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OFK 330 - Voronov Vs Late PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3415 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 415 p4p, 426 weight class). Yoji Anjo Anjo 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 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anjo tests Porfirigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porfirigo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porfirigo wants it to stay on the feet.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Anjo shows good takedown defense.
Porfirigo misses with a combination
and Anjo counters with a series of strikes. Porfirigo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anjo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Porfirigo counters by moving into the clinch.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo tries to break the clinch but Anjo is controlling the position.
Anjo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anjo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porfirigo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Porfirigo jumps guard but Anjo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Porfirigo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anjo controlling the position for now.
Porfirigo wants to take a breather but Anjo is having none of it.
Porfirigo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anjo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anjo is trying to stand up here but Porfirigo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Porfirigo is working away from the top position though.
Anjo tries to roll over but Porfirigo keeps him under control.
Porfirigo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porfirigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anjo slaps away a takedown attempt from Porfirigo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porfirigo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anjo tightens his grip and picks Porfirigo up, before dumping him to the ground. Porfirigo manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
Anjo throws a big right hand that misses.
Porfirigo is pulling down on Anjo's head. It's preventing any offense from Anjo, at least for the moment.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Porfirigo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porfirigo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Porfirigo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porfirigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Porfirigo darts in looking for a takedown but Anjo gets double underhooks and turns Porfirigo into the cage.
Anjo throws out a counter right but Porfirigo avoids it with no problem.
Anjo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Porfirigo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo working for a choke but Porfirigo is defending well.
Porfirigo just trying to survive but Anjo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anjo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anjo wants it to stay on the feet.
Anjo throws a counter combo.
Anjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Porfirigo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Porfirigo shoots in but Anjo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anjo pushes Porfirigo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porfirigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anjo just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Porfirigo is working for takedown but Anjo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is trying to pull guard but Anjo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porfirigo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Porfirigo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porfirigo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porfirigo controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo looking to pass the guard.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anjo being controlled here momentarily.
Anjo trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Anjo is looking to advance position but Porfirigo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Anjo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Porfirigo controlling from the full mount.
Porfirigo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anjo for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo working to try and regain half guard.
Porfirigo controlling the position easily from mount.
Anjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porfirigo trying to control but Anjo is having none of it.
Anjo working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porfirigo controlling the pace for now.
Anjo wants to control but Porfirigo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo looking to control but Anjo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anjo leaves Porfirigo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Porfirigo is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Porfirigo. No joy for Anjo on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Porfirigo.
Porfirigo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anjo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Porfirigo has control of Anjo's left arm, preventing Anjo from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Anjo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Porfirigo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Porfirigo is trying to keep Anjo in close.
Anjo trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Porfirigo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anjo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anjo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anjo's back!
Anjo trying to get back to his feet but Porfirigo is in full control for now.
Anjo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Porfirigo's guard. Nice work there by Anjo.
Porfirigo is working an open guard so Anjo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porfirigo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Porfirigo is defended easily by Anjo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porfirigo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porfirigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anjo defends it nicely.
Anjo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Porfirigo is able to avoid easily.
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.
Anjo fails with the takedown.
Porfirigo shoots in and drives through. Anjo sprawls well.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Anjo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Anjo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Porfirigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anjo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoji Anjo Anjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anjo 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoji Anjo Anjo!
After winning the bout, Yoji Anjo Anjo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tayaen Porfirigo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2369 p4p, 3143 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 314 p4p, 388 weight class). Paul Herrera acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead scores with a takedown into Herrera's guard.
Herrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kinkead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kinkead wants to control from the top but Herrera keeps moving.
Kinkead sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera is looking to sweep but instead, Kinkead has passed into half guard.
Kinkead wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Herrera uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Kinkead looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Herrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herrera keeping moving, preventing Kinkead from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Herrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Herrera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kinkead did well to prevent Herrera getting side control.
Herrera is looking to advance position but Kinkead won't allow it.
Kinkead is looking to improve his position.
Kinkead wants to get back to full guard but Herrera has passed into side control.
Kinkead prevents Herrera from improving position.
Kinkead gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kinkead sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kinkead moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Herrera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kinkead pushes Herrera up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kinkead.
Kinkead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herrera is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinkead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinkead lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herrera is trying to break free.
Herrera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinkead avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera tries to pull guard but Kinkead won't allow it.
Kinkead scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinkead lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkead not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Herrera is looking for a triangle but Kinkead pushes his legs off easily.
Kinkead stays in close to Herrera's body and controls the position.
Kinkead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Herrera for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rhashaun Kinkead dominated that 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.
Herrera is looking to clinch but Kinkead is avoiding it.
Herrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kinkead pinned against the cage. Kinkead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kinkead gets caught napping as Herrera dives in and scores a takedown. Kinkead manages to retain guard.
Herrera won't allow Kinkead to sweep him here.
Herrera is posturing up here but Kinkead has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Herrera tries to roll out but it's too tight and Herrera has to tap! Slick submission there by Kinkead!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rhashaun Kinkead!
During a confident post fight interview, Rhashaun Kinkead thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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 Mental Warrior (ranked 2514 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Ingo Szopa (ranked 338 p4p, 324 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. 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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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingo Szopa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szopa in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Warrior there.
Szopa misses with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a huge left! Szopa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Warrior isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Szopa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Warrior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Warrior!
After the fight, Mental Warrior was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 1609 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 194 p4p, 315 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howard circles away.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Claw is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Claw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Claw is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard is looking to advance position but Claw won't allow it.
Howard is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Claw actively working from the bottom here.
Claw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howard pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to take a breather but Claw is having none of it.
Claw looking for subs from the bottom but Howard mounts him!
Howard fails to move to back control.
Claw can't escape the position.
Howard fails to advance to Claw's back.
Claw can't escape the position.
Howard with shots to the head and body - Claw looks very uncomfortable down there.
Howard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Howard 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.
Howard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Claw to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Claw shrugs it off.
Claw defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Howard.
Howard moves to back control.
Claw is trying to break free.
Howard scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw rolls, trying to escape but Howard keeps control of the position.
Howard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Claw has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Claw tries to roll but Howard sticks to his back.
Howard working for the choke.
Howard is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Claw. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Howard is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Claw won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Howard off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dean Howard!
A very excited looking Dean Howard 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Clark (ranked 2078 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 270 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gabriel Soares enters 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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
A left lands for Soares.
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark looks for the body kick but Soares saw that one coming.
Clark shoots in but Soares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soares moves away from the strike by Clark.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares connects with a body shot.
Soares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clark has time to react.
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Jab from Soares.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Clark shakes him off and moves away.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark lands a jab to the nose.
Soares blocks a head kick by Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark misses with a straight right.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Clark shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Clark catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soares blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clark smiles and moves away.
Gabriel Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clark is working away from the top position though.
Soares is staying active underneath Clark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark uses his free foot to push down on Soares's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soares.
Clark looking to ground and pound but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares tries to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
Soares is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark working Soares over with strikes here.
Soares tries to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Clark wants to control the pace but Soares is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Clark there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Soares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Clark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soares looks a forlorn figure.
 Soares is rocked!
Soares tries to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
Soares is still in real trouble! Can Clark finish him?
Clark lands a big elbow - Soares is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Soares is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wesley Clark!
Wesley Clark managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 1087 p4p, 4111 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 153 p4p, 421 weight class). Bamalog is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. 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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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 29 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Perkele lands a head shot.
 It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
Bamalog tries to clinch but Perkele moves away
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Bamalog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perkele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bamalog really felt that one!
Bamalog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Bamalog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Bamalog's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bamalog's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog ducks right into an uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bamalog is looking to clinch.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bamalog looks winded!
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Bamalog in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele drops Bamalog with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bamalog! Perkele dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
After winning the bout, Ispa Perkele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Teke Bamalog had this to say: 'I'll kick ass this bastard'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 1653 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Khalid Magomedov (ranked 223 p4p, 288 weight class). Magomedov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SABINA feat. Timaro - Dagestan . 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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peramaki throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Peramaki looks to land a combination. Magomedov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Peramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Peramaki avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peramaki lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki has managed to clinch.
Peramaki manages to pull guard.
Peramaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peramaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Magomedov passes into side control.
Peramaki tries to buck Magomedov off but Magomedov is having none of it.
Peramaki regains half guard.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peramaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peramaki wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peramaki wants to get back to full guard.
Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magomedov connects with a nice short shot to Peramaki's temple.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peramaki is refusing to be controlled, as Magomedov sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Peramaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peramaki.
Peramaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Peramaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peramaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peramaki defends it well.
Kimmo Peramaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peramaki clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peramaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
Peramaki lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Peramaki.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov moves forwards but Peramaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magomedov pulls Peramaki into guard.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peramaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Magomedov doesn't defend quickly enough and Peramaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Magomedov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Peramaki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1575 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 211 p4p, 260 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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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 29 - 15 - 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomes off the cage and back into range.
Walker throws a hook but Gomes avoids it easily.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Gomes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Walker jabs at Gomes's body.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gomes.
Gomes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Gomes is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomess head.
Gomes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gomes is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomes blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker pounces like a tiger and cracks Gomes with a vicious hook! Gomes is down but not out! Walker follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chief Walker!
A determined Chief Walker didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 1513 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 198 p4p, 218 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Late 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Little Late has been cut.
Late lands with a right hand.
It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
Voronov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Late does no damage.
A head kick misses from Voronov.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Late moved out of range.
Late fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voronov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Late.
Late fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voronov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Late throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Voronov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Late closes the distance and pushes Voronov back into the cage.
Voronov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Late swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Late breaks the clinch.
Late has closed the distance and engaged Voronov in a clinch.
A short right from Voronov.
Late avoiding damage as Voronov throws knees to the body.
Voronov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov works on Late's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronov won't allow it.
Voronov lands with a left to the head.
Voronov lands with a short shot to the head.
Late is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Late is rocked!
A short right from Voronov.
Late is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronov finish him?
Voronov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Late backwards.
Voronov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Late tries to break free but Voronov pushes him back against the cage.
Voronov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Late's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronov.
Voronov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Late's defenses.
That has opened up Little Late's cut even more.
Late wants to break free but Voronov has control.
Voronov pushes Late back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Late looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Late misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voronov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late is looking to break free of the clinch but Voronov has double underhooks.
Voronov lands with a light punch inside.
Voronov scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Voronov.
A nice left hand lands by Voronov.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov pushes Late against the cage. Voronov is working some dirty boxing. Voronov pushes off with a quick right hook! Late goes down! Late tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Voronov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Voronov!
A very excited looking Yuri Voronov 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.
Little Late was interviewed post fight and said 'Duh?!'.
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