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BANZAI COMBAT 85 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Mcclain (ranked 5302 p4p, 5145 weight class) and Lars Gunnar Ekberg (ranked 515 p4p, 507 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodolfo Mcclain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Gunnar Ekberg!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcclain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ekberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ekberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcclain looking to control.
Ekberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ekberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcclain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ekberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekberg looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclain working for a triangle but Ekberg defends it easily.
Ekberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mcclain is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mcclain has escaped and now he's on top!
Mcclain looking to sit in guard and control but Ekberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain trying to control the position.
Ekberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mcclain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mcclain trying to control the position.
Ekberg wants to pass the guard but Mcclain is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg content to stall in guard here.
Ekberg is pushing down on Mcclain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcclain is fighting to maintain full guard but Ekberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ekberg is looking to advance position but Mcclain won't allow it.
Ekberg is controlling the pace.
Ekberg trying to mount his opponent but Mcclain defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lars Gunnar Ekberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ekberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ekberg slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcclain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ekberg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Gunnar Ekberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ekberg has his takedown stuffed
and Mcclain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ekberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Mcclain.
Mcclain is looking to slow Ekberg down with leg kicks.
Ekberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcclain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ekberg should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mcclain takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Rodolfo Mcclain has been cut.
Lars Gunnar Ekberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekberg throws a combination that misses
and Mcclain counters with a good low kick that Ekberg was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcclain circles away.
Ekberg cracks Mcclain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ekberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekberg misses with a combination
and Mcclain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekberg with the counter takedown but Mcclain avoids it easily.
Ekberg instigates a clinch.
Mcclain tries to land a knee to the head but Ekberg blocks with his arms.
Mcclain has had enough of the clinch but Ekberg keeps him there for the moment.
Mcclain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekberg avoids it.
Ekberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcclain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ekberg closes the distance and pushes Mcclain back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ekberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcclain won't allow it.
Mcclain tries to land a knee to the head but Ekberg blocks with his arms.
Mcclain stops a takedown attempt from Ekberg.
Rodolfo Mcclain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Gunnar Ekberg.
Ekberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcclain stops a takedown attempt from Ekberg.
Mcclain tries to land a knee to the head but Ekberg blocks with his arms.
Mcclain misses with a knee strike.
Ekberg is trying to break the clinch but Mcclain is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain wants to stall.
Ekberg works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ekberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ekberg passes Mcclain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ekberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ekberg moves into full mount! Mcclain won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg dominating with strikes here.
Ekberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ekberg controlling from mount.
Mcclain tries to hold on but Ekberg postures up.
Ekberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekberg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mcclain is now in Ekberg's guard. A big mistake from Ekberg there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lars Gunnar Ekberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Mcclain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mcclain leaves Ekberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mcclain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ekberg blocks a head kick by Mcclain.
Ekberg misses with an uppercut
and Mcclain counters with an outside leg kick.
Ekberg swings widly with a right hand
and Mcclain counters with a low kick, right behind Ekberg 's knee.
Mcclain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekberg moves into the clinch.
Ekberg can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcclain gets underhooks to prevent Ekberg's takedown attempt.
Rodolfo Mcclain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Gunnar Ekberg.
Mcclain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ekberg wants to break free but Mcclain has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekberg tightens his grip and picks Mcclain up, before dumping him to the ground. Mcclain manages to land in guard.
Mcclain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcclain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lars Gunnar Ekberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ekberg won't allow Mcclain to get back to his feet.
Ekberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcclain keeping moving, preventing Ekberg from controlling successfully.
Ekberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Mcclain. No joy for Ekberg on that attempt.
Mcclain is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mcclain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mcclain. Ekberg shrugs it off though.
Ekberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mcclain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekberg misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodolfo Mcclain is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcclain counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mcclain.
Ekberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcclain connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mcclain.
Ekberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcclain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcclain tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ekberg manages to circle out of the way.
Ekberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcclain tries to sprawl out of it but Ekberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcclain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg tries to clinch up but Mcclain circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mcclain!
Mcclain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekberg.
Ekberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcclain is defending against the submission attempts here by Ekberg.
Mcclain is looking to control Ekberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcclain avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Mcclain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ekberg 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Gunnar Ekberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Knight (ranked 5182 p4p, 3639 weight class) and Huan Wan (ranked 372 p4p, 313 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huan Wan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wan cracks Knight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knight tried to score with a low kick but Wan checks it.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Wan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wan was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
As Knight backs off Wan throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
Knight pushes Wan away with a front kick.
Wan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight checks a leg kick.
It looked like Knight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wan can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Wan moved away.
Greg Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Wan.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight looks to throw a body kick
and Wan counters with a nice uppercut.
Wan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight misses with a hook. Wan ducked under it nicely.
Wan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wan throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wan throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
As Wan backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight checks a low kick from Wan.
Wan throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight catches Wan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wan cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Wan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wan lands with a shot to the body.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Wan counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wan. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Wan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Wan slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Wan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Wan off balance momentarily.
Wan lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight takes a swing at Wan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wan motions for Knight to come forward. Wan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wan throws a body kick that misses.
A left and a right from Wan both land. Nice combination.
Wan throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Wan. Beautiful body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wan blocks the leg kick.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Wan counters with a nice leg kick.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Wan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Wan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Wan tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Wan with the inside leg kick.
Knight swings for the body but Wan moves out of range.
Wan stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Huan Wan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Wan lands with a good body shot.
Wan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan misses with a looping right.
Wan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knight back to the cage. Wan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Wan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huan Wan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight throws a series of punches but Wan moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wan.
Knight gets a clinch.
Wan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wan moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knight in his tracks.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wan misses with a wild body shot.
Wan cracks Knight with a good jab.
Wan scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight moves into range and clinches up with Wan.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Wan both land. Nice combination.
Wan cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Wan.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan swinging wildly here.
Knight appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Wan counters with a left and a right that stings Knight.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wan takes one to the side of the head.
Wan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Wan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knight throws a leg kick but Wan checks it.
Wan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knight instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan is trying to force a seperation but Knight has the dominant position.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a body kick that misses
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Wan stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wan lands with a good body shot.
Wan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Wan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wan throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wan lands a right hook to the body.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight is looking to slow Wan down with leg kicks.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Wan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wan with a nice calf kick.
A punch combination from Wan misses.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Wan there.
Wan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Wan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Wan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Wan moved away.
Wan misses with a low kick.
Wan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knight misses with a low kick as Wan jumps back.
Wan thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Wan sees coming a mile off.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Wan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Wan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan swinging wildly here.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Wan's knee but Wan avoids it well.
Wan scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wan checks a leg kick nicely.
Wan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Wan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Nice jab there from Knight.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Wan.
It looked like Knight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wan.
Wan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a nice kick to the body.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight scores with a nice body kick.
Wan throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Wan.
Wan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wan.
Wan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight moves into range and clinches up with Wan.
Wan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wan wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
Wan has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
Knight tries a body shot but Wan blocks it.
Huan Wan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wan can't break the clinch.
Greg Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight cracks Wan with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Huan Wan.
I've got Wan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huan Wan!
Huan Wan made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serta Mierta (ranked 5560 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Raiju Trovao (ranked 405 p4p, 325 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serta Mierta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiju Trovao!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mierta digs a good hook to Trovao's body.
Trovao lands with a shot to the body.
Mierta staying out of range there.
Trovao delivers a nice body kick.
Mierta scores with a head kick.
Trovao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mierta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mierta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trovao throws the left hand but Mierta avoids the punch easily.
Mierta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mierta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mierta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trovao. That did some damage!
Mierta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trovao on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mierta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mierta lunges at Trovao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trovao's hand.
Trovao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mierta counter with a right hand.
Mierta shoots in for a takedown but Trovao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta throws a series of punches but Trovao moves out of range.
Trovao moves out of range of the body kick.
Trovao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mierta to counter with a crisp jab.
Mierta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mierta passes into half guard.
Trovao is trying is best to control the position here.
Trovao is looking to control Mierta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trovao avoid being mounted?
Mierta wants to pass to mount but Trovao is defending the position.
Trovao controlling the position well.
Trovao is staying active underneath Mierta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trovao wants to get back to full guard.
Mierta tries to pass to full mount but Trovao defends it.
Mierta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trovao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mierta.
Mierta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trovao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mierta is looking for a kimura but Trovao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mierta to get the leverage.
Trovao is positioning himself well to prevent Mierta advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mierta is trying to control. Trovao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trovao is trying to control but can't.
Mierta is looking to advance position but Trovao won't allow it.
Trovao wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Trovao has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Trovao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trovao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mierta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trovao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mierta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mierta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mierta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mierta throws a head kick that misses
and Trovao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mierta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raiju Trovao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mierta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trovao looks for the body kick but Mierta saw that one coming.
Jab from Trovao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mierta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trovao.
Trovao looks to land a left hand but Mierta moved out of range nicely.
Mierta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trovao circles away.
Trovao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mierta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mierta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mierta catches Trovao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mierta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trovao looks to throw a body kick
and Mierta counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Mierta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mierta.
A left lands for Mierta.
Trovao scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serta Mierta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mierta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trovao.
Trovao misses the jab.
A big left from Mierta misses.
Trovao feints a counter leg kick.
Mierta misses with the body kick
and Trovao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trovao throws a body punch but Mierta moves out of range.
Trovao misses with a body shot.
Good work by Trovao as he checks the leg kick.
Trovao throws a big shot that misses.
Trovao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mierta. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mierta connects with a solid leg kick.
Trovao misses with a low kick.
Trovao just misses with a punch to the body.
Trovao throws a sloppy head kick and Mierta moves out of range easily.
Mierta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Mierta.
Mierta slips a jab from Trovao.
Mierta catches Trovao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mierta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trovao in his tracks.
Trovao scores with a sloppy right hand. Mierta should have avoided that one.
Mierta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trovao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mierta lands with an uppercut that bounces Trovao off the cage and back into range.
Mierta tried to score with a low kick but Trovao checks it.
Mierta misses with a head kick.
Raiju Trovao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trovao misses with a kick to the body
and Mierta counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trovao misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mierta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serta Mierta is winning the standup battle so far.
Trovao throws a big shot that misses.
Trovao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mierta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mierta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trovao.
A cross from Mierta lands.
A leg kick checked by Trovao.
Mierta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trovao.
Trovao throws a body punch but Mierta moves out of range.
Mierta cracks Trovao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mierta slips under a jab from Trovao.
An attempted straight right counter from Mierta misses the target.
Jab by Trovao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trovao throws an off balance right hand
and Mierta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trovao throws a right hand that misses
and Mierta counters with a series of strikes. Trovao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trovao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trovao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trovao lands a head shot.
Mierta connects with a leg kick.
Trovao walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Mierta.
Mierta lands a nice hook to Trovao's body. Trovao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trovao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mierta moves away from the strike by Trovao.
Trovao throws a hook but Mierta blocks it.
Trovao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trovao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trovao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mierta looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mierta slips under a jab.
Trovao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trovao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trovao throws an off balance right hand
and Mierta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trovao throws a right and a left that Mierta avoids nicely.
Trovao misses with a hook
and Mierta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trovao throws a hook to the side of Mierta's head but Mierta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mierta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trovao throws a chopping leg kick but Mierta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mierta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Serta Mierta will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trovao looks to land a left hand but Mierta moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mierta misses the target.
Trovao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trovao throws a hook to the side of Mierta's head but Mierta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Mierta.
Mierta misses with a leg kick
and Trovao counters with a one-two to the body.
Trovao throws a head kick but Mierta moves out of range.
Trovao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mierta.
Trovao misses with a looping left.
Trovao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mierta scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mierta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mierta misses with a low kick.
Mierta throws the left hand but Trovao avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trovao lands a nice looking body shot.
Mierta connects with a single shot there.
Mierta with a nice calf kick.
Trovao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mierta lands with an overhand left.
Trovao throws an overhand right that lands on Mierta's shoulder, as Mierta tries to avoid the shot.
Mierta throws a body shot but no joy.
Mierta lands a head kick!
Mierta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trovao counters with a body kick.
Trovao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mierta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trovao pushes Mierta away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trovao throws a hook but Mierta blocks it.
A head kick misses from Mierta.
Trovao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mierta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trovao throws out a loose jab but Mierta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trovao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice straight punches there by Trovao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trovao.
Trovao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trovao misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Mierta misses the target.
Trovao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mierta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trovao connects with a body shot.
A jab from Trovao misses.
Mierta tries for a takedown but Trovao circles away easily
and Trovao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trovao throws a lazy right hand but Mierta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Mierta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trovao misses with a looping left.
Trovao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mierta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trovao scrambles back to his feet.
Mierta tries a head kick but it misses.
Mierta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trovao just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mierta misses the target.
Trovao throws a sloppy head kick and Mierta moves out of range easily.
Trovao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trovao misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mierta ducks under a wild hook from Trovao.
Trovao throws a head kick that Mierta semi-blocks.
Serta Mierta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trovao lands a jab.
 Mierta is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trovao misses with a body punch
and Mierta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Mierta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mierta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trovao.
Mierta seems to have got his legs back now.
Mierta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trovao pinned against the cage. Trovao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raiju Trovao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mierta walks into a left hand.
Mierta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mierta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mierta misses with an uppercut.
Trovao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trovao throws a hook to the side of Mierta's head but Mierta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Mierta misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raiju Trovao.
Well Mierta 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gavyn Mcintyre (ranked 24596 p4p, 3646 weight class) and Alec Bulkanovski (ranked 417 p4p, 319 weight class). Bulkanovski has chosen Men at work- Down under as his entrance music. Alec Bulkanovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavyn Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Bulkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulkanovski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bulkanovski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulkanovski landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcintyre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulkanovski is one step ahead there.
Mcintyre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcintyre tries to get out of the position.
Bulkanovski lands a couple of digs.
Bulkanovski is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mcintyre has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bulkanovski is looking to defend but Mcintyre has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bulkanovski! Mcintyre pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bulkanovski taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gavyn Mcintyre!
Alec Bulkanovski spoke after the fight, saying 'That's a tough loss to have. but I will come back better. I just need a quick turnaround cause I'm doing my head in.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Cooke (ranked 25150 p4p, 3061 weight class) and Reñan Silva (ranked 439 p4p, 286 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: “Ak Do Flamego”. Reñan Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reñan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cooke is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cooke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooke is retaining full guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Cooke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.
Cooke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooke tries to get out of the position.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cooke's guard.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooke tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Cooke defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooke keeps working.
Cooke taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cooke!
The referee warns Cooke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva working Cooke over with strikes here.
Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Cooke doesn't see it coming and as Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reñan Silva!
Reñan Silva 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 Ashton Ribeiro (ranked 3443 p4p, 25060 weight class) and Leandro Bryant (ranked 356 p4p, 522 weight class). Ashton Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leandro Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bryant enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bryant manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryant struggling a bit here.
Ribeiro working the head with strikes.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ribeiro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bryant looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ribeiro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bryant is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ribeiro lets go of the hold and Bryant can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ashton Ribeiro!
Ashton Ribeiro 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Proctor (ranked 4513 p4p, 3142 weight class) and Ryan McCallum (ranked 479 p4p, 387 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryan McCallum enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Proctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McCallum. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Proctor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Proctor throws a poor cross that misses
and McCallum counters with a left and a right that stings Proctor.
Proctor scores with a jab.
McCallum thuds a left hand into Proctor's body.
Proctor throws a lazy right hand but McCallum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Proctor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Proctor misses with a hook
and McCallum counters with a straight right hand.
Proctor throws a big shot that misses.
McCallum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCallum clinches up against the cage.
McCallum is looking to break free of the clinch but Proctor has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum wants to break free but Proctor has control.
McCallum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCallum manages to break the clinch.
Proctor throws a lazy uppercut
and Proctor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proctor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCallum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
McCallum swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum misses with a wild combination.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
McCallum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan McCallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proctor misses with a straight left.
Proctor misses with a few strikes there.
Proctor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Proctor avoids them all with ease.
Proctor throws a hook to the side of McCallum's head but McCallum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Proctor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor with a nice cross.
McCallum closes the distance and clinches up with Proctor, looking for a takedown. McCallum pushes Proctor against the cage but Proctor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Proctor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Proctor misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that McCallum has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McCallum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for McCallum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallum throws an overhand right that lands on Proctor's shoulder, as Proctor tries to avoid the shot.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. McCallum moves away and avoids it.
McCallum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCallum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Proctor avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
McCallum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proctor.
McCallum misses with a combination
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
Proctor avoids the body shot from McCallum.
It looked like Proctor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCallum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor misses the shot to the body.
Proctor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCallum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Proctor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCallum dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McCallum slips a straight right by Proctor.
Proctor throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McCallum to counter with a crisp jab.
McCallum scores with a three punch combo!
McCallum throws a series of punches but Proctor moves out of range.
Proctor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from McCallum.
Nice straight punches there by Proctor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Proctor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proctor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCallum!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum rushes Proctor and presses him up against the cage.
Proctor manages to break the clinch.
McCallum throws a right and a left that Proctor avoids nicely.
Ryan McCallum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCallum misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Proctor misses its intended target.
A combination from McCallum does no damage.
A shot to the liver by McCallum. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Proctor misses.
Ryan McCallum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCallum staying out of range there.
Proctor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCallum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCallum throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Proctor misses its intended target.
McCallum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
McCallum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Proctor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCallum.
McCallum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Proctor throws the left hand but McCallum avoids the punch easily.
Proctor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCallum takes one to the side of the head.
McCallum misses with a series of wild punches.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCallum. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCallum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Proctor throws a big shot that misses.
McCallum is looking for the big counter here.
McCallum looks to score with a jab to the body but Proctor is just out of range.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from McCallum misses.
McCallum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Proctor rather than just go for the knockout.
McCallum slips under a jab from Proctor.
McCallum slips a jab from Proctor.
Proctor staying out of range there.
Proctor misses with an uppercut. McCallum saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCallum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proctor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCallum 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. This is the final round!
McCallum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCallum throws a big shot that misses.
Proctor throwing a counter right hand but McCallum manages to avoid it.
McCallum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCallum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Proctor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum tried to score with a low kick but Proctor checks it.
Proctor throws the left hand but McCallum avoids the punch easily.
McCallum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor misses with a body shot.
A combination from McCallum does no damage.
Proctor appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCallum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Proctor's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor misses with a right hand
and McCallum counters with a one-two to the body.
McCallum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCallum feints a counter leg kick.
McCallum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Proctor avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Proctor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCallum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proctor throws a lazy right hand but McCallum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paul Proctor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCallum throws a right and a left that Proctor avoids nicely.
McCallum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCallum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Proctor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor throws a hook but McCallum blocks it.
Proctor misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Proctor lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCallum doesn't seem phased though.
McCallum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Proctor looks to land a left hand but McCallum moved out of range nicely.
McCallum ducks under a wild hook from Proctor.
McCallum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Proctor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCallums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from McCallum.
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor misses with the combination.
Proctor misses with a straight right.
McCallum is looking for the big counter here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Proctor, as that shot connected.
Proctor throws the left hand but McCallum avoids the punch easily.
McCallum throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
Proctor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Proctor slips a jab and a cross from McCallum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Proctor scores with a jab. McCallum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCallum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCallum misses with a body shot
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 McCallum is rocked!
McCallum is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Proctor moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Proctor!
After the big win, Paul Proctor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johagum Visagie (ranked 3427 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Joe Denver (ranked 378 p4p, 379 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johagum Visagie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Denver!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visagie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Denver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visagie somewhat.
Denver tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from Denver as Visagie shoots in.
Visagie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Denver moves into the clinch.
Denver gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Denver trying to mount his opponent but Visagie defends it.
Denver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visagie tries to get to full guard but Denver has control of the leg.
Visagie has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visagie taking some punishment here, with Denver in his half guard.
Visagie is staying active underneath Denver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Denver seems to be looking for submissions.
Denver trying to pass the guard but Visagie defending well.
Denver wants to stand up but Visagie is controlling the position.
Denver 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.
Denver slips a nice elbow through Visagie's hands, connecting with Visagie's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Denver is taking a breather. Visagie 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.
Denver is working for a submission of some sort.
Denver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denver wants to work for an arm triangle but Visagie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Denver working Visagie over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Visagie is not content to let Denver control the position.
Denver is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Visagie is just riding it out for now. Denver eventually gives up the hold.
Visagie is looking to control Denver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Visagie avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visagie is refusing to be controlled, as Denver sits in half guard.
We've been informed that Denver has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Visagie trying to hold on to Denver's head to control him but Denver postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Denver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Denver drops an elbow to the side of Visagie's head.
Denver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Denver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Visagie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Visagie tries to get to full guard but Denver has control of the leg.
Visagie is refusing to be controlled, as Denver sits in half guard.
Denver working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Visagie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Denver.
Denver thows a huge punch but Visagie dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Denver 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.
Visagie has a takedown stuffed.
Denver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Denver scores with punches from side control.
Visagie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Denver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visagie wants to control but Denver postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visagie gets back to half guard.
Denver is working for a kimura but Visagie is defending it quite comfortably.
Joe Denver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Visagie is not content to let Denver control the position.
Denver trying to control the pace.
Denver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Visagie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Visagie is not content to let Denver control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Denver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Visagie defends it well.
Visagie is defending against the submission attempts here by Denver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denver is looking for a kimura but Visagie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Denver to get the leverage.
Denver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Denver trying to work for an americana but Visagie has managed to regain full guard.
Denver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Denver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Visagie down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visagie is trying to improve his position.
Denver trying to control the position but Visagie is working away.
Denver tries to stand but Visagie is controlling his head.
Visagie manages to get back to half guard.
Denver wants to free his trapped foot but Visagie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Denver drops an elbow to the side of Visagie's head.
Visagie is trying to stand up here but Denver is controlling him well.
Denver is working for a kimura but Visagie is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Visagie taking some punishment here, with Denver in his half guard.
Visagie wants to get back to full guard.
Denver is just content to waste time from the top position. Visagie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Visagie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Visagie is on top in guard.
Denver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Denver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Denver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Denver in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Visagie is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Denver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Zeze (ranked 3481 p4p, 2382 weight class) and The Doctor (ranked 307 p4p, 227 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Zeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Doctor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doctor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zeze to keep the fight standing.
Zeze throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctor.
Zeze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeze misses with the head strike.
Doctor manages to pull guard.
Zeze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doctor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doctor is looking for a triangle but Zeze pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeze postures up in Doctor's guard and throws a big left but Doctor blocks it.
Doctor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zeze is aware though and is defending well.
Zeze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zeze throwing strikes from guard but Doctor blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor wants to sweep here but Zeze controlling him for the moment.
Doctor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zeze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zeze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doctor controlling the position.
Doctor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zeze is aware though and is defending well.
Doctor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Zeze rolls with it to try and escape but Doctor cranks on the arm and Zeze is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Doctor!
The Doctor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kryten Mechanoid (ranked 855 p4p, 673 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 101 p4p, 75 weight class). Mechanoid comes to the cage accompanied by It's Cold Outside. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gijs's choice of entrance music: Holle bolle Gijs. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kryten Mechanoid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mechanoid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gijs quickly recovers to half guard.
Mechanoid wants to control but Gijs is keeping him busy.
Gijs 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.
Gijs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mechanoid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mechanoid's back!
Gijs throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gijs missing with strikes.
Gijs is hanging on to Mechanoid's back as he tries to escape.
Gijs tries to keep control of the position but Mechanoid is staying busy.
Gijs missing with strikes.
Well, with Gijs on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mechanoid is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gijs trying to control.
Gijs lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gijs somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mechanoid tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gijs throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs avoiding Mechanoid 's attempts to control his hands.
Gijs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mechanoid breaks Gijs's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mechanoid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mechanoid preventing the sweep.
Mechanoid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mechanoid tries to free his leg and advance position but Gijs is retaining full guard.
Mechanoid is working hard here to advance position.
Mechanoid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gijs wants to sweep but no luck.
Mechanoid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mechanoid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mechanoid won't allow Gijs to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mechanoid is looking to work some ground and pound but Gijs has wrist control.
Gijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mechanoid.
Gijs looking for a sweep. Not yet Gijs, not yet.
Gijs keeps trying to improve his position.
Gijs keeping moving, preventing Mechanoid from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gijs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gijs tries to sprawl but Mechanoid drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gijs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mechanoid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mechanoid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mechanoid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gijs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mechanoid is in close to Gijs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mechanoid looking to sit in guard and control but Gijs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mechanoid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gijs stopping the sweep attempt from Mechanoid.
Mechanoid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gijs manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mechanoid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gijs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gijs being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gijs looking for a sweep. Not yet Gijs, not yet.
Mechanoid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mechanoid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mechanoid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gijs regains half guard, as Mechanoid was trying to land strikes.
Mechanoid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gijs's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kryten Mechanoid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mechanoid has a takedown stuffed.
Mechanoid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Mechanoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mechanoid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gijs gets full guard.
Gijs keeping full guard, as Mechanoid tries to pass.
Gijs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mechanoid trying to control the position from guard on top but Gijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs seems keen to control Mechanoid's posture.
Mechanoid wants to control from the top but Gijs keeps moving.
Kryten Mechanoid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mechanoid wants to pass the guard but Gijs is keeping the position.
Gijs wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mechanoid trying to control but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Mechanoid is fighting to break Gijs's control of his arms but Gijs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mechanoid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gijs is on top in guard.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Mechanoid blocks nicely.
Gijs won't allow Mechanoid to sweep him here.
Gijs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mechanoid is keeping the position for now.
Mechanoid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mechanoid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gijs controls the pace.
Gijs is fighting to break Mechanoid's control of his arms but Mechanoid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mechanoid closes the distance and clinches up with Gijs, looking for a takedown. Mechanoid pushes Gijs against the cage but Gijs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mechanoid shoots in and drives through. Gijs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kryten Mechanoid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mechanoid shoots in looking for a takedown. Gijs tries to sprawl out of it but Mechanoid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gijs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gijs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mechanoid defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mechanoid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gijs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gijs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gijs stopping the sweep attempt from Mechanoid.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bolle Gijs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mechanoid decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mechanoid is just content to waste time from the top position. Gijs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gijs throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gijs is on top in guard.
Gijs stopping the sweep attempt from Mechanoid.
Gijs tries to free his leg and advance position but Mechanoid is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs wants to control from the top but Mechanoid keeps moving.
Gijs postures up in Mechanoid's guard and throws a big left but Mechanoid blocks it.
Gijs landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs trying to control but Mechanoid is working from the bottom.
Mechanoid wants to sweep here but Gijs controlling him for the moment.
Gijs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gijs landing some decent shots from guard.
Gijs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mechanoid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gijs won't allow Mechanoid to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mechanoid is trying to control the position but Gijs postures up.
Mechanoid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mechanoid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mechanoid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mechanoid working some strikes from top position.
Gijs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mechanoid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gijs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gijs wants to pass the guard but Mechanoid is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mechanoid managing to control the position.
Gijs throws a big elbow that misses.
Mechanoid keeping full guard, as Gijs tries to pass.
Mechanoid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gijs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gijs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mechanoid is adopting a defensive guard.
Gijs won't allow Mechanoid to sweep him here.
Gijs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gijs postures up and lands a big shot to Mechanoid's brow.
Gijs trying to control but Mechanoid is working from the bottom.
Mechanoid controlling Gijs's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gijs throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bolle Gijs just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mechanoid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gijs pinned against the cage. Gijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gijs feints the counter takedown.
Mechanoid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gijs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Mechanoid crashes against the mat.
Gijs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gijs tries to buck Mechanoid off but Mechanoid is having none of it.
Gijs can't do much from the bottom here.
Gijs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gijs trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Gijs has hold of Mechanoid's hands but Mechanoid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mechanoid is looking to take a break and control but Gijs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gijs wants to control but Mechanoid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gijs is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mechanoid is staying active.
Mechanoid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gijs is refusing to be controlled, as Mechanoid sits in half guard.
Gijs keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mechanoid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gijs is trying to get back to full guard.
Gijs has his hands clasped together around Mechanoid's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs wants to get back to full guard.
Mechanoid lands strikes from half guard.
Mechanoid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gijs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mechanoid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gijs is controlling Mechanoid's trapped leg to prevent Mechanoid from advancing to side control.
Gijs wants to sweep but Mechanoid has passed to side control!
Mechanoid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gijs keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gijs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mechanoid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gijs can't do much from the bottom here.
Mechanoid misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mechanoid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gijs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mechanoid throws a strike aimed at the side of Gijs's head but Gijs avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kryten Mechanoid had his way with Bolle Gijs in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mechanoid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gijs swivels and escapes.
Gijs with the counter takedown but Mechanoid avoids it easily.
Mechanoid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gijs quickly recovers to half guard.
Gijs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mechanoid is working away from the top position though.
Gijs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mechanoid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mechanoid's back!
Can Mechanoid hold on?! Gijs is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mechanoid wants to escape the position.
Mechanoid staying busy and making it hard for Gijs to control.
Mechanoid just trying to survive but Gijs is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gijs punishes Mechanoid with strikes from the back mount.
Gijs is looking to control Mechanoid but Mechanoid is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gijs is landing with strikes from the back.
Gijs looking to break Mechanoid's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mechanoid remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gijs will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gijs doesn't have the hooks in and Mechanoid manages to turn into his guard.
Gijs looking for a sweep. Not yet Gijs, not yet.
Mechanoid trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gijs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mechanoid keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mechanoid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gijs cracks Mechanoid with a solid left hand.
Gijs postures up in Mechanoid's guard and throws a big left but Mechanoid blocks it.
Gijs is in close to Mechanoid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gijs landing with the ground and pound.
Mechanoid has Gijs pulled in close to control his posture.
Mechanoid 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs trying to control but Mechanoid is working from the bottom.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gijs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gijs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gijs is looking to work some ground and pound but Mechanoid has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kryten Mechanoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mechanoid tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gijs defends well and Mechanoid ends up having to push Gijs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mechanoid has Gijs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gijs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kryten Mechanoid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gijs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mechanoid up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gijs leaning against his opponent.
Gijs drags the fight down to the ground.
Mechanoid trying to control but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Mechanoid passes into half guard.
Mechanoid prevents Gijs from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gijs keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolle Gijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gijs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bolle Gijs! Bolle Gijs retains his heavyweight title!
Bolle Gijs made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Papier hier'.
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