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C345: Shida vs Marley II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Clarke (ranked 1856 p4p, 2348 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 213 p4p, 271 weight class). Clarke's entrance music is One Cent, Five Cent, Ten Cent, Dollar - Soca Boys. A fine choice. Angel Hernandez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Clarke misses.
Hernandez scores with a head kick.
Clarke moves out of range of the body kick.
Clarke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hernandez!
Hernandez lands with an overhand left.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clarke. That did some damage!
Clarke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Despite the aggression on Hernandez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick from Hernandez lands but Clarke takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Clarke with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Clarke dives in and scores a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Hernandez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Clarke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses. Hernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clarke's guard. Nice move by Hernandez!
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is pulling down on Hernandez's head to control his posture.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
Clarke is pulling down on Hernandez's head. It's preventing any offense from Hernandez, at least for the moment.
Clarke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Clarke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Clarke is looking to sweep but instead, Hernandez has passed into half guard.
Clarke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernandez's back!
Clarke connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hernandez to escape the position.
Clarke is landing with strikes. Hernandez can't take much more of this.
Hernandez wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Clarke.
Clarke keeps control of the position easily here as Hernandez tries to buck him off.
Clarke wants to control the position but Hernandez frees himself and scrambles - Clarke manages to regain control in side control.
Clarke working the ground and pound but Hernandez is defending the strikes.
Clarke in side control, throwing shots but Hernandez defends.
Clarke is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Clarke cracks Hernandez with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angel Hernandez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clarke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Clarke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clarke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Clarke shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clarke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Clarke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clarke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarke won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Mark Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke postures up.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarke connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Clarke postures up.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clarke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clarke is taking a breather. Hernandez 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.
Clarke is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Clarke is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Clarke keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Clarke throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Clarke is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clarke shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Hernandez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez connects with a high kick.
Clarke checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a leg kick
and Clarke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Clarke laying and praying for a moment but Hernandez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clarke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clarke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clarke is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Clarke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clarke moves out of range of the body kick.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke blocks the body kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
A head kick by Hernandez misses
so Clarke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clarke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clarke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clarke postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clarke is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke lands a couple of elbows.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarke is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clarke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clarke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clarke stands and throws Hernandez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clarke scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Clarke! That's hurt Hernandez! Will he recover? Clarke fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Clarke!
A less than humble Mark Clarke misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Franco (ranked 1522 p4p, 1976 weight class) and Black Heart (ranked 102 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Bamba. 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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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Heart!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Franco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco counters with a nice leg kick.
Heart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heart duly obliges.
Franco clinches.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart clobbers Franco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Manny Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with a hook.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Franco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Heart misses.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Heart has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Franco blocks a head kick by Heart.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Franco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heart.
Franco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heart throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco slips under a jab from Heart.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heart's sensitive parts.
Franco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heart thinking.
Donk. Franco catches Heart right on the button with a cross.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Franco is out of range.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Franco.
Franco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Heart throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heart just manages to avoid it.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Jab from Franco.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Heart misses its intended target.
Franco is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heart throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Heart misses with a hook
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Franco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franco slips under a jab from Heart.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with a nice body kick.
Franco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Franco lands with a straight right. Heart didn't see that one coming.
Heart misses with a body punch
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Heart misses with a right hand
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heart digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
A big right from Heart misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Franco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heart has time to react.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Franco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manny Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco moves away from the strike by Heart.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Heart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Heart misses.
A jab from Heart misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Franco tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with some punches.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Franco tried to counter with a leg kick but Heart avoided it.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart connects with a nice looking jab.
Heart throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart misses with a hook.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Franco should have avoided that one.
Franco tries a low kick but Heart avoids it.
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Franco lands a shot to the body.
Heart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Heart's ribcage. Heart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Heart trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco tries to pull guard but Heart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Franco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco is leaning against Heart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heart wants to break free but Franco has control.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Manny Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franco being controlled against the cage.
Franco misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Heart is trying to stall.
Heart blocks a body shot from Franco.
Heart blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franco tries to avoid it but Heart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franco to the ground. Franco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco walks into a straight right hand from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Heart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Franco dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heart.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heart misses with an uppercut
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco avoids the head kick by Heart.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Heart misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heart misses with a hook
and Franco makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heart really felt that one!
Heart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Franco scores with a sloppy right hand. Heart should have avoided that one.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Heart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
Franco moves forwards but Heart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franco wants to clinch.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Heart swings widly with a right hand
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heart cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hearts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heart.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
A jab from Heart does it's job there.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heart thinking.
Franco staying out of range there.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heart.
Heart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franco.
Heart misses the jab.
Heart misses with a hook to the body
and Franco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
Franco slips a straight right by Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco staying out of range there.
And Franco counters with a quick kick to the body but Heart blocks it.
Good shot there by Franco.
Heart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Franco rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
Franco wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Franco thinks about countering with a body kick.
Franco scores with a hook to the body. Heart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heart walks into a jab.
Heart throws a big shot that misses.
Franco scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Franco wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Heart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco slips a straight right by Heart.
And Franco counters with a quick kick to the body but Heart blocks it.
Franco scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Franco!
A very excited looking Manny Franco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 584 p4p, 650 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 44 p4p, 50 weight class). Six Nine 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
As Bualuang looks to move away, Six Nine throws a big counter combo but Bualuang just gets out of the way.
Bualuang with the inside leg kick.
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Bualuang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Six Nine jabs at Bualuang's body.
Bualuang swats away the attempt to clinch by Six Nine .
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bualuang. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bualuang looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Bualuang throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six Nine moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Six Nine finds it's way round the side to connect with Bualuang's head.
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a lazy uppercut
and Bualuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Six Nine swings for the body but Bualuang moves out of range.
Six Nine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bualuang's head.
Six Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Bualuang is looking to clinch but Six Nine is avoiding it.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
A nice inside leg kick there by Bualuang. That's going to slow Six Nine down.
Bualuang moves to clinch but Six Nine breaks away
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bualuang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Bualuang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Six Nine .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang gets a clinch.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Bualuang in his tracks for a moment.
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bualuang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bualuang takes an elbow to the temple.
Six Nine 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Six Nine punishes Bualuang's body with a nice straight punch.
Bualuang digs a good hook to Six Nine 's body.
Six Nine throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang thows a leg kick but Six Nine checks it
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bualuang throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bualuang. Those never looked like landing.
Six Nine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Bualuang.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Six Nine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bualuang misses the body punch
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang lands a lovely overhand right.
Six Nine slips a jab from Bualuang.
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bualuang.
A little feinted left hand from Six Nine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six Nine moves away.
Six Nine defending well as Bualuang loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a right hand that Six Nine ducks under and follows up with a left that Six Nine also avoids with ease.
It looked like Six Nine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bualuang swings widly with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Bualuang's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bualuang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bualuang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Six Nine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Six Nine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Six Nine missing with a left hand there. Bualuang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Six Nine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine tries a head kick but it misses.
Bualuang misses with a jab to the body
and Six Nine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Six Nine instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Six Nine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bualuang momentarily.
Bualuang motions for Six Nine to come forward. Bualuang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Six Nine prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
Six Nine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Anurak Bualuang has been cut.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six Nine 's elbow.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang gets through Six Nine 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Bualuang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside that Bualuang shrugs off.
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!
Bualuang blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bualuang.
A right hand to the body from Six Nine .
Bualuang blocks the elbow strike.
Bualuang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Six Nine cracks Bualuang with a nice body shot.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Six Nine s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Six Nine .
Six Nine pushes Bualuang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bualuang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
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!
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Bualuang's head.
Six Nine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Six Nine is out of range.
Bualuang moves out of range of the body kick.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
Bualuang works the jab nicely.
Bualuang throws out a leg kick but Six Nine moves out of range and Bualuang only half commits.
A counter left hand to the body from Six Nine misses its target.
Six Nine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bualuang momentarily.
Bualuang looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bualuang - that will leave a mark!
A low kick lands for Bualuang.
A solid body kick from Six Nine .
Bualuang is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a low kick, right behind Bualuang 's knee.
Bualuang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bualuang loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bualuang misses the target.
Bualuang takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang throws a series of strikes that have Six Nine backpedaling.
Bualuang motions for Six Nine to come forward. Bualuang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick.
Bualuang tries to score with a low kick but Six Nine moves his leg out of the way.
Six Nine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bualuang moves away.
Six Nine tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Six Nine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bualuang back to the cage. Six Nine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang clinches up with Six Nine and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Bualuang.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bualuang throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bualuang scores with a hook.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bualuang wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anurak Bualuang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Six Nine checks a leg kick.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Six Nine 's head but Six Nine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bualuang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bualuang throws a jab but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bualuang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Six Nine takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
Six Nine lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
A low kick from Bualuang is predictable there
and Six Nine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bualuang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bualuang wants to clinch.
Bualuang defending well as Six Nine loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Bualuang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bualuang cracks Six Nine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bualuang moves into the clinch.
Bualuang lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Bualuang takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bualuang's defenses.
Tekashi Six Nine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Six Nine lands a nice uppercut.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bualuang.
Six Nine breaks from the clinch.
Six Nine is looking to clinch but Bualuang is avoiding it.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Six Nine has time to react.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bualuang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Six Nine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang is looking to clinch but Six Nine is avoiding it.
Bualuang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Bualuang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Bualuang misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bualuang. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang cracks Six Nine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid body kick from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bualuang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Bualuang throws a leg kick
and Six Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Six Nine , pushing him back against the cage.
Six Nine tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bualuang's defenses.
Six Nine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Bualuang in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Six Nine .
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anurak Bualuang.
I think Bualuang 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anurak Bualuang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 705 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 55 p4p, 85 weight class). Nomura comes to the cage accompanied by Nomura. Zemin has chosen 부모님 은혜 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Zemin coming out on top.
Zemin missing with a left hand there. Nomura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zemin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nomura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nomura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 Nomura is rocked!
Zemin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nomura's head, knocking him out cold! Zemin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Unang Zemin!
In defeat, Tadahiro Nomura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mizu ni nagasu/the water flows.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 92 p4p, 376 weight class) and Zigor Azarola (ranked 6 p4p, 26 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. Azarola has chosen Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot as his entrance music. Lester Green has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azarola looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Azarola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green slips a jab from Azarola.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Azarola misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Azarola misses the target.
Azarola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azarola! But no joy.
Azarola misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Azarola misses its intended target.
Azarola misses with a looping right.
As Azarola backs away, Green returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azarola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azarola connects with a crisp jab.
Azarola staying out of range there.
Azarola has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Green is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azarola is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zigor Azarola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green looks to throw the jab but Azarola is out of range.
Azarola throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Azarola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azarola misses with a straight right.
Azarola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azarola.
A low kick from Azarola is predictable there
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Azarola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azarola misses with an uppercut
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Azarola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Azarola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azarola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Green misses.
Decent striking displayed by Azarola there.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Azarola.
Green cracks Azarola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azarola swings widly with a right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Azarola misses with a hook.
Azarola misses with a looping left.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Azarola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green throws a hook but Azarola blocks it.
Azarola is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Azarola's corner calls for a 1-2. Azarola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Azarola.
Crunch! Green slams his shin into Azarola's torso.
Azarola throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green throws a hook but Azarola blocks it.
Azarola takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Azarola slips under a jab from Green.
Azarola unleashes a big counter combination but Green bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azarola with a jab.
Green is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Azarola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws out a leg kick but Azarola moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Green feints and then cracks Azarola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azarola down.
Green misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azarola!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azarola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Azarola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azarola takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azarola misses with a combination
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azarola misses with a looping right.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green staying out of range there.
Green staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azarola looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Azarola tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Azarola is looking to score with low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azarola, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab by Green.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azarolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azarola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azarola throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and Azarola only half commits.
Azarola throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Azarola dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
Azarola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zigor Azarola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azarola misses with a straight right.
Azarola lands a jab.
Azarola moves out of range as Green strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Azarola misses.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azarola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azarola throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Azarola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azarola slips under a jab from Green.
Azarola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azarola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azarola moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Azarola connects with a solid leg kick.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Azarola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azarola swings widly with a right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Green misses with a right hand
and Azarola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azarola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Azarola slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Azarola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azarola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Green.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Azarola doesn't seem phased though.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green cracks Azarola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Azarola moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Azarola lands.
Green feints and then cracks Azarola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azarola down.
Azarola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
Azarola throws a lazy uppercut
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azarola swings widly with a right hand
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Azarola misses.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azarola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green moves out of range as Azarola strikes.
Green blocks a jab.
Azarola throws an off balance right hand
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Green misses.
Green backing away here, and Azarola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Green tries a low kick but Azarola avoids it.
Azarola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green throws a front kick aimed at Azarola's knee but Azarola avoids it well.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azarola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green defending well as Azarola loads up on a big left hand.
Green motions for Azarola to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green scores with the left hand. Azarola knows he should have avoided that one.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Azarola missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azarola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azarola.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Azarola is just out of range.
Azarola scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azarola.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Azarola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azarola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Azarola moves out of range as Green strikes.
Azarola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azarola lands a glancing blow to the side of Green's head.
Azarola scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Azarola misses.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green throws a leg kick but Azarola moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zigor Azarola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Azarola misses with a looping left.
Green takes a swing at Azarola's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Azarola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Azarola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azarola thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Azarola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Azarola throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green throws a hook but Azarola avoids it easily.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Azarola throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Azarola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green takes a swing at Azarola's ribcage but misses.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Azarola missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green tries to work over Azarola's front leg with a kick but Azarola checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Green misses.
Azarola throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Azarola sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Azarola scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azarola walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green throws a leg kick but Azarola checks it.
Azarola throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Azarola looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azarola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azarola's corner calls for a 1-2. Azarola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azarola with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Azarola throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Azarola misses the target.
Azarola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
Green slips under a jab from Azarola.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green lands a jab to Azarola's midsection.
Azarola walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Azarola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Azarola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green throws a quick counter kick to the body but Azarola avoids it.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Azarola blocks a head kick by Green.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Azarola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Azarola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azarola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azarola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azarola.
A jab from Green misses.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azarola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Azarola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azarola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Green throws a leg kick
and Azarola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a looping left.
Azarola jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
and Azarola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azarola with a hook.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azarola counters with a two punch combo.
Azarola lands with a cross.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Azarola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green slips under a jab from Azarola.
Azarola cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azarola scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Azarola avoids the body shot from Green.
Azarola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azarola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Azarola counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Azarola misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zigor Azarola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azarola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zigor Azarola!
A victorious Zigor Azarola thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 265 p4p, 278 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 30 p4p, 33 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arroyo's sensitive parts.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arroyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assndrop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arroyo moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo cracks Assndrop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assndrop finds it's way round the side to connect with Arroyo's head.
Arroyo tried to score with a low kick but Assndrop checks it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assndrop misses with a low kick as Arroyo jumps back.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arroyo throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop checks it.
Assndrop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Assndrop is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Assndrop lands an overhand right.
Arroyo wants to slow Assndrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Assndrop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assndrop thumps Arroyo with a low kick.
Assndrop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Arroyo responds with a good body kick, but Assndrop manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Arroyo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assndrop takes one to the chin there.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Arroyo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Assndrop.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assndrop has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Assndrop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arroyo counters with a left to the body.
Assndrop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Arroyo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assndrop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assndrop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Assndrop connects with a right hand. Arroyo shakes it off.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop throws a leg kick
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arroyo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assndrop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assndrop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses
and Assndrop counters with a thumping low kick.
Arroyo blocks the body kick.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop is looking to slow Arroyo down with leg kicks.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Assndrop off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Assndrop throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Assndrop jabs Arroyo right on the nose. Arroyo blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop cracks a nice hook into Arroyo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop tried to counter with a leg kick but Arroyo avoided it.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop lunges at Arroyo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arroyo's hand.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Assndrop throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Arroyo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Assndrop's leg but Assndrop calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assndrop misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assndrop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Assndrop throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Assndrop throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assndrop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Arroyo throws a shot to the body.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arroyo on the side of the head.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses the body punch
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A clash of legs there as Arroyo blocks the low kick.
Arroyo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assndrop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
A low kick from Arroyo misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arroyo thinking.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Assndrop sees coming a mile off.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Assndrop connects with a crisp jab.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Assndrop.
The crowd cheers as Arroyo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assndrop doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and Arroyo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assndrop's knee momentarily.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo thows a leg kick but Assndrop checks it
and Assndrop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arroyo's knee momentarily.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Arroyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arroyo lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maurits Assndrop.
Well Arroyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 534 p4p, 303 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 67 p4p, 41 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto throws a jab when Bozic was well out of range.
Bozic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savisto misses with an uppercut.
Bozic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Savisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bozic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bozic.
Savisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bozic is defending well for now.
Savisto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bozic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savisto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bozic taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic struggling a bit here.
Savisto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Savisto is working to tighten his grip on Bozic's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bozic has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Savisto is really squeezing tight and eventually Bozic passes out! Savisto breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lasse Savisto!
During a confident post fight interview, Lasse Savisto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 62 p4p, 76 weight class) and Bo Duran (ranked 14 p4p, 16 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Duran forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran misses with some punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran blocks the elbow strike.
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duran misses with a left hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duran. That did some damage!
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duran just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
A low kick lands for Duran.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Duran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
A clash of legs there as Duran blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bo Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duran rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duran throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Gonzalez delivers a nice body kick.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Duran.
Gonzalez throws out a leg kick but Duran moves out of range and Gonzalez only half commits.
Duran thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
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!
Gonzalez catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bo Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duran.
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duran misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Duran misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duran checks a leg kick.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Duran throws a body kick.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Duran misses with a low kick.
As Duran looks to move away, Gonzalez throws a big counter combo but Duran just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duran jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Duran checks it
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Duran misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Duran takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran blocking some punches.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duran tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
A short right from Duran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Duran has Gonzalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Duran misses with some punches.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Duran.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzalez's efforts to push away.
Duran tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duran 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Duran!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Duran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 20 p4p, 30 weight class) and Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). De Geno comes to the cage accompanied by DE MEXICO SONG. Cheese has chosen The Midnight NAMBLA as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno connects with a solid leg kick.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheese misses the jab.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Cheese slams his shin into De Geno's torso.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Cheese sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cheese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Geno.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Geno feints and then cracks Cheese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheese down.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheese can pounce on him.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Cheese blocks a low kick nicely.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno throws a push kick but Cheese slaps the foot to one side.
Cheese motions for De Geno to come forward. Cheese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese is looking to clinch but De Geno is avoiding it.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cheese.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno is looking to wear down Cheese with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheese back to the cage. De Geno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
De Geno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
De Geno lands a slapping body shot.
De Geno stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Geno moves into the clinch.
De Geno tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing De Geno back against the cage.
De Geno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Geno struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
De Geno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese blocking some punches.
De Geno is trying to break the clinch but Cheese has him pressed against the cage.
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
De Geno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
De Geno misses with some punches.
De Geno pushes Cheese back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Geno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as De Geno controls the action.
De Geno prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
De Geno misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Geno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno digs a right hand underneath Cheese's ribcage. Cheese let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Geno.
Cheese has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Geno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cheese can turn it around.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Geno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese cracks De Geno with an open hand slap.
De Geno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Geno misses.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
Cheese avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Good leg kick by Cheese.
De Geno misses the jab.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheese tries a low kick but De Geno avoids it.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Geno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from De Geno.
A lazy left from Cheese finds it's target.
De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Cheese sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
Cheese throws a big counter head kick but De Geno avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
De Geno drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Geno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it.
Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Geno's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno connects with a right hand. Cheese shakes it off.
De Geno misses the jab.
Cheese only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno thumps Cheese with a low kick.
De Geno takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
De Geno avoids the head kick by Cheese.
De Geno moves into range and clinches up with Cheese.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
De Geno letting Cheese take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese taking a breather.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
That's time! De Geno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Cheese on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
De Geno takes one on the button.
De Geno walks into a left hand.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheese lands a jab.
De Geno slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese throws a leg kick but De Geno checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Cheese avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheese blocks the leg kick.
De Geno throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Cheese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cheese wants to counter the offense by De Geno and move into the clinch position.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Cheese both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
De Geno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Geno tries to land a front kick but Cheese steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as De Geno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheese. That's going to slow De Geno down.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno sets himself, and Cheese steps forward looking for the clinch! De Geno avoids it this time.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
De Geno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno throws a solid leg kick but Cheese takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Geno.
Cheese misses with a kick to the body.
De Geno walks into a left hand.
De Geno moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Cheese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese misses with a kick to the body.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs.
De Geno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Cheese lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Geno will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
De Geno misses with a kick to the body.
Cheese listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from De Geno misses the target.
Cheese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Geno with a nice cross.
Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Cheese wants to counter the offense by De Geno and move into the clinch position.
Cheese with a hook.
De Geno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
As Cheese backs away, De Geno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cheese throws a low kick but De Geno avoids it.
De Geno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
De Geno moves out of range as Cheese throws a body kick.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
De Geno lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Cheese blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Geno finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheese's head.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheese connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Geno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Geno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Cheese throws a front kick that sends De Geno stumbling back into the cage.
De Geno wants to slow Cheese down by chopping away at his legs.
Cheese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.
De Geno throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
De Geno connects with a jab.
De Geno swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a straight right.
Cheese avoids the head kick by De Geno.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
De Geno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
De Geno thumps Cheese with a low kick.
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Geno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese misses with a two punch combination.
Cheese throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cheese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Cheese misses.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a few strikes there.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick there by De Geno.
An inside leg kick from Cheese misses.
Cheese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
A big right from Cheese misses.
De Geno connects with a single shot there.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from De Geno.
Cheese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Geno is looking to counter punch.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook.
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 Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheese avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Geno, as that shot connected.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Cheese is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese scores with a decent looking hook.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it.
Cheese thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Geno if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno throws a low kick but Cheese moves out of range easily.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Geno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cheese.
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cheese scores with a four punch combination!
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheese takes one to the side of the head.
De Geno moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
De Geno blocks a jab.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Geno thows a body kick. Cheese tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Geno.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Cheese slips under a jab.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Cheese's knee but Cheese avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Geno lands a slapping body shot.
Cheese pushes De Geno up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Geno pushes Cheese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese lands with a light punch inside.
Cheese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
De Geno misses with the head strike.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of De Geno backwards.
De Geno tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
Cheese is struggling to control the position.
De Geno misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Geno swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Geno pushes Cheese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Geno lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Geno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from De Geno.
De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno is trying to force a seperation but Cheese has the dominant position.
De Geno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Geno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Geno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from De Geno.
Cheese connects with a right hand. De Geno shakes it off.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese throws out a counter right but De Geno avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Geno checks a leg kick.
Cheese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from De Geno.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
De Geno throws a solid leg kick but Cheese takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Geno.
De Geno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheese looks to land a combination but De Geno avoids it well.
Cheese darts in and clinches De Geno up against the cage.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Geno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of De Geno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Charles Eric Cheese just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheese defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese scores with a nice head shot.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs.
De Geno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cheese looks for the body kick but De Geno saw that one coming.
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Geno thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Geno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheese fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Geno is out of range.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
De Geno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheese swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno throws a right and a left that Cheese avoids nicely.
De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
Cheese walks into a straight right hand from De Geno.
Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Geno has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese lands a jab to De Geno's midsection.
Cheese slips a straight right by De Geno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese lands a front kick.
De Geno connects with a nice looking jab.
De Geno sizes up Cheese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cheese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Geno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cheese - the referee stops the clock and De Geno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cheese. De Geno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A leg kick checked by Cheese.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
De Geno connects with a looping right hand.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Cheese is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Geno blocks a leg kick.
De Geno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
Cheese avoids the head kick by De Geno.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
A jab lands there for Cheese.
De Geno throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
De Geno is looking to clinch but Cheese is avoiding it.
De Geno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Geno motions for Cheese to come forward. De Geno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Geno blocks the low kick.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno walks into a jab.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
De Geno feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheese connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese slips under a jab.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Geno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Geno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Geno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheese.
Cheese throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese cracks De Geno with a good jab.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a body shot.
De Geno cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Cheese throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Geno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
Cheese has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheese there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Geno misses with a head kick.
De Geno looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
De Geno takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
De Geno is looking to counter punch.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
De Geno looks to land a body kick but Cheese moved away.
Cheese staying out of range there.
De Geno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Geno takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese thows a body kick. De Geno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cheese lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Geno takes a step back to recover.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
De Geno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Geno misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Geno's sensitive parts.
De Geno slips under a jab.
Cheese moves out of range of the body kick.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Geno scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Geno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cheese - the referee stops the clock and De Geno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cheese. De Geno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheese scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Jab, jab by De Geno - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Geno - that will leave a mark!
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cheese lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Cheese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cheeses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheese throws a right and a left that De Geno avoids nicely.
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.
Cheese is looking to land body kicks.
De Geno misses with a body punch
and Cheese counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from De Geno misses.
Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
De Geno throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cheese has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cheese and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
De Geno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheese checks a leg kick.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses.
De Geno checks the leg kick.
De Geno tries to work over Cheese's front leg with a kick but Cheese checks it.
Cheese cracks De Geno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Cheese's knee but Cheese avoids it well.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
De Geno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Geno moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
De Geno sizes up Cheese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Cheese lands the left hand.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.
De Geno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cheese.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Geno in his tracks.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese connects with a body shot.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheese at a distance.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cheese steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Geno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Cheese catches De Geno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheese.
Cheese lands a nice shot that snaps De Geno's head back.
De Geno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cheese.
Good leg kick by Cheese.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from De Geno.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Eric Cheese.
I think Cheese 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese is the new bantamweight champion!
Charles Eric Cheese 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 Takeda Shida (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WANTED. Takeda Shida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
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.
Shida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shida.
Marley staying out of range there.
Marley lands with a hook. Shida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
Marley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida tries a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley flicks out a counter leg kick but Shida steps away.
Marley slips a straight right by Shida.
Marley tries a quick counter leg kick but Shida is wise to it.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida is looking to land body kicks.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Shida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
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.
Shida misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Shida.
Good shot there by Shida.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Shida ducks down to avoid it.
Shida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a looping right.
Marley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shida.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Shida should have avoided that one.
Marley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shida defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley scores with a jab. Shida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley feints and then cracks Shida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shida down.
Shida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shida tries to score with a low kick but Marley moves his leg out of the way.
Marley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida works the jab nicely.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Marley thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marley punishes Shida's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Marley misses.
Marley avoids the body shot from Shida.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Shida throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shida sets himself, and Marley steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Marley.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley avoids the body shot from Shida.
Marley tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Marley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marley misses the jab.
Marley lands with a nice body kick.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shida looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley sizes up Shida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shida on the side of the head.
Shida moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley connects with a body shot.
Shida throws a right hand that misses
and Marley counters by clinching up.
Shida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shida was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Shida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shida misses with a body shot.
And Marley responds with a good body kick, but Shida manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley connects with a body shot.
Shida throws a big shot that misses.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Shida.
Marley throws a wild body kick that Shida sees coming a mile off.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley digs a good body shot into Shida's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shida moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Shida. Those never looked like landing.
Marley tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's time! Shida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marley throws a body kick that misses.
Shida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shida blocks the body kick.
Shida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shida tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Shida drops back down to his feet.
Shida tries to pull guard but Marley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Shida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Shida avoids the damage to the body.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marley works on Shida's body with a couple of short punches.
Shida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Shida is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marley.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
Shida managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Shida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Shida's ribcage.
Marley lands a right hand.
Shida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Shida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shida is defending well for now.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Shida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Shida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shida.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shida.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley misses with a kick to the body.
Marley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley motions for Shida to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marley lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley thows a body kick. Shida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marley digs a good hook to Shida's body.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Shida moves out of range easily.
Shida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
A head kick from Shida lands but Marley takes it in his stride.
Shida looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Shida is just out of range.
Takeda Shida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shida to score with a decent uppercut.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marley - that will leave a mark!
Marley takes a swing at Shida's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws the kick towards the body but Shida avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Shida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
That has opened up Ezekiel Marley's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Shida does it's job there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
Ezekiel Marley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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