Cheese's body.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez throwing a counter right hand but Cheese manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez is looking to slow Cheese down with leg kicks.
Cheese has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimenez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimenez scores with a push kick.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Cheese's defenses.
Cheese swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez shoots in and gets a takedown into Cheese's guard.
Jimenez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Jimenez is looking to control Cheese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jimenez avoid being mounted?
Cheese prevents Jimenez from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Jimenez is trying to control but can't.
Cheese perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cheese slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Cheese lands a nice looking body kick.
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimenez misses with a takedown
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez thuds his right hand into Cheese's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Cheese moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Jimenez.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Cheese prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimenez throws a head punch that misses.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimenez tries to score a body lock takedown but Cheese shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez misses with a wild combination.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cheese slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Cheese lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jimenez throws a leg kick
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice right hand that sends Jimenez toppling to the canvas! Jimenez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cheese finish him?!
Oh Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimenez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cheese counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Jimenez out cold! What a finish! Cheese is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Eric Cheese!
After winning the bout, Charles Eric Cheese 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class) and Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Mike Haggar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar lands a nice shot to the body.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seanoa.
Seanoa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seanoa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haggar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seanoa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seanoa wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Seanoa forces his way into half guard.
Seanoa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seanoa looks to land a strike but Haggar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haggar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seanoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Seanoa controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Seanoa keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seanoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar stays in close to Seanoa's body and controls the position.
Seanoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Seanoa is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily.
Seanoa working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar postures up.
Seanoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haggar defends it easily.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Seanoa keeps moving.
Seanoa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seanoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seanoa's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seanoa looking to control.
Seanoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haggar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haggar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seanoa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haggar should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Seanoa has tightened it up now! Haggar 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 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Nuufo Seanoa 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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