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OFK 388 - Sparr Vs Ritola PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 2475 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 286 p4p, 383 weight class). Tayaen Porfirigo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 15 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porfirigo wants it to stay on the feet.
Herrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Porfirigo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Herrera wants to clinch
and Porfirigo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Herrera pulls Porfirigo in close to his closed guard and prevents Porfirigo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Herrera is trying to keep Porfirigo in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo throws a big elbow that misses.
Porfirigo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porfirigo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Herrera manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Porfirigo is working an open guard so Herrera takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Herrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porfirigo tries to counter with a takedown but Herrera is quick to defend against it.
Herrera wants to clinch up but Porfirigo keeps it at a distance.
Herrera scores with a three punch combo!
Paul Herrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Porfirigo doesn't seem bothered though.
Porfirigo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porfirigo as he jumps to the side.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera misses with a body shot.
Porfirigo tries to counter with a takedown but Herrera is quick to defend against it.
Herrera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porfirigo counters by clinching up.
Herrera is pressed up against the cage. Porfirigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Herrera down to the mat. Herrera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Herrera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown. Herrera fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herrera is trying to keep Porfirigo in close.
Porfirigo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Porfirigo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Porfirigo attempts a counter takedown but Herrera avoids it well and moves away.
Herrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Porfirigo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herrera moves into the clinch successfully.
Herrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porfirigo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Herrera.
Herrera tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Porfirigo is refusing to be controlled, as Herrera sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is positioning himself well to prevent Herrera advancing to mount.
Porfirigo is trying to get back to full guard.
Herrera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porfirigo is working hard here to advance position.
Herrera tries to stand and escape but Porfirigo is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Herrera fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Porfirigo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porfirigo but Porfirigo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tayaen Porfirigo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Herrera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Porfirigo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porfirigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herrera.
Herrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Porfirigo is controlling Herrera's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Porfirigo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Porfirigo has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Porfirigo gets to his feet - Herrera follows without any prompting.
Herrera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porfirigo tries to avoid it but Herrera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porfirigo to the ground. Porfirigo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herrera is defended easily by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Herrera manages to circle out of the way.
Herrera moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herrera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Herrera manages to break the clinch.
Porfirigo moves out of range as Herrera throws a body kick.
Herrera misses with an uppercut
and Porfirigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Herrera.
Porfirigo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Porfirigo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera misses with the combination.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porfirigo sprawls well. Porfirigo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Porfirigo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porfirigo feinted with a counter takedown.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Porfirigo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herrera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porfirigo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Porfirigo as Herrera shoots in.
Porfirigo tries to counter with a takedown but Herrera is quick to defend against it.
Herrera is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Herrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Porfirigo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Herrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Herrera is looking to get back to is feet but Porfirigo passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herrera is not content to let Porfirigo control the position.
Porfirigo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Herrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porfirigo.
A little feinted left hand from Porfirigo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Herrera tries to clinch up but Porfirigo circles away and keeps his distance.
Herrera has his takedown stuffed
and Porfirigo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo jumps guard.
Herrera trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Herrera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera wanted to stand there but Porfirigo had control of the position.
Porfirigo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porfirigo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herrera's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo looking to pass the guard.
Porfirigo won't allow Herrera to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo postures up in Herrera's guard and throws a big left but Herrera blocks it.
Herrera is wriggling around but Porfirigo manages to pass to half guard.
Porfirigo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Porfirigo is working for a kimura but Herrera is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Porfirigo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herrera defends it well.
Porfirigo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Herrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herrera misses with a kick to the body.
Herrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown but Porfirigo shows good takedown defense.
Herrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Porfirigo tries to sprawl out of it but Herrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porfirigo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Herrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Porfirigo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porfirigo is fending him off so far but Herrera persists. Nope, Porfirigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Herrera has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Porfirigo jumps guard and drags Herrera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Herrera pushing down on Porfirigo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Porfirigo is doing well to control the position and prevent Herrera from advancing to side control.
Herrera is thwarting Porfirigo's attempts to control the position.
Herrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herrera trying to mount his opponent but Porfirigo defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tayaen Porfirigo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Porfirigo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Paul Herrera stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love you all!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 2179 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 258 p4p, 449 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama gets caught napping as Nickels dives in and scores a takedown. Lama manages to retain guard.
Lama pulls Nickels in to control the position.
Lama looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nickels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lama controls Nickels momentarily but Nickels frees himself.
Lama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lama is on top in guard.
Nickels has Lama pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama wants to pass the guard but Nickels is keeping the position.
Lama wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lama remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nickels can't do much from the bottom here.
Lama cracks Nickels with a big right hand but Nickels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nickels tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nickels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nickels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lama throws a strike aimed at the side of Nickels's head but Nickels avoids it well.
Lama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lama content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lama landing a few strikes.
Lama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is looking to reverse the position.
Lama lands a few punches from side control.
Nickels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nickels is looking to regain half guard here but Lama keeps moving and retains side control.
Lama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nickels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lama advances nicely into full mount.
Lama controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels wants to control but Lama is having none of it.
Lama looking to finish Nickels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nickels!
Nickels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nickels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lama working for a submission but Nickels is keeping him at bay.
Lama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nickels can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nickels fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lama to the ground. Nickels is now in Lama's guard.
Lama uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nickels shoots in and bounces Lama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lama has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nickels is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lama has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nickels regains guard immediately.
Lama content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nickels for as long as he can get away with.
Lama advances to half guard.
Nickels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lama wants to control but Nickels is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nickels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lama.
Lama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickels keeps working.
Lama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickels can do to turn this around?
Lama trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickels looking for a sweep. Not yet Nickels, not yet.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickels is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lama forces his way into half guard.
Lama slips a nice elbow through Nickels's hands, connecting with Nickels's forehead.
Lama trying to pass the guard but Nickels defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lama connects with a nice short shot to Nickels's temple.
Lama looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lama continues to stall.
Nickels is looking to control Lama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nickels avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lama lands a nice short elbow.
Lama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nickels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nickels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lama.
Lama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nickels wants to get back to full guard.
Nickels is controlling Lama's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lama trying to pass the guard but Nickels defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nickels!
Lama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lama trying to control but Nickels is having none of it.
Lama controlling from mount.
More hug and hope from Lama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Nickels as Lama shoots in.
No joy there for Lama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nickels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lama is fending him off so far but Nickels persists. Nope, Lama circles away and we're back to standing.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickels slips a jab and a cross from Lama.
A head kick misses from Nickels.
Lama went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama lands with an overhand left.
Lama tests Nickels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lama lands a jab to Nickels's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lama showed some decent athleticism there.
Lama is trying to control. Nickels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nickels keeps trying to improve his position.
Lama trying to mount his opponent but Nickels defends it.
Lama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nickels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lama is looking to take a break and control but Nickels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lama wants to pass the guard but Nickels is defending well.
Lama works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Nickels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lama looking to control but Nickels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nickels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nickels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lama taking a breather here.
Lama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lama controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Balal Lama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nickels, who protects the arm well.
Jimmy Nickels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nickels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lama works to advance to full mount. Nickels defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balal Lama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balal Lama!
Balal Lama really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 2384 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 284 p4p, 269 weight class). Daniel Pawlikowski looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pawlikowski is trying to defend but Grayce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pawlikowski is trying to stand.
Grayce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pawlikowski defends it well.
Grayce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pawlikowski defends it well.
Pawlikowski is staying active underneath Grayce , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Grayce .
Grayce prevents Pawlikowski from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grayce wants to advance to full mount but Pawlikowski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grayce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pawlikowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pawlikowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pawlikowski!
Grayce can't do much from the bottom here.
Grayce is looking for a sweep.
Pawlikowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grayce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pawlikowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce gets back to half guard.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Pawlikowski is controlling well.
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grayce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pawlikowski pulls his head out easily.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Pawlikowski is controlling well.
Grayce actively working from the bottom here.
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pawlikowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grayce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pawlikowski has gone for a leg lock! Grayce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pawlikowski's guard.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Grayce drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pawlikowski dives on top into guard.
Grayce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grayce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pawlikowski is aware though and is defending well.
Grayce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grayce trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but Pawlikowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grayce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pawlikowski defends well.
Pawlikowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pawlikowski looking to pass the guard.
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pawlikowski defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayce wants to hit a sweep here but Pawlikowski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grayce there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayce regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Early Grayce will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grayce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grayce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pawlikowski sprawls and moves away.
Pawlikowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Grayce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pawlikowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pawlikowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grayce controls the pace.
Pawlikowski looking to control.
Grayce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce is pushing down on Pawlikowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pawlikowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Grayce has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski gets back to full guard.
Grayce passes Pawlikowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grayce is looking to stall here but Pawlikowski recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pawlikowski trying to control the position.
Pawlikowski keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Pawlikowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grayce is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grayce 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.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pawlikowski's guard.
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
Grayce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pawlikowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce is working for a kimura but Pawlikowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Pawlikowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grayce is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is trying to control the action in half guard but Pawlikowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pawlikowski is looking to improve his position.
Grayce passes to side control.
Pawlikowski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grayce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pawlikowski, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain half guard here but Grayce keeps moving and retains side control.
Grayce is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pawlikowski is trying to escape and Grayce transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pawlikowski is forced to tap! Nice work there by Grayce ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Our winner, Early Grayce , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 2030 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 92 p4p, 133 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jesus.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jesus up against the cage.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Jesus gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jesus tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooper.
Cooper pushes Jesus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jesus.
Cooper stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jesus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper gets through Jesus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jesus misses with some punches.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Cooper has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jesus regains guard immediately.
Cooper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper forces his way into half guard.
Cooper winds up and cracks Jesus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Cooper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jesus wants to get back to his feet.
Cooper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cooper.
Cooper scoring with strikes but Jesus is staying in there.
Cooper is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Cooper extends the arm and Jesus is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Cooper!
An out of breath Matt Cooper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 742 p4p, 21609 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 90 p4p, 586 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mueller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mueller lands a nice looking body shot.
Mueller swings for the body but Jameison moves out of range.
Jameison shoots in looking for a takedown but Mueller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jameison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mueller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jameison drives through and clinches with Mueller against the cage.
Mueller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mueller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mueller turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mueller manages to end up in side control.
Mueller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mueller is working Jameison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mueller working away.
Mueller landing strikes.
Mueller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jameison some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mueller connects with a decent elbow.
Mueller cracks Jameison with a big right hand but Jameison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jameison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mueller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mueller working the head with strikes.
Jameison is trying to improve his position.
Jameison taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've been hearing that Mueller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mueller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
 Jameison is rocked!
A big shot lands for Mueller! That's hurt Jameison! Will he recover? Mueller fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marwin Mueller!
Marwin Mueller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 1922 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 200 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomstaerk throws a chopping leg kick but Belvedere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belvedere displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Belvedere controls Bomstaerk momentarily but Bomstaerk frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bomstaerk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belvedere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk slips nicely into half guard.
Bomstaerk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belvedere looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belvedere tries to roll over but Bomstaerk keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belvedere is defending against the submission attempts here by Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
Ground and pound from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomstaerk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing that Bomstaerk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bomstaerk is taking a breather. Belvedere says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Belvedere wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bomstaerk wants to take a breather but Belvedere is having none of it.
Bomstaerk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belvedere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bomstaerk is working away from the top position though.
Bomstaerk is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
Belvedere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bomstaerk is trying to control. Belvedere wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bomstaerk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belvedere kicks Bomstaerk off and gets back to his feet.
Bomstaerk throws a leg kick
and Belvedere counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomstaerk misses with an uppercut. Belvedere saw that one coming.
Belvedere flicks out a counter leg kick but Bomstaerk steps away.
Bomstaerk looks to land a combination but Belvedere avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk misses with a left hand
and Belvedere counters with a left and a right that stings Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bomstaerk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belvedere counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Bomstaerk blocks the low kick.
A big left from Belvedere misses.
Bomstaerk attempts a counter takedown but Belvedere avoids it well and moves away.
Belvedere throws a lazy right hand but Bomstaerk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belvedere dodges the punch combination from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomstaerk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belvedere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bobby Bomstaerk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomstaerk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belvedere circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomstaerk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belvedere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bomstaerk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belvedere.
Bomstaerk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bomstaerk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belvedere sprawls well. Belvedere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bomstaerk gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bomstaerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belvedere tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bomstaerk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belvedere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bomstaerk drives through with a takedown into Belvedere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belvedere is trying to control the position but Bomstaerk postures up.
Bomstaerk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belvedere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bomstaerk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bomstaerk postures up.
Bomstaerk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belvedere has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bomstaerk has managed to get both his arms back between Belvedere's legs - danger averted.
Belvedere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bomstaerk is aware though and is defending well.
Bomstaerk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bomstaerk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Belvedere to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bomstaerk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belvedere throws the left hand but Bomstaerk avoids the punch easily.
Bomstaerk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belvedere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk misses with a left hand
enabling Belvedere to counter with a crisp jab.
 Bomstaerk is rocked!
Belvedere leaves Bomstaerk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bomstaerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bomstaerk or perhaps it was just good defense by Belvedere, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belvedere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bomstaerk throws a jab when Belvedere was well out of range.
Bomstaerk throws a body punch but Belvedere moves out of range.
Nice cross by Belvedere.
Belvedere throws a hook but Bomstaerk blocks it.
Belvedere slips a jab from Bomstaerk.
A little jabbing left from Belvedere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bomstaerk misses with a jab to the body
and Belvedere counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bomstaerk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belvedere gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bomstaerk seems to have got his legs back now.
Belvedere rushes Bomstaerk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belvedere pushes off an throws an elbow but Bomstaerk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belvedere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomstaerk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belvedere prevents the takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk tries for a takedown but Belvedere manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bomstaerk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Belvedere is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bomstaerk to the mat. Bomstaerk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belvedere prevents Bomstaerk from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomstaerk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere slips nicely into half guard.
Bomstaerk wants to control but Belvedere is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belvedere seems to be looking for submissions.
Belvedere wants to pass the guard but Bomstaerk is defending well.
Belvedere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belvedere scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bomstaerk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Belvedere shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Belvedere was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bomstaerk throws Belvedere to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk misses with a body shot.
Bomstaerk drives through with a takedown into Belvedere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bomstaerk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belvedere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobby Bomstaerk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bomstaerk frees his head nicely. Oh but Belvedere has switched to an armbar! Bomstaerk is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Richmond Belvedere!
Richmond Belvedere opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 811 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 101 p4p, 136 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Chief Claw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw throws a big shot that misses.
Claw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez checks a low kick from Claw.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Claw's ribs.
Gomez cracks Claw with an open hand slap.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw catches Gomez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick there by Gomez.
Gomez lunges at Claw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Claw's hand.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Claw checks it.
Gomez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Claw is able to avoid easily.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Claw throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Claw on the side of the head.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Claw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Claw. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claw jabs Gomez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Claw's sensitive parts.
Claw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Claw.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Claw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Claw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomez's knee momentarily.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Claw throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Gomez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomez.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw misses with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.
Claw pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomez looks winded!
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Claw scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Claw blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Claw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab. Claw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Claw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Claw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Claw avoids them all with ease.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Claw circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gomez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Claw follows Gomez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Claw!
Chief Claw 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 808 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Last Nightmare (ranked 101 p4p, 136 weight class). Last Nightmare will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nightmare moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nightmare moves away.
Goodman misses with a double jab
letting Nightmare counter with a right hand.
Goodman clinches with his opponent.
Nightmare lands with a left to the head.
Nightmare looking to throw knees to the head but Goodman is blocking nicely.
Goodman trying to stall but Nightmare improves his position.
Nightmare lands with a light punch inside.
Goodman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Last Nightmare has been cut.
Nightmare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nightmare lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nightmare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nightmare scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Nightmare stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a nice uppercut.
Nightmare lands with a short shot to the head.
Nightmare lands with a right to the head.
Nightmare lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmare lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodman or not.
A short right from Nightmare on the inside.
A short left from Nightmare.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nightmare unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goodman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nightmare blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Nightmare lands with a light punch inside.
Nightmare lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Nightmare.
A short right from Nightmare.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a body shot.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nightmare lands with a short shot to the head.
Nightmare scores with a shot to the side of Goodman's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nightmare - that landed with a thud.
Nightmare lands with a right to the head.
Nightmare lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nightmare drops Goodman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Goodman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Goodman is rocked!
Nightmare throws a big uppercut that drops Goodman! More strikes from Nightmare and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Goodman lies dazed against the cage as Nightmare celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Last Nightmare!
Last Nightmare thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Time To Fight Wright (ranked 429 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Simon Hedegaard (ranked 58 p4p, 207 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simon Hedegaard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Hedegaard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hedegaard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hedegaard misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Hedegaard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wright 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.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright wants to stand up but Hedegaard is controlling him.
Wright looking for a guillotine here but Hedegaard defends easily.
Hedegaard slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is positioning himself well to prevent Hedegaard advancing to mount.
Hedegaard prevents Wright from improving his position.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Hedegaard is working for a kimura but Wright is defending it quite comfortably.
Wright looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hedegaard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
Hedegaard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Hedegaard has control of the leg.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hedegaard working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hedegaard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Wright controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hedegaard is working for a kimura here but Wright manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hedegaard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hedegaard keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Hedegaard trying to control the position.
Wright stays in close to Hedegaard's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hedegaard.
Wright lands a body shot.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Hedegaard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hedegaard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedegaard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hedegaard gets slowly back to his feet.
Hedegaard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Time To Fight Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Hedegaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wright napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wright tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright is looking to improve his position but Hedegaard isn't that keen on the idea.
Wright is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hedegaard with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hedegaard manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wright to take his back!
Wright turns into Hedegaard and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedegaard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hedegaard looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedegaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Hedegaard is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hedegaard controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hedegaard trying to move into half guard but instead Wright has managed to sweep!
Hedegaard wants to control the position but Wright says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
Hedegaard is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright pushes Hedegaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hedegaard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wright after a bit of a struggle.
Hedegaard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hedegaard has picked Wright up - he's going for a ride! Hedegaard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hedegaard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hedegaard's back!
Hedegaard is trying to remain composed but Wright is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
You can see the frustration on Hedegaard's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hedegaard.
Hedegaard looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wright scores with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wright.
Wright trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wright controlling well, preventing Hedegaard from escaping the position.
Hedegaard prevents Wright from getting a body triangle.
Hedegaard takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wright. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Time To Fight Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright biding his time, controlling Hedegaard.
Hedegaard breaks Wright's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wright looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wright has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright has Hedegaard pulled in close to control his posture.
Hedegaard stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Wright looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wright wants to sweep here but Hedegaard controlling him for the moment.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hedegaard can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hedegaard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hedegaard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hedegaard dodges the punch combination from Wright.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hedegaard misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Simon Hedegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hedegaard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Time To Fight Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Time To Fight Wright!
Time To Fight Wright made sure to mention his sponsor, Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 140 p4p, 878 weight class) and Tommi Ritola (ranked 22 p4p, 109 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr misses the shot to the body.
Sparr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Ritola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ritola scores with a push kick.
Sparr jabs at Ritola's body.
Ritola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparr cracks a nice hook into Ritola's ribs.
Ritola defending well as Sparr loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Ritola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparr moves away.
Sparr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Sparr. That snapped Ritola's head back.
Sparr scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparr feinted with a counter takedown.
Sparr misses with a wild body shot.
Sparr dips to his left and cracks Ritola with an uppercut!
Sparr looks to land a right hand but Ritola moved out of range.
Ritola looks to throw a body kick
and Sparr counters with a straight right hand.
Sparr moves out of range of the leg kick from Ritola.
A lazy left from Sparr finds it's target.
Sparr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparr misses the target.
Ritola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sparr throws a jab when Ritola was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ritola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sparr.
Ritola stuns Sparr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparr throws an off balance right hand
and Ritola counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparr throws a shot from downtown. Ritola moves away and avoids it.
Ritola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparr with a hook.
Ritola loads up on a big right hand but Sparr slips the punch.
Sparr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritola.
Ritola is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ritola throws a low kick but Sparr avoids it.
Ritola moves away from the strike by Sparr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola slips a straight right by Sparr.
Sparr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sparr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sparr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritola counters with a crisp one two that drops Sparr! Ritola thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sparr to his feet! Sparr is in big trouble!
Sparr is rocked!
Ritola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sparr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sparr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sparr is able to avoid easily.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Ritola avoids it well and moves away.
Ritola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparr rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Ritola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritola raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sparr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sparr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sparr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparr moves away from the strike by Ritola.
Ritola looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Ritola.
Ritola defending well as Sparr loads up on a big left hand.
Ritola throws a head kick but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Ritola.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Sparr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sparr connects with a body shot that sends Ritola's belly button to the back.
Sparr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ritola defends well and Sparr ends up having to push Ritola into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ritola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sparr is trying to drag Ritola to the mat but Ritola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ritola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Sparr.
Ritola can't find room to land a body shot as Sparr controls the action.
Ritola working aggressively here.
Ritola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Sparr avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr can't find room to land a body shot as Ritola controls the action.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sparr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Sparr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparr avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Sparr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sparr throwing strikes from guard but Ritola blocks nicely.
Sparr throws a big elbow that misses.
Ritola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Ritola has wrist control.
Sparr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ritola keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sparr chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands a couple of digs.
Sparr connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritola is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sparr tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sparr has an Americana. Ritola didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sparr is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sparr hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr retains his heavyweight title!
Roger Sparr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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