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SPPS Resurrection 011 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yababoy Sitsongrit (ranked 5168 p4p, 24836 weight class) and Ines Pepe (ranked 365 p4p, 384 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yababoy Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ines Pepe!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Pepe there.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepe. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit dives in and grabs Pepe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pepe pushes down on Sitsongrit's head and hops out.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pepe.
Sitsongrit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pepe swivels and escapes.
Pepe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yababoy Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Pepe misses
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pepe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Pepe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepe.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepe misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A big right from Pepe misses.
Sitsongrit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit forces Pepe back against the cage and clinches.
Pepe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets control of Pepe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sitsongrit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pepe won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet.
Pepe stays in close to Sitsongrit's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sitsongrit is trying to keep Pepe in close.
Pepe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pepe.
Sitsongrit darts in looking for a takedown but Pepe gets double underhooks and turns Sitsongrit into the cage.
Pepe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pepe is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't get the takedown.
Pepe tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pepe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Pepe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pepe takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Pepe circles away and keeps his distance.
Pepe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pepe avoids it really well and circles away.
Pepe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Pepe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit shoots in and drives through. Pepe sprawls well.
Pepe lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Pepe circles away and keeps his distance.
Pepe lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Pepe.
Ines Pepe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pepe sprawls well. Pepe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sitsongrit gets slowly back to his feet.
Pepe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pepe wants it to stay on the feet.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pepe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Pepe.
Pepe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pepe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pepe.
Pepe scores with a three punch combo!
Pepe takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Pepe moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ines Pepe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pepe lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
Pepe misses with a straight left.
Yababoy Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pepe scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Pepe shrugs it off though.
Pepe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepe as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Pepe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pepe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pepe.
Pepe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pepe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pepe throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Pepe wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pepe.
Some wild striking there from Pepe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pepe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Pepe misses.
Pepe thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Pepe shows good takedown defense.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yababoy Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Pepe keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Pepe.
Sitsongrit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pepe swivels and escapes.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pepe.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pepe throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit shoots in and drives through. Pepe sprawls well.
Ines Pepe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Pepe lands a jab.
Ines Pepe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepe lands with a nice body punch.
Pepe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Pepe keeps it at a distance.
Pepe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pepe swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Pepe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Pepe.
Nice sprawl there from Pepe as Sitsongrit shoots in.
Pepe misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Pepe stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Pepe misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a left and a right that stings Pepe.
Pepe moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Pepe in a clinch.
Sitsongrit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Pepe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pepe misses with a body punch.
Pepe cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pepe is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Pepe.
Sitsongrit misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pepe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pepe lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Pepe.
Sitsongrit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pepe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pepe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit trying to stall but Pepe improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Pepe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Sitsongrit.
Pepe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pepe tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Pepe clinches.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sitsongrit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pepe after a bit of a struggle.
Sitsongrit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pepe smiles and moves away.
Pepe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ines Pepe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit shoots in for a double leg but Pepe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Pepe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pepe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pepe misses with a body shot.
Pepe throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pepe swivels and escapes.
Pepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pepe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Pepe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Sitsongrit jumps into guard, dragging Pepe to the mat.
Pepe gets to his feet. Sitsongrit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe with a nice cross.
Pepe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Pepe.
Pepe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pepe swinging wildly here.
Pepe throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepe. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pepe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Pepe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pepe throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pepe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pepe as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yababoy Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Pepe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pepe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pepe tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pepe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sitsongrit somewhat.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pepe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepe. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Pepe as Sitsongrit shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepe is pressed up against the cage. Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pepe down to the mat. Pepe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Pepe.
Sitsongrit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Pepe lands with a light punch inside.
Pepe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Pepe can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pepe smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Pepe keeps it at a distance.
Pepe rushes Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pepe throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pepe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepe as he avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Pepe circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Pepe moves out of range.
Pepe rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Pepe misses with a punch to the body.
Pepe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pepe throws a head punch that misses.
Ines Pepe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pepe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but Pepe holds him up against the cage and eventually Sitsongrit drops back down to his feet.
Sitsongrit effectively controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Yababoy Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepe misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ines Pepe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pepe 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ines Pepe!
Ines Pepe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McFoy (ranked 5106 p4p, 23973 weight class) and Kiandy Rakotoarisoa (ranked 362 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian McFoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
It looked like McFoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
McFoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rakotoarisoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rakotoarisoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakotoarisoa tries to bum rush McFoy with a series of wild strikes but McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rakotoarisoa throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by McFoy's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rakotoarisoa loads up on a big right hand but McFoy slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakotoarisoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rakotoarisoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rakotoarisoa tries to bum rush McFoy with a series of wild strikes but McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakotoarisoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook.
Rakotoarisoa avoids the head kick by McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa scores with a nice strike.
Rakotoarisoa takes a swing at McFoy's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
Rakotoarisoa throws a big shot that misses.
McFoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McFoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFoy clinches.
Rakotoarisoa takes a shot to the head.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to break free.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a chopping leg kick but McFoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McFoy scores with a jab.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
McFoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
McFoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rakotoarisoa's head.
McFoy closes the distance and pushes Rakotoarisoa back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFoy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakotoarisoa. McFoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakotoarisoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook to the body
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
Rakotoarisoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McFoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McFoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rakotoarisoa tries to break free but McFoy pushes him back against the cage.
Rakotoarisoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFoy takes a swing at Rakotoarisoa's ribcage but misses.
McFoy takes one to the chin there.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFoy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight right.
It looked like McFoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rakotoarisoa.
A slow jab from Rakotoarisoa misses its intended target.
Rakotoarisoa lands a jab to McFoy's midsection.
Rakotoarisoa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McFoy's head backwards.
McFoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McFoy misses with a wild combination.
Rakotoarisoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rakotoarisoa misses the shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rakotoarisoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McFoy counters with a thumping low kick.
Rakotoarisoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFoy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from McFoy misses.
McFoy lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Brian McFoy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakotoarisoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFoy wants to clinch.
McFoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
McFoy clinches.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy prevents Rakotoarisoa from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakotoarisoa is looking to control McFoy's arms but McFoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rakotoarisoa has his back to the cage.
McFoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rakotoarisoa is defending well for now.
Rakotoarisoa tries to break the clinch but McFoy is controlling the position.
Rakotoarisoa has had enough of the clinch but McFoy keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa taking a breather.
Rakotoarisoa blocks a body shot from McFoy.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rakotoarisoa thinking.
McFoy sizes up Rakotoarisoa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McFoy tries to clinch but Rakotoarisoa is having none of it.
Rakotoarisoa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab when McFoy was well out of range.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Rakotoarisoa circles away and keeps his distance.
McFoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakotoarisoa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McFoy with a body shot.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rakotoarisoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to maintain a safe position but McFoy gets an underhook and turns Rakotoarisoa into the cage.
Rakotoarisoa prevents a body shot from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy with the inside leg kick.
Rakotoarisoa loads up on a big right hand but McFoy slips the punch.
McFoy lands a slapping body shot.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakotoarisoa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakotoarisoa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy throws a series of punches but Rakotoarisoa moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Rakotoarisoa backs away, McFoy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McFoy misses with an uppercut.
Rakotoarisoa lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from McFoy finds it's way through Rakotoarisoa's defenses.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFoy ducks under a wild hook from Rakotoarisoa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McFoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakotoarisoa at a distance.
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakotoarisoa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFoy avoids the body shot from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body punch
and McFoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rakotoarisoa. Those never looked like landing.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy lands a left hand.
McFoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakotoarisoa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McFoy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFoy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rakotoarisoa's defenses.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa misses the shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakotoarisoa motions for McFoy to come forward. Rakotoarisoa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a wild combination.
Rakotoarisoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McFoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rakotoarisoa swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McFoy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot
and McFoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakotoarisoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFoy scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa ducks right into an uppercut from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight left.
McFoy moves to clinch but Rakotoarisoa breaks away
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight right.
Rakotoarisoa throws an off balance right hand
and McFoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McFoy misses the shot to the body.
McFoy misses with a shot to the body
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McFoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rakotoarisoa's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakotoarisoa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McFoy darts in trying to clinch
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFoy is looking to clinch.
McFoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakotoarisoa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Rakotoarisoa keeps it at a distance.
Rakotoarisoa looks to score with a jab to the body but McFoy is just out of range.
A jab from Rakotoarisoa misses.
McFoy clinches up against the cage.
McFoy breaks from the clinch.
A low kick lands for McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to clinch but Rakotoarisoa is having none of it.
McFoy scores with a three punch combo!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a right hand
and McFoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McFoy scores with a shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a looping left.
Rakotoarisoa missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy misses the shot to the body.
McFoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rakotoarisoa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook.
Rakotoarisoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFoy.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rakotoarisoa throws out a loose jab but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McFoy with the inside leg kick.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy throws a series of punches but Rakotoarisoa avoids them all with ease.
McFoy forces Rakotoarisoa back against the cage and clinches.
McFoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brian McFoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rakotoarisoa looks to land a combination but McFoy avoids it well.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy dips to his left and cracks Rakotoarisoa with an uppercut!
Rakotoarisoa falls off balance throwing a combination
and McFoy counters with a three punch combo that has Rakotoarisoa backing up. Rakotoarisoa nods at McFoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy lands with a right hand.
McFoy looks to land a combination. Rakotoarisoa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McFoy fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McFoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rakotoarisoa avoids it.
Nice body punch from McFoy - that landed with a thud.
McFoy misses with a punch to the body.
McFoy managing to block the knees to the body from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFoy moves into the clinch successfully.
McFoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McFoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McFoy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian McFoy!
After winning the bout, Brian McFoy 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 Donovan Griggs (ranked 2855 p4p, 23738 weight class) and John James (ranked 234 p4p, 344 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched- Roy Jones Jr.. John James told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145
9 - 27 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John James!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griggs misses with some punches.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griggs prevents the takedown attempt.
James blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Griggs.
Griggs misses with some punches.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James is working for takedown but Griggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griggs can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Good body shot from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs lands with a right to the head.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griggs.
A short right from Griggs.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Griggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griggs misses with some punches.
Griggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Donovan Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John James.
Griggs lands an uppercut.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Griggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Griggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
Griggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Griggs misses with some punches.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Griggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griggs prevents a takedown attempt there.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griggs lands with a left to the head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs lands a right hand.
Griggs can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Griggs lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Griggs.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Griggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Griggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Griggs gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Griggs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griggs has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James blocks an uppercut.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Griggs.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
Griggs lands a nice uppercut.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Griggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan Griggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griggs lands with a right to the head.
James blocking some punches.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
Donovan Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James blocks an uppercut.
Griggs misses with some punches.
Griggs lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Griggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
James takes a shot to the head.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Griggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs misses with some punches.
Griggs is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griggs down to the mat. Griggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griggs moves into the clinch.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griggs prevents it.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James wants to take the fight to the mat but Griggs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Griggs gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
Griggs throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James is looking for a takedown.
Griggs lands a shot to the body.
James blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Griggs.
Griggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Griggs lands a body punch.
James is breathing heavily.
Griggs throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Griggs lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Griggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Griggs.
 James is rocked!
Griggs stops a takedown attempt from James.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Griggs lands a right hand.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Griggs has a couple of punches blocked by James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griggs pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A hook to the body from Griggs.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Griggs dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Griggs tries to clinch up.
Griggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James blocks an uppercut.
James tightens his grip and picks Griggs up, before dumping him to the ground. Griggs manages to land in guard.
Griggs manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Griggs.
James blocking some punches.
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!
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griggs pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griggs gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Griggs.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
Donovan Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a couple of punches blocked by James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Griggs.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
A short right from Griggs on the inside.
Griggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griggs gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Griggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griggs has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Griggs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James blocks an uppercut.
Griggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Griggs.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griggs.
Griggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Griggs lands a nice uppercut.
Griggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Griggs.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Griggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griggs, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Griggs!
A very excited looking Donovan Griggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 3463 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 281 p4p, 270 weight class). Sam Guinness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness misses with a looping left.
Adofo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guinness misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a nice body shot.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sam Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
Adofo staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Adofo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adofo under the eye.
Guinness's coach down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Guinness's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adofo slips a straight right by Guinness.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guinness throws a looping overhand right but Adofo ducks down to avoid it.
Guinness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
An inside leg kick lands from Guinness.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Guinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Guinness dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adofo. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guinness lands a jab.
Guinness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guinness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adofo is fending him off so far but Guinness persists. Nope, Adofo circles away and we're back to standing.
Guinness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guinness swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adofo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guinness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Guinness.
Guinness ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
Guinness gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guinness's efforts to push away.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Guinness avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Adofo as the two fighters clinch.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Guinness's ribcage. Guinness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guinness is trying to break the clinch but Adofo has him pressed against the cage.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Guinness controls the action.
Adofo has Guinness pressed against the cage, preventing Guinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Guinness controls his hands.
Guinness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adofo has him pressed against the cage.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinness.
Guinness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guinness misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guinness throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adofo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Guinness! Adofo lets Guinness back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Guinness is rocked!
 It looks like Sam Guinness has been cut.
Guinness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adofo counters with an outside leg kick.
Guinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Guinness looks winded!
Guinness swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a huge left! Guinness is in big trouble! He's backing up but Adofo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Guinness from any more damage. A dominating finish by Adofo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yanga Adofo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty T Bone (ranked 2549 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 302 p4p, 387 weight class). Scotty T Bone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensol throws a poor cross that misses
and T Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol.
Bensol thuds a left hand into T Bone's body.
Bensol cracks T Bone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
Bensol misses with a lunging right hand
and T Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensol thinking.
T Bone walks into a left hand.
Bensol misses with an uppercut
enabling T Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
T Bone throws a looping overhand right but Bensol ducks down to avoid it.
Bensol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. T Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
T Bone slips a straight right by Bensol.
T Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone looks to throw the jab but Bensol is out of range.
T Bone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bensol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
T Bone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
T Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bensol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by T Bone as he connects with a hook.
T Bone throws a jab when Bensol was well out of range.
Bensol misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from T Bone misses the target.
T Bone slips a straight right by Bensol.
Bensol misses with a left hand
and T Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bensol darts in trying to clinch
and T Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone tries to keep at a distance but Bensol has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to T Bone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
T Bone tries to break free but Bensol pushes him back against the cage.
Bensol cracks T Bone with a nice body shot.
Bensol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bensol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bensol works on T Bone's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
T Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bensol.
A left hand lands to the body for Bensol.
Bensol misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bone blocks an uppercut.
Bensol has a couple of punches blocked by T Bone.
Bensol throws a punch but it's blocked by T Bone.
Bensol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with T Bone's elbow.
Bensol swings wildly with an uppercut but T Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bensol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
T Bone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bensol drives through and clinches with T Bone against the cage.
Bensol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
T Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bensol misses with the head strike.
Bensol has a couple of punches blocked by T Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Bone has had enough of the clinch but Bensol keeps him there for the moment.
T Bone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bensol throws a head punch that misses.
T Bone blocks an uppercut.
Bensol lands a left hand.
T Bone manages to break the clinch.
Bensol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Bensol misses.
T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Bensol scores with a decent looking hook.
Bensol swings for the body but T Bone moves out of range.
T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Bensol throws a hook but T Bone avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Bensol dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bensol swings away with a body shot that misses
letting T Bone counter with a right hand.
Bensol lands a jab to T Bone's midsection.
Bensol throws a poor cross that misses
and T Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensol thinking.
Bensol throws a right hand that misses
and T Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bensol cracks T Bone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
T Bone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bensol misses with a left hand
and T Bone counters with a left to the body.
Tobi Bensol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
T Bone misses with a body shot.
T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol.
T Bone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol dips to his left and cracks T Bone with an uppercut!
Bensol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
T Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
T Bone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bensol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bensol scores with a nice right hand.
Bensol jabs T Bone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for T Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bensol! But no joy.
Bensol swinging wildly here.
Bensol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bensol misses with a jab, cross combination.
T Bone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bensol cracks T Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Bensol.
Bensol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with T Bone, pushing him back against the cage.
Bensol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by T Bone.
Bensol misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bensol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with T Bone's elbow.
T Bone prevents a body shot from Bensol.
Bensol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bensol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bensol misses with an uppercut. T Bone saw that one coming.
Bensol looks to land a left hand but T Bone moved out of range nicely.
Bensol misses the shot to the body.
Bensol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bensol scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Bone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
T Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bensol throws a hook but T Bone blocks it.
T Bone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bensol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
T Bone looks to land a right hand but Bensol moved out of range.
T Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bensol.
Bensol scores with a hook to the body. T Bone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bensol misses with a wild body shot.
Bensol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent T Bone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Bensol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! T Bone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bensol shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. T Bone eats them both and turns towards Bensol to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bensol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
T Bone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bensol getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
T Bone looks to land a right hand but Bensol moved out of range.
Bensol looks to land a left hand but T Bone moved out of range nicely.
As Bensol looks to move away, T Bone throws a big counter combo but Bensol just gets out of the way.
Bensol wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bensol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bensol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bensol just misses with a punch to the body.
T Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
T Bone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
T Bone tries to move into range but Bensol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 T Bone is rocked!
T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol.
A quick step to the side and T Bone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
T Bone moves out of range as Bensol strikes.
Bensol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T Bone.
Bensol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh T Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Bensol lands a beautiful left hook that drops T Bone. T Bone tries to recover but Bensol is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and T Bone lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobi Bensol!
Tobi Bensol was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2155 p4p, 4410 weight class) and Deimos Arima (ranked 264 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
174
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175
3 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deimos Arima!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead looking to score a takedown here. Arima is defending well but Kinkead drives through and ends up in Arima's guard.
Kinkead 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.
Arima can't keep his opponent in guard - Kinkead advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kinkead is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kinkead trying to control but Arima is having none of it.
Kinkead is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinkead looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kinkead is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arima is surviving well by controlling Kinkead's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Arima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Arima shrugs it off.
Arima is squirming around, avoiding Kinkead's attempts to control the action.
Kinkead controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinkead tries to control but Arima wriggling away.
Kinkead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kinkead looking for a guillotine from mount but Arima is having none of it.
Kinkead controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinkead moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arima has worked his arm free - good work by Arima!
Arima is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arima won't allow Kinkead to pass to mount.
Arima tries to kick Kinkead off but Kinkead keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kinkead is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Arima!
Kinkead controlling from the full mount.
Arima is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arima keeps trying to improve his position.
Kinkead trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Arima is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arima is looking to stand up but Kinkead won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinkead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kinkead is looking for a triangle but Arima pushes his legs off easily.
Kinkead trying to keep a closed guard but Arima is proving a slippery customer.
Kinkead looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arima with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rhashaun Kinkead dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kinkead looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Arima!
Kinkead wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arima, who protects the arm well.
Arima is looking to reverse the position.
Arima is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinkead tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Arima tries to control but Kinkead manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arima is in bad spot here.
Rhashaun Kinkead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arima trying to control the hands but Kinkead breaks the grip.
Kinkead looking for the choke but no joy.
Arima is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kinkead looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Kinkead.
Arima can't escape the position.
Arima preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kinkead.
Arima is trying to break free.
Kinkead tightening his grip on Arima, looking for the choke.
Kinkead looking to break Arima's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Arima remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kinkead will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead controlling the position well here. Arima rolled but Kinkead kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kinkead looking for the choke but no joy.
Kinkead is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Arima defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kinkead looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Arima is controlling Kinkead 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Kinkead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinkead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arima can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arima trying to control but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
Arima preventing the sweep.
Arima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kinkead has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arima has managed to get both his arms back between Kinkead's legs - danger averted.
Kinkead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinkead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kinkead is keen to just control but Arima is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rhashaun Kinkead 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!
Arima looking to score a takedown here. Kinkead is defending well but Arima drives through and ends up in Kinkead's guard.
Arima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kinkead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arima postures up.
Arima wants to get up but he can't break Kinkead's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kinkead looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinkead, not yet.
Arima pushes down on Kinkead's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kinkead is trying to maintain the position but Arima is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinkead wants to get back to full guard.
Arima seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkead wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arima gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kinkead throws a sloppy head kick and Arima moves out of range easily.
Arima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kinkead can pounce on him.
Kinkead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kinkead looks to score with a jab to the body but Arima is just out of range.
Kinkead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinkead changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arima tries to avoid it but Kinkead manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arima to the ground. Arima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kinkead changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinkead fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arima misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinkead counters with a takedown into side control.
Kinkead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arima has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arima tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Rhashaun Kinkead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arima tries to lock up and control but Kinkead gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kinkead controlling from the full mount.
Arima is trying desperately to improve position.
Kinkead sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arima is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead content just to control the position here.
Kinkead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Arima for as long as he can get away with.
Deimos Arima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arima felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kinkead has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kinkead wants to control the pace but Arima is squirming around nicely.
Kinkead takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Arima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arima tries to hold on but Kinkead postures up.
Kinkead controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhashaun Kinkead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinkead has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhashaun Kinkead!
Our winner, Rhashaun Kinkead, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1701 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 192 p4p, 331 weight class). Nestor Makhno 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makhno.
Raharu lands a jab to Makhno's midsection.
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raharu walks into a left hand.
Raharu throws a right hand that Makhno ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhno also avoids with ease.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Makhno moved out of range nicely.
Makhno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raharu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makhno in his tracks.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Makhno.
Raharu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makhno throws a lazy head kick
and Raharu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makhno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nestor Makhno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makhno scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharu scores with a jab.
Makhno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makhno takes one to the side of the head.
Makhno moves away from the strike by Raharu.
Makhno lands with a straight right. Raharu didn't see that one coming.
Makhno scores with a sloppy right hand. Raharu should have avoided that one.
Makhno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raharu at a distance.
Makhno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raharu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makhno can pounce on him.
Makhno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makhno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Makhno.
Raharu throws out a leg kick but Makhno moves out of range and Raharu only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Makhno.
Raharu slips a straight right by Makhno.
Makhno looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharu is just out of range.
Makhno throws a shot from downtown. Raharu moves away and avoids it.
Raharu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Omar Raharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makhno misses the jab.
It looked like Raharu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Makhno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharu.
Makhno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raharu tried to counter with a leg kick but Makhno avoided it.
Makhno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raharu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Makhno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Makhno finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makhno connects with a body shot that sends Raharu's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
Makhno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makhno scores with a jab.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makhno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
Makhno slips a jab from Raharu.
Makhno throws an overhand right that lands on Raharu's shoulder, as Raharu tries to avoid the shot.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makhno throws a leg kick but Raharu moved away.
A lazy body kick from Makhno
and Raharu counters with a series of strikes. Makhno will be more careful next time no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Makhno swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
Raharu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makhno shoots and misses
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Makhno as he connects with a hook.
Makhno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raharu feints and then cracks Makhno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makhno down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a body shot but no joy.
Makhno misses with a lunging right hand
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
Raharu cracks Makhno with a good jab.
Makhno misses with a straight right.
Makhno ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makhno slips under a jab from Raharu.
Makhno takes one on the button.
Makhno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Raharu. That snapped Makhno's head back.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhno.
Makhno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu tried to counter with a leg kick but Makhno avoided it.
Makhno thows a leg kick but Raharu checks it
and Raharu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raharu looks to land a combination but Makhno avoids it well.
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!
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Makhno.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Makhno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Raharu to counter with a crisp jab.
Makhno is rocked!
Makhno throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makhno.
Makhno lands with a right hand.
Makhno closes the distance and clinches up with Raharu, looking for a takedown. Makhno pushes Raharu against the cage but Raharu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Raharu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makhno throws a jab when Raharu was well out of range.
Raharu takes a swing at Makhno's ribcage but misses.
Raharu stuns Makhno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Makhno catches Raharu right on the button with a cross.
Makhno throws a head kick but Raharu moves out of range.
Makhno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makhno is still on wobbly legs! Can Raharu finish him?
Makhno walks straight into a right hand from Raharu - that's dropped him! Raharu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Makhno from any more punishment! Makhno complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Ryan (ranked 2247 p4p, 23633 weight class) and Viktor Hughes (ranked 254 p4p, 479 weight class). Mac Ryan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Ryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hughes sprawls well initially but Ryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Ryan is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryan tries to stand and escape but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Ryan seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryan 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.
Ryan passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Ryan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Hughes with the counter takedown but Ryan avoids it easily.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hughes quickly recovers to half guard.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with the active half guard here but Ryan passes nicely into side control.
Hughes tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Ryan working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Ryan working away.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes being controlled for a moment.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Ryan staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan just content to control the position.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Hughes tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Ryan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Ryan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.
Ryan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Ryan is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mac Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hughes.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mac Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Hughes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ryan is staying active.
Hughes has one of Ryan's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ryan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ryan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan just content to control the position.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryan tries to score with some ground and pound. Hughes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Ryan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ryan shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes, which made it look bad.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Ryan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes, which made it look bad.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryan defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Ryan ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Mac Ryan has been cut.
Hughes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryan after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan sneaks back into half guard.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan trying to control here.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Hughes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ryan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hughes has Ryan in his guard.
Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
Ryan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Ryan continues to stall.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Mac Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
Viktor Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Viktor Hughes.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Ryan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 1056 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 133 p4p, 193 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balogh Szabolcs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szabolcs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz stuns Szabolcs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szabolcs takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Szabolcs moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Szabolcs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
It looks like Balogh Szabolcs has been cut.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Szabolcs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Szabolcs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Szabolcs tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szabolcs keeps working.
Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Szabolcs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Szabolcs tries to improve position but can't.
Szabolcs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cruz.
Cruz trying to control the position but Szabolcs is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Szabolcs tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz in side control, throwing shots but Szabolcs defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szabolcs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz is staying tight to Szabolcs's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Szabolcs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
Cruz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Szabolcs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with the ground and pound but Szabolcs regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Szabolcs defends the submission attempt.
Cruz wants to control but Szabolcs is keeping him busy.
Cruz throwing shots but Szabolcs is blocking nicely.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szabolcs keeps working.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Szabolcs is holding on to half guard well.
Szabolcs is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz moves out of range as Szabolcs throws a body kick.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Szabolcs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Szabolcs tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Szabolcs to the ground. Szabolcs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Szabolcs scores with a push kick.
Balogh Szabolcs is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Szabolcs checks it
and Szabolcs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Szabolcs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szabolcs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Szabolcs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Szabolcs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a strike but Szabolcs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Szabolcs blocks nicely.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Szabolcs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szabolcs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
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.
Szabolcs keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Szabolcs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Szabolcs sees coming a mile off.
Szabolcs misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Szabolcs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been told by Szabolcs's head coaches at Savage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It appears Szabolcs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cruz jabs Szabolcs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szabolcs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Szabolcs is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Szabolcs throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szabolcs.
An attempted straight right counter from Szabolcs misses the target.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Szabolcs circles away.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Szabolcs is out of range.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Szabolcs keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Szabolcs - that will leave a mark!
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Szabolcs.
Cruz blocks the body kick.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Szabolcs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balogh Szabolcs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz tries to work over Szabolcs's front leg with a kick but Szabolcs checks it.
Szabolcs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs lands a nice shot to the body.
Szabolcs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szabolcs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Szabolcs.
Cruz moves out of range as Szabolcs throws a body kick.
Szabolcs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Szabolcs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Szabolcs.
Cruz wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Szabolcs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Balogh Szabolcs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Szabolcs defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Szabolcs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Szabolcs! Cruz is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balogh Szabolcs!
Balogh Szabolcs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 1229 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Rivo Niskanen (ranked 145 p4p, 147 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner throws a right hand that misses
and Niskanen counters with a body kick.
Brayden Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner moves into range and clinches up with Niskanen.
Abner working aggressively here.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Abner.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner has Niskanen pressed against the cage.
Niskanen works on Abner's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Abner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niskanen is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner lands with a light punch inside.
Abner lands an uppercut.
Niskanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niskanen presses Abner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Abner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niskanen or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niskanen tries a low kick but Abner avoids it.
Niskanen moves out of range as Abner throws a body kick.
Niskanen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Niskanen lands with a hook. Abner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Niskanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abner's head.
Niskanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Abner.
Niskanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Niskanen backs away, Abner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Niskanen scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Abner has knocked Niskanen down with a huge combo! Abner steps away and waves a wobbly Niskanen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Niskanen is rocked!
Niskanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niskanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Abner finish him?
Abner throws a head kick that misses
and Niskanen counters with a two punch combo.
Niskanen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niskanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abner thumps Niskanen with a low kick.
Niskanen connects with a looping right hand.
Abner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niskanen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner misses with a body punch.
Abner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niskanen is keeping busy.
Niskanen fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Niskanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abner tries to work over Niskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abners head.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Abner.
Abner scores with a shoulder strike.
Niskanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abner lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Abner - that landed with a thud.
Niskanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abner to keep the fight standing.
Niskanen lands a shoulder strike.
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 Brayden Abner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abner closes the distance and pushes Niskanen back into the cage.
Brayden Abner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner lands an uppercut.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Abner.
Niskanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivo Niskanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niskanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abner counters with an inside leg kick.
Abner misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Niskanen misses.
Abner jabs at Niskanen's body.
Niskanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niskanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niskanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Rivo Niskanen's cut even more.
Abner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abner has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner scores with a shoulder strike.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abner.
Abner lands a right hand.
Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskanen cracks Abner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner scores with a shot to the body.
Abner thumps Niskanen with a low kick.
Abner cracks Niskanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niskanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abner checks a leg kick.
Abner tries to land a front kick but Niskanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abner tried to score with a low kick but Niskanen checks it.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner throws a hook but Niskanen avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner closes the distance and clinches.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niskanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
Abner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abner checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Abner misses the target.
Niskanen misses with a wild body shot.
Abner wants to slow Niskanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Niskanen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Niskanen slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Abner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niskanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niskanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Niskanen misses with a kick to the body
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abner walks into a stiff left hand from Niskanen.
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niskanen manages to avoid it.
Abner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niskanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner lands a big right hand that sends Niskanen crashing to the mat! Abner stays standing though and waves Niskanen back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner swings widly with a right hand
and Niskanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niskanen lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niskanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niskanen's head backwards.
Abner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Niskanen counters with a straight right hand.
Abner darts in trying to clinch
and Niskanen counters with a straight right hand.
Abner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niskanen can do to turn this around?
Abner lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands with a big right hook that stumbles Niskanen - he's out on his feet here! Abner follows up with another monster hook that separates Niskanen from consciousness! Niskanen falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Abner stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brayden Abner!
Brayden Abner is the new middleweight champion!
Brayden Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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