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APEX 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 23547 p4p, 24087 weight class) and Hans Machiels (ranked 511 p4p, 503 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Machiels!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Machiels to the mat! Machiels manages to get full guard.
Machiels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Machiels is having none of it.
Machiels wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Machiels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Machiels stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machiels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machiels is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Machiels closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Machiels tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Machiels holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Machiels is defending well.
Alvarez trying to control the pace.
Machiels gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machiels being controlled here, momentarily.
Machiels controlling the position.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Machiels.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Machiels has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Machiels wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Machiels isn't so interested in that idea.
Machiels tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Machiels looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machiels is on top in guard.
Machiels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiels controlling from the top position.
Machiels trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Machiels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Machiels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machiels tries to sprawl but Alvarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez controlling the action here.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Machiels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Machiels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Machiels controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Machiels keeps moving.
Machiels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Machiels tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Machiels is stalling in the full guard.
Machiels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez is trying to buck Machiels off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiels is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez prevents Machiels from moving into mount.
The referee asks Machiels politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Machiels prefers to stall for the moment though.
Machiels is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Machiels from moving into mount.
Machiels keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez is not content to let Machiels control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Machiels trying to control the position.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Machiels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machiels pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackson Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Machiels dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Machiels avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Machiels is looking to clinch.
Machiels clinches up against the cage.
Machiels landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Jackson Alvarez has been cut.
Machiels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machiels lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Machiels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Machiels lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Machiels manages to get underhooks.
Machiels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machiels landing knees to the head.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machiels lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machiels prevents it.
Alvarez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machiels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez tries to break free but Machiels pushes him back against the cage.
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machiels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machiels throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machiels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machiels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Machiels misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machiels.
Machiels lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machiels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machiels dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machiels.
Nice jab there from Machiels.
Machiels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Machiels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machiels tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jackson Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machiels tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machiels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Hans Machiels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machiels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvarez tightens his grip and picks Machiels up, before dumping him to the ground. Machiels manages to land in guard.
Machiels pushes Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Machiels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez tries to counter with a takedown but Machiels is quick to defend against it.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Machiels's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Machiels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machiels 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Machiels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Menes Kai (ranked 3736 p4p, 3986 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 380 p4p, 396 weight class). Kai's entrance music is The Astronaut - Jin. A fine choice. Aydin has chosen Mockingbird - Eminem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai throws a head kick but Aydin moves out of range.
Kai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aydin sizes up Kai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kai slips a straight right by Aydin.
Aydin 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.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Aydin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kai.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Aydin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kai.
Aydin moves into the clinch.
Aydin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Aydin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aydin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aydin misses with an elbow over the top.
Aydin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aydin moves forwards but Kai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aydin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aydin avoids the body shot from Kai.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Kai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aydin! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aydin looks to throw the jab but Kai is out of range.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Aydin.
Jab, jab by Kai - just one landing.
Kai lands a high kick!
Aydin misses the jab.
Aydin misses with a hook. Kai ducked under it nicely.
Aydin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kai throws a push kick but Aydin slaps the foot to one side.
Aydin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aydin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aydin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Aydin is rocked!
Menes Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aydin lands a jab.
Aydin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
Aydin seems to have recovered his senses.
Aydin looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aydin.
Kai lands with a shot to the body.
Aydin missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aydin avoids the head kick by Kai.
Kai fails to land with a series of punches.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aydin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kai staying out of range there.
Aydin throws a good cross that connects.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aydin throws out a counter right but Kai avoids it with no problem.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aydin.
Aydin wants to counter with a clinch but Kai pushes him away.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Aydin is just out of range.
Aydin jabs at Kai's body.
Kai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kai moves away from the strike by Aydin.
Aydin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kai on the side of the head.
Aydin misses with a looping right.
Aydin walks into a stiff left hand from Kai.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aydin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aydin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kai.
Kai scores with a punch to the head.
Aydin slips under a jab from Kai.
Kai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aydin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kai scrambles back to his feet.
Aydin swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai misses the jab.
Aydin misses with a straight left.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aydin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aydin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Aydin.
Aydin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aydin tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai ducks right into an uppercut from Aydin.
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!
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aydin misses with a hook. Kai ducked under it nicely.
Kai cracks Aydin with an open hand slap.
Aydin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aydin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kai momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai cracks Aydin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Aydin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kai pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Aydin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Menes Kai!
Menes Kai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reiner Blood (ranked 3282 p4p, 2769 weight class) and Chen Mei (ranked 403 p4p, 356 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reiner Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chen Mei!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mei on the side of the head.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown. Mei tries to sprawl out of it but Blood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blood moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMei.
Blood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
Mei digs a good hook to Blood's body.
Blood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mei throws a series of strikes that have Blood backpedaling.
It looks like Reiner Blood has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mei circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiner Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Mei scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Mei does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Blood finds it's way through Mei's defenses.
Mei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mei lands with a right that hurts Blood. Blood looks to clinch but Mei throws a short knee that drops Blood. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Chen Mei!
Chen Mei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Read (ranked 2977 p4p, 4824 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 385 p4p, 527 weight class). Read comes into the arena with Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Greyvine's choice of entrance music: Ace of Spades - Motorhead. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greyvine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greyvine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greyvine misses with a punch on the inside.
Greyvine struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Greyvine misses with some punches.
Read has Greyvine pushed against the cage.
Read blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greyvine is struggling to control the position.
Greyvine has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greyvine.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyvine.
Read stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Greyvine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Greyvine tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Greyvine throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greyvine backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Read.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Greyvine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greyvine avoids it.
Read looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greyvine lands with a right to the head.
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greyvine.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Read looking to stall.
Greyvine misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling against the cage.
Greyvine tries to stall but Read uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greyvine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Read.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Read blocking some punches.
Read landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greyvine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greyvine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greyvine as Read tries to tie him up.
Read wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Read.
Greyvine tries to keep at a distance but Read has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyvine is trying to break free.
Greyvine working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read is pushing Greyvine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Read closes the distance and pushes Greyvine back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Greyvine.
Read looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greyvine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Read connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greyvine's face.
Read tries to work over Greyvine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Read's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greyvine blocks it with crossed arms.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read landing knees to the body.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Greyvine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Read backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greyvine.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyvine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greyvine dodges an elbow strike from Read.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Read is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greyvine.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Greyvine avoids the damage to the body.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greyvine struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greyvine blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Greyvine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyvine scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read avoiding damage.
Read blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
A short left from Read.
Greyvine misses with a punch on the inside.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read lands a left hand.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Read has Greyvine pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Read for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Greyvine misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greyvine.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Read.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greyvine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Read throws out a powerful jab.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greyvine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greyvine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Read manages to avoid it.
Greyvine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Greyvine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greyvine keeps the fight on the outside.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyvine.
A head punch on the inside from Greyvine fails to land.
Greyvine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chance Greyvine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greyvine avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Read.
Read blocking some punches.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Read is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read blocks a body shot from Greyvine.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Greyvine - that landed with a thud.
Read pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greyvine lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
Greyvine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greyvine is trying to break free.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Greyvine is looking to control Read's arms but Read gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greyvine has his back to the cage.
Greyvine blocks a body shot from Read.
Greyvine misses with a body punch.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greyvine managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
Greyvine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Greyvine.
Greyvine has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greyvine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greyvine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Greyvine throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Greyvine fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Read just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greyvine's brow.
Read is pushing Greyvine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyvine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Read is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greyvine is keeping busy.
Greyvine breaks from the clinch.
Greyvine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greyvine looks to land a left hand but Read moved out of range nicely.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greyvine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greyvine fails to land with a series of punches.
Greyvine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greyvine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Read wants to clinch up but Greyvine keeps it at a distance.
Read is looking to clinch but Greyvine is avoiding it.
Greyvine takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Greyvine misses with a hook. Read ducked under it nicely.
Read clinches.
Read throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Greyvine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Greyvine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greyvine keeps the fight on the outside.
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Greyvine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Read wants to stall.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Greyvine avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyvine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Read stalls.
Greyvine swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Greyvine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greyvine 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Porto (ranked 1691 p4p, 2851 weight class) and Journey Sky (ranked 227 p4p, 367 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Porto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sky.
Sky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porto.
Porto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Porto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Porto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sky swivels and escapes.
Sky 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.
Porto blocks a jab.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Sky.
Porto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Porto drops back looking for a leg! Sky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sky manages to kick Porto off! Porto jumps back into Sky's guard.
Porto is in close to Sky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Porto pushing down on Sky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Porto trying to control from half guard but Sky is working away.
Porto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sky's head.
Porto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Porto prevents Sky from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sky is refusing to be controlled, as Porto sits in half guard.
Sky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sky is trying to stand.
Porto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky is trying to stand up here but Porto is controlling him well.
Porto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Porto trying to mount his opponent but Sky defends it.
Porto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Porto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto working Sky over with strikes here.
Porto throws some wild stikes that Sky manages to avoid easily.
Porto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Porto lands with some strikes.
Porto lands a big shot there that rocks Sky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Porto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Porto working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sky is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Porto.
Porto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Porto unloads with some shots from mount but Sky bucks and avoids them well.
Porto is working for a guillotine from mount but Sky frees his head quite easily.
Porto breaks from Sky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Porto thowing shots but they're missing.
Porto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Porto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sky staying out of range there.
A big right from Porto misses.
Sky only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Porto has time to react.
Sky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Sky does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Sky.
Sky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Porto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sky blocks a jab.
Sky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Porto throws a hook but Sky avoids it easily.
Sky throws a big shot that misses.
Porto throws an overhand right that lands on Sky's shoulder, as Sky tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Sky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto throws a shot from downtown. Sky moves away and avoids it.
Sky digs a good hook to Porto's body.
Sky misses with a straight left.
Porto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sky throws a jab but it's blocked by Porto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sky cracks Porto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sky missing with a left hand there. Porto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Journey Sky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porto misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sky looks to land a left hand but Porto moved out of range nicely.
Sky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sky defending well as Porto loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Porto.
Sky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Porto has time to react.
Porto misses with a straight left.
Porto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sky can do to turn this around?
Porto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sky needs to keep his hands up - Porto had a free shot at his head there.
Porto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sky.
Porto slips under a jab.
Porto shoots in and bounces Sky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porto throwing strikes from guard but Sky blocks nicely.
Nero Porto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porto tries to free his leg and advance position but Sky is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky wants to stand but Porto is controlling the position.
Sky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Porto has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sky is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Porto yanks on the arm and Sky is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Porto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nero Porto!
Nero Porto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 2333 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Charles Lee (ranked 282 p4p, 279 weight class). 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Lee!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andary attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andary digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andary was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Gary Andary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Andary in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andary throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Andary avoiding damage.
Andary throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee successfully pulls 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.
Andary trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andary looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary looking to pass the guard.
Andary is looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard.
Andary is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Andary 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.
Andary is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lee presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Andary not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andary tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee pulls Andary in close to prevent any damage.
Andary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andary trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andary wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Andary scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Lee.
Andary looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Andary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Andary misses with a looping left.
Andary thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andary manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andary swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Andary instigates a clinch.
Andary blocking some punches.
Andary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Andary can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Andary working aggressively here.
Andary dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andary takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee avoiding damage as Andary throws knees to the body.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Andary turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andary throws an elbow but misses.
Andary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Andary's head.
Andary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Andary slips the punch.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andary looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Andary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Andary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andary sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Andary avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Andary back into the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Andary.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Andary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Andary.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Andary seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Andary tries to tie him up.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andary just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gary Andary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Lee.
Andary is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andary throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee digs a right hand into Andary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andary's gas tank.
Lee pushes Andary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andary is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andary throws an elbow but misses.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Andary turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andary trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but Andary holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Andary struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andary wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Andary wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andary working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andary has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Andary's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Andary is keeping the position.
Andary throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lee uses it to pass to side control.
Lee controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A control attempt from Andary but he's now mounted!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andary throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Andary feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Andary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries a body shot but Andary blocks it.
Andary misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andary tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Andary back against the cage.
Andary lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Charles Lee has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Andary blocks an uppercut.
Lee gets control of Andary's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andary controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling Andary's posture.
Andary tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andary controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Andary trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a body punch but Andary moves out of range.
Andary fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee just manages to avoid it.
Andary throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a jab when Andary was well out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Andary avoids it easily.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Andary swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab from Andary.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Andary with an uppercut!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andary.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Andary lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andary misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gary Andary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andary.
Andary throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Andary tries a head kick but it misses.
Andary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee tries to clinch but Andary moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andary blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Andary throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A big left from Lee misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Andary.
Lee tries to clinch up but Andary circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Andary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Andary throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andary connects with a leg kick.
Gary Andary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Andary.
I think Lee 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Lee!
Charles Lee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 2730 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 309 p4p, 271 weight class). Picard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thibodeaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Picard jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Picard. Picard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Picard drops Thibodeaux with a left right combo! Picard follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like August Thibodeaux has been cut.
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!
Thibodeaux is trying to buck Picard off.
Thibodeaux is trying to control Picard's posture but Picard avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A control attempt from Thibodeaux but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Picard pushes him away.
Thibodeaux can't escape the position.
Picard is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Picard misses with a series of wild punches.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picard misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Picard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thibodeaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Thibodeaux.
It looks like Jean Luc Picard has been cut.
Picard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Picard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Picard throws a sloppy head kick and Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Picard's shoulder, as Picard tries to avoid the shot.
Picard ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Picard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Picard's front leg but catches the back leg as Picard tries to avoid it.
Picard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thibodeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux works Picard's body with a nice hook.
Picard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thibodeaux.
Picard avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picard walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Picard moves out of range easily.
Picard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
An inside leg kick lands from Picard.
Picard lands a head kick that stumbles Thibodeaux and the fighters go to the mat.
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux seems keen to control Picard's posture.
Oh Thibodeaux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibodeaux is trying to control the position but Picard postures up.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Thibodeaux pulls Picard in close to prevent any damage.
Thibodeaux working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Picard has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thibodeaux tries to kick Picard off but Picard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thibodeaux is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picard is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice combination. Picard backs away looking to recover.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Picard was well out of range.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picard at a distance.
Picard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Picard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Thibodeaux does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Luc Picard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Picard.
Picard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Picard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thibodeaux momentarily.
Picard misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Picard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thibodeaux throws a series of punches but Picard avoids them all with ease.
Picard moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jean Luc Picard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Picard fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Picard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Picard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Sloppy strikes from Picard. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard throws a sloppy head kick and Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Picard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Thibodeaux.
Picard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Picard scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picard takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Picard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Picard catches Thibodeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thibodeaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Picard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Picard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Picard throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux avoids them all with ease.
Picard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Picard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux cracks Picard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Picard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thibodeaux finish him?
Picard is rocked!
That has opened up Jean Luc Picard's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Picard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux connects with a stiff jab that staggers Picard - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). August Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bass (ranked 3312 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 387 p4p, 286 weight class). Thompson has chosen Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Bass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bass is just out of range.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Bass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been told by Bass's head coaches at BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thompson misses with a body shot
and Bass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson tries for a takedown but Bass circles away easily
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
Sam Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Bass is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Bass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Bass sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Bass throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson throws a body punch but Bass moves out of range.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Bass throws a counter high kick but Thompson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bass counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
Thompson looks winded!
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Thompson throws a lazy body kick
and Bass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Bass counters with a huge left! Thompson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bass isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Thompson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Bass!
Sam Bass gave a mention to Phoenix (for sale) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 1867 p4p, 882 weight class) and Malig Hunt (ranked 230 p4p, 120 weight class). MacAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - This Was My Life. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Hunt.
MacAlister misses the jab.
Hunt misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from MacAlister on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAlister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacAlister misses the jab.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. MacAlister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacAlister misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister fails to land with a series of punches.
MacAlister ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A left lands for Hunt.
MacAlister throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt throws the left hand but MacAlister avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Hunt misses.
MacAlister tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacAlister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt stuns MacAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAlister.
Hunt punishes MacAlister's body with a nice straight punch.
MacAlister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAlister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and MacAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
MacAlister throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Nice shot by Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
MacAlister avoids the body shot from Hunt.
MacAlister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
MacAlister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of MacAlister's head.
Hunt stuns MacAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacAlister throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt jabs MacAlister right on the nose. MacAlister blinks but takes it well.
MacAlister misses with a straight left.
Hunt throws a jab when MacAlister was well out of range.
MacAlister walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
MacAlister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
A low kick lands for MacAlister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
MacAlister takes one on the button.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacAlister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacAlister misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
MacAlister tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAlister.
MacAlister jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacAlister had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
MacAlister throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt sizes up MacAlister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacAlister misses the shot to the body.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
MacAlister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and MacAlister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Hunt catches MacAlister right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. MacAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAlister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MacAlister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from MacAlister misses its target.
MacAlister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacAlister sets himself, and Hunt steps forward looking for the clinch! MacAlister avoids it this time.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt blocks a head kick by MacAlister.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacAlister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacAlister.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from MacAlister.
Hunt moves away from the strike by MacAlister.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacAlister staying out of range there.
MacAlister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacAlister takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacAlister motions for Hunt to come forward. MacAlister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as MacAlister lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
MacAlister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by MacAlister.
A counter left hand to the body from MacAlister misses its target.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacAlister throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacAlister's head.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
MacAlister throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether MacAlister might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAlister slips under a jab.
MacAlister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacAlister sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacAlister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacAlister throws a big counter combination but Hunt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
MacAlister staying out of range there.
MacAlister moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt thuds a left hand into MacAlister's body.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt forces MacAlister back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAlister looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacAlister scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
MacAlister is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAlister blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt tries to stall but MacAlister uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacAlister's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for MacAlister.
MacAlister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
MacAlister has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt pushes MacAlister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacAlister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacAlister breaks from the clinch.
Hunt jabs at MacAlister's body.
Hunt looks to clinch
and MacAlister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacAlister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a hook. MacAlister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. MacAlister moves away and avoids it.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - MacAlister had a free shot at his head there.
MacAlister looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt wants to counter the offense by MacAlister and move into the clinch position.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
MacAlister throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt with a nice cross.
MacAlister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. MacAlister should have avoided that one.
MacAlister throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a hook but MacAlister avoids it easily.
MacAlister is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MacAlister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacAlister avoids the body shot from Hunt.
MacAlister throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Hunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt works MacAlister's body with a nice hook.
MacAlister misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt is pushing MacAlister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by MacAlister.
MacAlister blocking some punches.
Hunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MacAlister seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunt can turn it around.
MacAlister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of MacAlister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
MacAlister misses with an uppercut.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on MacAlister's shoulder, as MacAlister tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malig Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacAlister.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt jabs MacAlister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt lands a jab to MacAlister's midsection.
MacAlister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacAlister's head backwards.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt digs a good body shot into MacAlister's ribs.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacAlister.
MacAlister tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
MacAlister misses with a head kick.
MacAlister throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacAlister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. MacAlister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacAlister throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt slips a jab from MacAlister.
MacAlister misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAlister.
Hunt blocks a jab.
MacAlister circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacAlister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt thuds his right hand into MacAlister's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt moves out of range as MacAlister strikes.
Jab from Hunt.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. MacAlister saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
MacAlister misses with a body shot.
MacAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt defending well as MacAlister loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
A big right from MacAlister misses.
A head kick misses from MacAlister.
MacAlister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacAlister there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacAlister misses with a head kick.
MacAlister on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacAlister slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAlister manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacAlister swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacAlister throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
MacAlister ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt jabs MacAlister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacAlister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a body punch but MacAlister moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into MacAlister's ribs.
No joy there for MacAlister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces MacAlister off the cage and back into range.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAlister throws a big shot that misses.
MacAlister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
MacAlister lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through MacAlister's defenses.
A big left from MacAlister misses.
MacAlister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from MacAlister misses.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacAlister on the side of the head.
MacAlister swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacAlister throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
MacAlister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt punishes MacAlister's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacAlister walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
MacAlister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacAlister scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from MacAlister misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAlister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacAlister misses with a body shot.
MacAlister motions for Hunt to come forward. MacAlister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses the jab.
It looked like MacAlister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
MacAlister cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and MacAlister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt stuns MacAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Hunt cracks MacAlister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacAlister takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacAlister looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt misses with a hook
and MacAlister counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister misses with a low kick.
MacAlister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAlister throws a big shot that misses.
MacAlister moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
MacAlister misses with a left hand
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacAlister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and MacAlister settles back down.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAlister.
MacAlister looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacAlister on the side of the head.
MacAlister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps MacAlister's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
MacAlister lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAlister.
MacAlister's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacAlister scrambles back to his feet.
MacAlister moves away from the strike by Hunt.
MacAlister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
MacAlister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
MacAlister misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from MacAlister misses the target.
MacAlister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAlister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacAlister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting MacAlister counter with a right hand.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacAlister moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Hunt.
MacAlister misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks MacAlister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacAlister digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister lands a slapping body shot.
MacAlister throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAlister blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from MacAlister misses the target.
MacAlister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
MacAlister appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
MacAlister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacAlister darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacAlister avoids the body shot from Hunt.
MacAlister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
MacAlister swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Toby MacAlister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAlister is just out of range.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from MacAlister.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacAlister on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacAlister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacAlister just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAlister with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
MacAlister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt jabs MacAlister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacAlister under the eye.
Hunt tries to bum rush MacAlister with a series of wild strikes but MacAlister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacAlister scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacAlister throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacAlister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt digs a good hook to MacAlister's body.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. MacAlister should have avoided that one.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt slips under a jab from MacAlister.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister misses with a straight left.
Hunt avoids the head kick by MacAlister.
MacAlister digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
MacAlister slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
MacAlister moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. MacAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAlister misses with a head kick.
MacAlister cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAlister.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacAlister. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAlister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Hunt!
Malig Hunt is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 703 p4p, 707 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 89 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bozic.
It seemed like Bozic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bozic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bozic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Bozic's head but Bozic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a head kick that half lands.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bozic.
Bozic thinks about the counter body kick.
Chai lands a big head kick that sends Bozic tumbling to the mat! Chai takes a step backwards and waves Bozic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gabrijel Bozic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Bozic catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Bozic counters with a nice right hand that sends Chai toppling to the canvas! Chai scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bozic finish him?!
Chai is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bozic.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Bozic backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bozic avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws a right hand that Bozic ducks under and follows up with a left that Bozic also avoids with ease.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Bozic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bozic! Chai is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabrijel Bozic!
Gabrijel Bozic is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabrijel Bozic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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