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MILF FW Week 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finley Cowan (ranked 1992 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Renan Viana (ranked 204 p4p, 393 weight class). Renan Viana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Finley Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Viana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Cowan misses
and Viana counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cowan!
Viana in the domination position with Cowan hanging on.
Viana tries to score with some ground and pound. Cowan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cowan is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viana trying to control the position but Cowan is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Viana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan is not content to let Viana control the position.
Cowan manages to get back to half guard.
Viana is looking to stall here but Cowan recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Viana being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but Viana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viana moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Viana drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Cowan shoots in for a double leg but Viana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cowan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Viana did well to prevent Cowan getting side control.
Nice strikes from Cowan there.
Viana taking some punishment here, with Cowan in his half guard.
Cowan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cowan is just content to waste time from the top position. Viana takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan controlling from the top position.
Cowan cracks Viana with a solid left hand.
Viana wants to sweep here but Cowan controlling him for the moment.
Cowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cowan prevents Viana from getting back to his feet.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Viana keeps moving.
Viana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cowan controls the pace.
Viana is adopting a defensive guard.
Cowan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Finley Cowan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cowan closes the distance and clinches up with Viana, looking for a takedown. Cowan pushes Viana against the cage but Viana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cowan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Viana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Viana from controlling successfully.
Cowan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Viana is looking to stand up but Cowan won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Viana from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Viana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Viana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cowan is trying to defend but Viana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cowan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan tries to get to full guard but Viana has control of the leg.
Cowan is working hard here to advance position.
Viana wants to take a breather but Cowan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Viana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Cowan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Viana tries to avoid it but Cowan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Viana to the ground. Viana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cowan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cowan showed some decent athleticism there.
Viana moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan is looking to work some ground and pound but Viana has wrist control.
Renan Viana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Viana keeping moving, preventing Cowan from controlling successfully.
Viana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cowan is controlling him.
Cowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cowan looking to sit in guard and control but Viana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Viana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cowan looks to land a body kick but Viana moved away.
A low kick from Cowan misses
so Viana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Viana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Viana trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Cowan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Viana has passed into side control.
Viana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cowan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan tries to bench press Viana off him but Viana keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cowan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cowan tries to bench press Viana off him but Viana keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Viana trying to control the action but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Cowan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cowan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Viana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cowan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan trying to control from half guard but Viana is working away.
Cowan misses with a head shot. Viana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Viana keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cowan content to stall in guard here.
Cowan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cowan preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Viana being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cowan is looking to stall here but Viana recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renan Viana.
I think Viana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Renan Viana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finley Nielsen (ranked 1650 p4p, 3259 weight class) and River Castaneda (ranked 172 p4p, 307 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Finley Nielsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Finley Nielsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finley Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, River Castaneda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Finley Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castaneda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen dives in and scores a takedown into Castaneda's guard.
Castaneda is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Castaneda struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielsen controls his hands.
Castaneda tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielsen avoids the damage to the body.
Castaneda missing with knees to the body.
Castaneda trying to land knees to the body.
Nielsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nielsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Nielsen.
Nielsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castaneda tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nielsen successfully pulls guard.
Nielsen pulls Castaneda in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nielsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Nielsen pulls Castaneda in close to prevent any damage.
Nielsen continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nielsen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Castaneda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielsen moves away.
Nielsen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nielsen drops an elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.
Nielsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castaneda's head.
Nielsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nielsen lands strikes from half guard.
Nielsen working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielsen lands a nice short elbow.
Nielsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen content to control rather than advance.
Nielsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nielsen prevents Castaneda from standing back up.
Nielsen slips a nice elbow through Castaneda's hands, connecting with Castaneda's forehead.
Nielsen is nestled in close to Castaneda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nielsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nielsen connects with a nice short shot to Castaneda's temple.
Castaneda has hold of Nielsen's hands but Nielsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nielsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castaneda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nielsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nielsen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nielsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nielsen slows the pace down in half guard.
Castaneda actively working from the bottom here.
Nielsen working Castaneda over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Nielsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Castaneda throws a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castaneda looks to land a combination. Nielsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nielsen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Castaneda regains guard immediately.
Nielsen 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.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nielsen throwing strikes but missing.
Nielsen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nielsen passes Castaneda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nielsen stalling.
Nielsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda taking some punishment here, with Nielsen in his half guard.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura here.
Nielsen lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Nielsen seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen working Castaneda over with strikes.
Nielsen slips a nice elbow through Castaneda's hands, connecting with Castaneda's forehead.
Finley Nielsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castaneda has hold of Nielsen's hands but Nielsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nielsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've been informed that Castaneda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castaneda can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen working the head and body with strikes.
Nielsen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nielsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielsen lands a nice short elbow.
Nielsen lands strikes from half guard.
Nielsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen content to control rather than advance.
Nielsen is nestled in close to Castaneda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands with a punch from half guard.
Nielsen drops an elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.
Castaneda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Castaneda is breathing heavily.
Nielsen wants to work for an arm triangle but Castaneda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nielsen working over Castaneda with some ground and pound. Castaneda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nielsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nielsen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nielsen with good strikes from the mount here!
 Castaneda is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen landing punches.
Castaneda is still in real trouble! Can Nielsen finish him?
Nielsen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castaneda takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nielsen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Nielsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silly Billy (ranked 1939 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Xavier Couture (ranked 199 p4p, 236 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silly Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Couture!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with an uppercut. Billy saw that one coming.
Couture tries to clinch
and Billy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Couture keeping full guard, as Billy tries to pass.
Billy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Couture is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Billy, into his guard.
Couture wants to control from the top but Billy keeps moving.
Couture works over Billy with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Billy keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Couture stacks Billy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Couture!
Billy is not content to let Couture control the position.
Billy is looking to regain half guard here but Couture keeps moving and retains side control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billy keeps working.
Couture scoring with punches from side control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billy keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Billy is trying to improve his position.
Billy trying to remain calm as Couture controls from the top position.
Billy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Billy prevents Couture from moving into mount.
Billy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Couture wants to control but Billy is keeping him busy.
Billy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Billy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Billy is looking to regain half guard here but Couture keeps moving and retains side control.
Couture advances to full mount.
Billy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a big elbow.
 Billy is rocked!
Billy is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Billy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture landing punches.
Couture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture scoring with strikes but Billy is staying in there.
Couture content just to control the position here.
Billy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couture controlling the position easily from mount.
Couture lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Couture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Billy misses with a double jab.
Billy seems to have got his legs back now.
Billy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billy keeps the fight on the outside.
Billy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Couture sprawls and moves away.
Couture gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Billy wants a takedown but no success here.
Couture is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Couture gets underhooks to prevent Billy's takedown attempt.
Couture is struggling to control the position.
Billy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silly Billy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billy is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Couture gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Couture gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Billy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billy keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Couture wants to take a breather but Billy is having none of it.
Couture is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Couture lands a heavy elbow.
Couture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Couture connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Couture looking to control but Billy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Billy has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Couture's lack of action.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Billy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Billy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Couture pulls his head out easily.
Couture trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Couture.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Couture trying to control the action but Billy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture is pressing down on Billy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Billy is holding on for now.
Billy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Billy is refusing to be controlled, as Couture sits in half guard.
Billy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Couture wants to advance to full mount but Billy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billy can't keep his opponent in guard - Couture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Billy is not content to let Couture control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Billy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy misses the jab.
Billy gets tackled into the cage by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
Billy prevents the takedown attempt.
Couture has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Billy is trying to keep an underhook but Couture manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Billy is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture is looking to take a break and control but Billy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture prevents Billy from improving his position.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Couture pulls his head out easily.
Billy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Couture pulls his head out easily.
Couture working Billy over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Billy has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Billy is in trouble now - Couture has advanced to mount!
Couture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Couture landing shots from mount.
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Billy hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Couture looking to control but Billy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Couture cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Couture content just to control the position here.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Billy is looking to escape.
Billy is looking to get to half guard.
Xavier Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Couture! Billy is hurt baaadly! Couture is firing away with more strikes - Billy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Couture!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dakat (ranked 1894 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Akira Kawasaki (ranked 192 p4p, 277 weight class). Dakat comes to the cage accompanied by Right On- Showcore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
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157
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Dakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akira Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakat has Kawasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Dakat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kawasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dakat misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawasaki is trying to force a seperation but Dakat has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kawasaki trying to control the position but instead, Dakat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawasaki into the cage.
Kawasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dakat tries a body shot but Kawasaki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kawasaki misses with a body punch.
Kawasaki avoiding damage.
Dakat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kawasaki wants to break free but Dakat has control.
Kawasaki avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kawasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kawasaki pushes Dakat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch but Dakat keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawasaki.
Dakat tries to work over Kawasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dakat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Dakat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Dakat.
Dakat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawasaki or not.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch but Dakat keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakat tries to pull guard but Kawasaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Dakat drops back down to his feet.
Kawasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dakat has him pressed against the cage.
Kawasaki tries a body shot but Dakat blocks it.
Kawasaki misses with some punches.
Kawasaki tries to break the clinch but Dakat is controlling the position.
Dakat has Kawasaki pressed against the cage, preventing Kawasaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch but Dakat keeps him there for the moment.
Dakat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dakat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Dakat.
Felix Dakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kawasaki.
Dakat misses with a wild combination.
Dakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dakat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kawasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kawasaki misses with a straight right.
Dakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawasaki.
Dakat lands a right hook to the body.
Dakat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kawasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dakat jabs at Kawasaki's body.
Kawasaki loads up on a big right hand but Dakat slips the punch.
Kawasaki misses with an uppercut.
Kawasaki moves away from the strike by Dakat.
Dakat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kawasaki's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Dakat backs off Kawasaki throws a huge counter combo but Dakat manages to avoid it all.
Kawasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dakat.
It seemed like Kawasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki throws a series of punches but Dakat avoids them all with ease.
Kawasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dakat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dakat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Kawasaki misses.
Dakat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Kawasaki finds it's way through Dakat's defenses.
Dakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kawasakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Kawasaki.
Dakat looks to throw the jab but Kawasaki is out of range.
Kawasaki misses with an uppercut
and Dakat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kawasaki thinking.
Dakat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dakat misses with a hook
letting Kawasaki counter with a right hand.
Kawasaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dakat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawasaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Dakat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dakat misses with a straight right.
Dakat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dakat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawasaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Dakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawasaki can do to turn this around?
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
Dakat scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawasaki should have avoided that one.
Kawasaki ducks under a wild hook from Dakat.
Kawasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawasaki thuds a left hand into Dakat's body.
Kawasaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Dakat gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakat scores with punches from side control.
Dakat is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kawasaki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dakat gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kawasaki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dakat lets go of the hold and Kawasaki can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Dakat!
Felix Dakat managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Parks (ranked 2491 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 241 p4p, 224 weight class). Ross Morrow will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow scores with a hook to the body. Parks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow with the inside leg kick.
Parks misses with a takedown
and Morrow counters by clinching up.
Parks is trying to drag Morrow to the mat but Morrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parks has Morrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parks up against the cage.
Morrow is pressed up against the cage. Parks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrow down to the mat. Morrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been informed that Morrow 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow catches Parks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Jackson Parks has been cut.
Parks fails with the takedown
letting Morrow counter with a right hand.
Morrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks tries for a takedown but Morrow circles away easily
and Morrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parks is rocked!
Morrow lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Parks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parks is breathing heavily.
Morrow cracks Parks with a left hook right on the temple and Parks goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Morrow lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Parks is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Morrow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giancarlo Zuniga (ranked 1084 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Marc Schlager (ranked 117 p4p, 164 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giancarlo Zuniga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Schlager!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuniga rushes Schlager and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zuniga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schlager up against the cage.
Zuniga has a couple of punches blocked by Schlager.
Schlager taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zuniga.
Zuniga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schlager walks away with a smile on his face. Zuniga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zuniga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schlager pulls guard.
Schlager working for a triangle but Zuniga defends it easily.
Zuniga trying to control but Schlager is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zuniga wants to control from the top but Schlager keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga looking to pass the guard.
Zuniga passes Schlager's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schlager actively working from the bottom here.
Zuniga is looking to take a break and control but Schlager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuniga stalling.
Schlager looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zuniga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
Zuniga is taking a breather. Schlager 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.
Zuniga wants to control but Schlager is keeping him busy.
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.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
Zuniga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuniga is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schlager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuniga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schlager is not content to let Zuniga control the position.
Schlager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schlager sees it coming and defends easily.
Zuniga controlling the action here.
Schlager is staying active underneath Zuniga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Zuniga seems content to control.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
Zuniga is controlling the pace.
Schlager is not content to let Zuniga control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schlager is looking to improve his position.
Zuniga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schlager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zuniga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Schlager is staying active underneath Zuniga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zuniga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schlager is just riding it out for now. Zuniga eventually gives up the hold.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
Schlager is refusing to be controlled, as Zuniga sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Schlager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schlager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zuniga pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giancarlo Zuniga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schlager tries to keep at a distance but Zuniga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schlager jumps guard but Zuniga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schlager is trying to pull guard but Zuniga turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zuniga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schlager smiles and moves away.
Schlager on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schlager tries to clinch but Zuniga is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniga rushes Schlager and presses him up against the cage.
Schlager gets control of Zuniga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schlager will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Schlager has his foot on Zuniga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zuniga works his way back into a safe position though.
Zuniga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zuniga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schlager can do to turn this around?
Schlager is looking for a triangle but Zuniga pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga wants to pass the guard but Schlager is keeping the position.
Schlager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zuniga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schlager looking for a guillotine here but Zuniga defends easily.
Zuniga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zuniga looking to pass the guard.
Zuniga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schlager keeping moving, preventing Zuniga from controlling successfully.
Zuniga pushes down on Schlager's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schlager looking for submissions off his back.
Schlager is refusing to be controlled, as Zuniga sits in half guard.
Schlager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zuniga controlling the action here.
Schlager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zuniga pulls his head out easily.
Zuniga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zuniga trying to control from half guard but Schlager is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zuniga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlager keeps working.
Zuniga prevents Schlager from improving his position.
Schlager is refusing to be controlled, as Zuniga sits in half guard.
Schlager actively working from the bottom here.
Zuniga is keen to just control but Schlager is a slippery customer.
Zuniga controlling the action here.
Zuniga trying to control the action but Schlager is working from the bottom.
Schlager is looking for a sweep. Zuniga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zuniga wants to control but Schlager is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zuniga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zuniga is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zuniga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zuniga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schlager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zuniga not doing much here.
Schlager is looking for a sweep. Zuniga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuniga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schlager actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giancarlo Zuniga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zuniga closes the distance and clinches.
Schlager is trying to maintain a safe position but Zuniga gets an underhook and turns Schlager into the cage.
Zuniga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schlager looking to slow down the pace here.
Zuniga slowing the pace effectively.
Schlager stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zuniga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schlager smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniga rushes Schlager and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schlager's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zuniga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlager tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zuniga smiles and moves away.
Zuniga closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zuniga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Schlager is trying to maintain a safe position but Zuniga gets an underhook and turns Schlager into the cage.
Schlager jumps guard but Zuniga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zuniga pulls guard.
Zuniga pulls Schlager in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlager tries to free his leg and advance position but Zuniga is retaining full guard.
Schlager is fighting to break Zuniga's control of his arms but Zuniga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zuniga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zuniga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schlager is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schlager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zuniga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schlager drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schlager jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schlager drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schlager jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zuniga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schlager looking to pass the guard.
Zuniga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schlager drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schlager jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schlager drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schlager jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zuniga is pulling down on Schlager's head to control his posture.
Schlager postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zuniga has Schlager up against the cage in a clinch.
Schlager fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giancarlo Zuniga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Schlager.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zuniga decides to pull guard.
Schlager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zuniga is keeping the position for now.
Zuniga working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schlager thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marc Schlager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zuniga controlling the position.
Schlager looking to pass the guard.
Zuniga looking to control.
Zuniga is really struggling to control Schlager but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schlager drops back looking for a leg! Zuniga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zuniga manages to kick Schlager off! Schlager jumps back into Zuniga's guard.
Zuniga is trying to control the position but Schlager postures up.
Marc Schlager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giancarlo Zuniga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giancarlo Zuniga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuniga, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giancarlo Zuniga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliusz Sobczak (ranked 1026 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 112 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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131
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliusz Sobczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobczak loads up on a big right hand but Maleszewski slips the punch.
Blazej Maleszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobczak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maleszewski's hands.
Maleszewski moves into the clinch.
Sobczak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maleszewski's elbow.
Maleszewski tries to pull guard but Sobczak holds him up against the cage and eventually Maleszewski drops back down to his feet.
Maleszewski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sobczak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Sobczak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobczak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobczak scores with a shot to the side of Maleszewski's head.
Maleszewski is working for takedown but Sobczak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juliusz Sobczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blazej Maleszewski.
Still in the clinch, Sobczak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sobczak tries to work over Maleszewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maleszewski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobczak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maleszewski wants a takedown but no success here.
Maleszewski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sobczak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maleszewski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maleszewski has Sobczak pressed against the cage, preventing Sobczak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobczak manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski throws a body punch but Sobczak moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Maleszewski.
Maleszewski is looking to clinch but Sobczak is avoiding it.
Sobczak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maleszewski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maleszewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobczak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maleszewski forces Sobczak back against the cage and clinches.
Sobczak tries to break the clinch but Maleszewski is controlling the position.
Sobczak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobczak tries to circle away but Maleszewski has him pinned against the cage.
Maleszewski stalls.
Maleszewski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sobczak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maleszewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobczak smiles and moves away.
Maleszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sobczak misses the target.
Maleszewski closes the distance and clinches.
Sobczak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maleszewski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sobczak regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski pushing down on Sobczak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maleszewski is looking to take a break and control but Sobczak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobczak is looking for a sweep. Maleszewski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobczak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sobczak trying to control but Maleszewski postures up.
Sobczak is not content to let Maleszewski control the position.
Sobczak is trying to stand.
Maleszewski is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobczak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobczak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maleszewski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sobczak is defending against the submission attempts here by Maleszewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski is thwarting Sobczak's attempts to control the position.
Maleszewski not doing much here.
Sobczak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maleszewski on the ground.
Maleszewski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobczak wants to get back to his feet.
Maleszewski is looking to take a break and control but Sobczak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maleszewski blocks a jab.
Sobczak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maleszewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maleszewski feints the counter takedown.
Maleszewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maleszewski darts in trying to clinch
and Sobczak counters with a straight right hand.
Maleszewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maleszewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobczak circles away.
Maleszewski clinches with his opponent.
Maleszewski keeps control of Sobczak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maleszewski is working for takedown but Sobczak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maleszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maleszewski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maleszewski tries for a takedown but Sobczak manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Sobczak on the inside.
Sobczak digs a right hand into Maleszewski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maleszewski's gas tank.
Maleszewski looks winded!
Maleszewski can't get the takedown.
Maleszewski is looking to control Sobczak's arms but Sobczak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maleszewski has his back to the cage.
Sobczak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobczak has had enough of the clinch but Maleszewski keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juliusz Sobczak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sobczak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleszewski manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sobczak.
Maleszewski moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobczak prevents the takedown attempt.
Sobczak digs a right hand underneath Maleszewski's ribcage. Maleszewski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sobczak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobczak is pressed up against the cage. Maleszewski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sobczak down to the mat. Sobczak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sobczak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maleszewski moves away from the strike by Sobczak.
Sobczak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maleszewski tries to clinch but Sobczak is having none of it.
Sobczak takes a swing at Maleszewski's ribcage but misses.
Maleszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobczak connects with a jab.
Maleszewski is rocked!
Sobczak throws an overhand right that drops Maleszewski like a sack of potatoes! Sobczak dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juliusz Sobczak!
After winning the bout, Juliusz Sobczak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freeman (ranked 1234 p4p, 1241 weight class) and Passion Pacio (ranked 131 p4p, 133 weight class). Morgan Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Passion Pacio!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Pacio's coach down at Zanshin MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pacio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacio.
Donk. Freeman catches Pacio right on the button with a cross.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacio misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Pacio's shoulder, as Pacio tries to avoid the shot.
Pacio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Freeman gets a double leg takedown into Pacio's guard.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacio is pulling down on Freeman's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freeman cracks Pacio with a solid left hand.
Pacio keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.
Freeman trying to control but Pacio is working from the bottom.
Freeman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Pacio ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a left hand
and Pacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacio's waist but Pacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
Pacio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Freeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Pacio's shoulder, as Pacio tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Pacio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Pacio.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown but Pacio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freeman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pacio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Freeman is in Pacio's guard.
Pacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pacio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freeman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Freeman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Freeman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Pacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freeman working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Freeman 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.
Pacio stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Freeman has an Americana. Pacio didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Freeman is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Freeman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Morgan Freeman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Matsushima (ranked 974 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Kona Kush (ranked 107 p4p, 165 weight class). Jin Matsushima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jin Matsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kona Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matsushima's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Matsushima manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Matsushima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matsushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matsushima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsushima stops a takedown attempt from Kush.
Matsushima lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush wants to break free but Matsushima has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsushima as Kush tries to tie him up.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Kush.
A hook to the body from Matsushima.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Kush.
Matsushima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matsushima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Matsushima lands an uppercut.
Matsushima lands a right hand.
Matsushima lands with a short shot to the head.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Matsushima has the dominant position.
Kush wants to stall.
Matsushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matsushima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kush is working for takedown but Matsushima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jin Matsushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kona Kush.
A right hook to the body lands for Matsushima.
Matsushima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kush can't get the takedown.
Matsushima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matsushima tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Matsushima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matsushima.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsushima presses Kush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matsushima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kush or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Matsushima.
Matsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsushima.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Kush.
Kush prevents a body shot from Matsushima.
Kush tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kush! But no joy.
Matsushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matsushima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kush has time to react.
Kush works Matsushima's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Matsushima moved out of range nicely.
Matsushima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matsushima slips a jab from Kush.
Matsushima was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matsushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kush.
Kush takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matsushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matsushima.
Kush blocking some punches.
Matsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matsushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Matsushima dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsushima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matsushima wants to clinch but Kush slips to the side
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsushima scores with a hook to the body. Kush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush swings for the body but Matsushima moves out of range.
Kush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsushima's hands.
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Matsushima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsushima wants to clinch
and Kush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Matsushima misses with a hook to the body
letting Kush counter with a right hand.
Matsushima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush feints the counter takedown.
Matsushima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kush has time to react.
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!
Matsushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushima scores with a jab. Kush acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsushima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush throws a right hand that Matsushima ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsushima also avoids with ease.
Matsushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Kush lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kush.
Kush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsushima swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Matsushima is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matsushima blocks a jab.
Jin Matsushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsushima throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Kush with the counter takedown but Matsushima avoids it easily.
Kush throws a sloppy body shot
and Matsushima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matsushima misses with some punches.
Matsushima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matsushima up against the cage.
Matsushima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsushima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsushima can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
Matsushima lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kush - that landed with a thud.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
A short right from Matsushima.
Kush's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Matsushima.
Kush working hard to break the clinch.
Matsushima lands a body punch.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Matsushima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsushima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kush walks into a jab.
Matsushima scores with the left hand. Kush knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Matsushima.
Kush is rocked!
Kush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsushima finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Matsushima counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kush! He's just covering up as Matsushima starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Matsushima!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Chavez (ranked 1154 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Landin Durham (ranked 125 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eduardo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landin Durham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Durham.
Durham takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
As Durham tries to get set, Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Durham manages to avoid the attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durham throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez rushes Durham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Durham is trying to break the clinch but Chavez has him pressed against the cage.
Durham has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Chavez drags the fight down to the ground.
Chavez working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
Durham passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Durham slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durham pulls his head out easily.
Chavez trying to control here.
Chavez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Durham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chavez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavez trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Durham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Durham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chavez clinches up against the cage.
Durham swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durham breaks from the clinch.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez rushes Durham and presses him up against the cage.
Durham is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Chavez decides to pull guard.
Durham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durham has managed to get both his arms back between Chavez's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavez working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
Chavez has his foot on Durham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durham works his way back into a safe position though.
We've been informed that Durham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Durham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Durham has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durham controlling the pace.
Chavez tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Durham wants to free his trapped foot but Chavez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durham pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Landin Durham will probably get the nod.
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.
Durham throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Durham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chavez rather than just go for the knockout.
Chavez tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Chavez tries to clinch but Durham moves out of range.
Durham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Durham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Durham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Durham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durham.
Durham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Durham.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Durham swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Durham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
As Durham tries to get set, Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Durham manages to avoid the attempt.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Durham circles away.
Durham swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Durham.
Landin Durham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durham misses with an uppercut.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durham. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durham throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez is looking to counter the offense by Durham and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs.
Durham looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durham, pushing him back against the cage.
Chavez is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Durham is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Durham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chavez stalling against the cage.
Chavez has Durham pressed against the cage, preventing Durham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chavez is looking to control Durham's arms but Durham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chavez has his back to the cage.
Durham working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chavez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chavez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.
Chavez is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Durham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Durham.
Durham wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durham misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Durham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durham throws a big shot that misses.
Durham throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Durham circles away.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durham. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Durham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavez at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durham. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chavez keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durham breaks the clinch.
Durham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Durham lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durham missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durham throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Durham is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Durham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landin Durham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Durham lands a nice shot that snaps Chavez's head back.
Eduardo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez blocks a jab.
A jab from Durham misses.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Durham throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Durham misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Durham in a clinch.
Chavez prevents Durham from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chavez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durham backwards.
Chavez decides to pull guard.
Chavez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chavez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chavez looking for subs off his back but Durham has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Durham is pressing down on Chavez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chavez is holding on for now.
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durham is thwarting Chavez's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durham sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chavez is looking to get back to full guard here but Durham has managed to pass to side control instead.
Durham slows the pace down.
Chavez is trying to work for a sweep but Durham has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chavez is trying desperately to improve position.
Durham blocks Chavez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chavez is looking to get to half guard.
Chavez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Chavez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chavez is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landin Durham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durham 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landin Durham!
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RATING
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