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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 1489 p4p, 1471 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 116 p4p, 114 weight class). Barella comes to the cage accompanied by Prova del 9. Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella shoots in for a takedown but Tico shows good takedown defense.
Tico throws a leg kick which misses Barella's front leg but catches the back leg as Barella tries to avoid it.
Barella swinging wildly here.
We've been hearing reports that Barella has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barella.
A big right from Tico misses.
Barella throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barella shoots in for a takedown but Tico shows good takedown defense.
Barella darts in looking for a takedown but Tico gets double underhooks and turns Barella into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barella prevents a body shot from Tico.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tico takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barella blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barella jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tico walks away with a smile on his face. Barella gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barella fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella slips a jab from Tico.
Tico blocks a head kick by Barella.
Tico cracks Barella with a good jab.
Barella takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tico stuffs the takedown.
Barella moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barella.
Tico scores with a decent looking hook.
Barella tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Tico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tico blocks a head kick by Barella.
Tico throws out a loose jab but Barella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Tico as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
Tico has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tico loads up on a big right hand but Barella slips the punch.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barella manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barella drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barella slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tico is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barella throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tico works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barella content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barella looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella passes Tico's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barella is looking for a kimura here.
Tico is trying to get back to full guard.
Tico controlling the position for now.
Tico is defending against the submission attempts here by Barella.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barella throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barella.
Barella is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tico is concentrating on defense, preventing Barella from advancing position.
Barella throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barella trying to control from Tico's half guard. Tico has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tico misses with a combination
and Barella counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Barella.
Barella shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tico napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tico sneaks out the side door and pushes Barella away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barella.
Tico lands a leg kick that knocks Barella off balance momentarily.
Barella takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barella tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barella counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barella shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tico as he jumps to the side.
Tico blocks a head kick by Barella.
Tico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barella swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tico clobbers Barella with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barella closes the distance and clinches up with Tico, looking for a takedown. Barella pushes Tico against the cage but Tico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tico Tico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tico stuffs the takedown attempt from Barella. Barella gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barella fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tico lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tico jabs Barella right on the nose. Barella blinks but takes it well.
Barella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico scores with a hook to the body. Barella takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tico jabs at Barella's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico misses with a hook.
Barella thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico cracks Barella with an open hand slap.
Barella closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tico did well to prevent Barella getting side control.
Tico has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barella is on him like a limpet, forcing Tico back against the cage.
Barella looking for a takedown.
Barella pulls guard.
Tico postures up.
Barella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tico can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tico controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella looking for a sweep. Not yet Barella, not yet.
Barella working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tico has passed into half guard!
Barella tries to get to full guard but Tico has control of the leg.
Tico performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barella regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Tico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barella is keeping the position for now.
Tico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barella looking for a guillotine here but Tico defends easily.
Barella wants to hit a sweep here but Tico passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barella there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Tico.
Barella looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barella is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tico tries to kick Barella off but Barella keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico is looking for a sweep. Barella is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tico controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sonny Barella overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barella is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico is pulling down on Barella's head. It's preventing any offense from Barella, at least for the moment.
Tico keeping moving, preventing Barella from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tico holds on and takes a little breather.
Tico keeping moving, preventing Barella from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barella won't allow Tico to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Barella shoots in and drives through. Tico sprawls well.
Tico misses with an uppercut. Barella saw that one coming.
Tico throws a combination. Barella tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barella shoots in for a double leg but Tico sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barella.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barella throws a sloppy head kick and Tico moves out of range easily.
Tico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barella appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Barella 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tico moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Tico coming out on top.
Tico lands a really nice looking cross but Barella seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barella.
Barella misses with a takedown attempt - Tico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barella takes one on the button.
Barella checks a low kick from Tico.
Barella takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tico listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barella throws a sloppy head kick and Tico moves out of range easily.
Barella on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tico. Tico obviously looking to wear him down.
Barella tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tico swivels and escapes.
Barella lands a jab-cross combination.
Tico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tico scores with a nice body kick.
Tico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonny Barella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Tico.
Barella scores with a spinning back kick!
Tico thuds a left hand into Barella's body.
Tico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tico scores with a nice right hand.
Tico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Tico connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barella or perhaps it was just good defense by Tico, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tico! But no joy.
Tico Tico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barella closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tico quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tico 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
After the fight, Tico Tico was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Sonny Barella spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hall (ranked 1592 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 194 p4p, 167 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
McCrae looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
McCrae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lands a nice hook to McCrae's body. McCrae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
McCrae scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Hall slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae walks into a left hand.
Hall is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Hall.
McCrae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
Hall stuns McCrae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
McCrae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
McCrae closes the distance and clinches.
Hall blocking some punches.
McCrae is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns McCrae into the cage.
Hall lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCrae.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall lands a right hand.
McCrae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for McCrae.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
McCrae working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCrae swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCrae takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
McCrae lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCrae catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
McCrae digs a good hook to Hall's body.
McCrae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCrae misses with a shot to the body
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrae misses with a straight right.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but McCrae has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCrae throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCrae is stalling here.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCrae blocking some punches.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
McCrae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCrae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCrae looking to stall.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
McCrae misses with a knee strike.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hall.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCrae - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCrae obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Hall.
McCrae looks winded!
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Hall.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCrae blocks an uppercut.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCrae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCrae wants to stall.
McCrae working aggressively here.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Hall.
McCrae misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall with the inside leg kick.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCrae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCrae throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
McCrae throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCrae's knee momentarily.
Hall slips a jab from McCrae.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall scores with a jab. McCrae acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall slips a straight right by McCrae.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McCrae 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.
McCrae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCrae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCrae can do to turn this around?
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
Jab from Hall.
McCrae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCrae. That did some damage!
McCrae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hall defending well as McCrae loads up on a big left hand.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
McCrae listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall defending well as McCrae loads up on a big left hand.
Hall has McCrae up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCrae.
McCrae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a body shot from McCrae.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
Hall digs a right hand underneath McCrae's ribcage. McCrae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCrae is breathing heavily.
McCrae has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCrae looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. McCrae shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
Hall scores with a body shot.
McCrae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks McCrae off balance momentarily.
Hall with a jab.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCrae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCrae misses with a hook.
McCrae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. McCrae shrugs it off though.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCrae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
McCrae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
McCrae misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCrae throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCrae tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
McCrae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCrae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCrae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. McCrae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
McCrae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCrae wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCrae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
McCrae takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hall delivers a nice body kick.
McCrae has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
A big left from McCrae misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. McCrae shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses McCrae's front leg but catches the back leg as McCrae tries to avoid it.
Hall digs a good body shot into McCrae's ribs.
McCrae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCrae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae moves to clinch but Hall breaks away
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall slips a jab from McCrae.
As McCrae looks to move away, Hall throws a big counter combo but McCrae just gets out of the way.
McCrae has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
McCrae tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCrae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
McCrae swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
McCrae walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall scores with a jab.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCrae under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrae tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall with a nice cross.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks McCrae off balance momentarily.
A jab from McCrae misses.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps McCrae's head back.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends McCrae's belly button to the back.
McCrae misses with a double jab
and Hall counters with a solid body kick.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
McCrae misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCrae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCrae throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCrae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCrae scrambles back to his feet.
McCrae misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Hall.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCrae tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCrae doesn't seem phased though.
McCrae wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hall scores with a push kick.
McCrae tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall scores with a jab.
McCrae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCrae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCrae swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall digs a good body shot into McCrae's ribs.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Hall!
A relieved looking Henry Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 1174 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Ragnar Jahr (ranked 149 p4p, 142 weight class). Ragnar Jahr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terry Silver's chin.
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23
177
8 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jahr. Silver shrugs it off though.
Jahr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jahr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jahr misses with the body kick
and Silver counters with a leg kick.
Silver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silver jabs at Jahr's body.
Silver blocks a head kick by Jahr.
Silver is looking to counter the offense by Jahr and move into the clinch.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jahr walks into a jab.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jahr throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jahr wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Jahr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silver moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahr manages to break the clinch.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver takes a swing at Jahr's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jahr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Jahr misses with a looping left.
Jahr walks into a left hand.
Jahr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Jahr.
Nice uppercut there from Silver.
Jahr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Silver.
Ragnar Jahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahr scores with a shot to the body.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Jahr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Jahr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jahr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver is looking to wear down Jahr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jahr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Terry Silver has been cut.
Jahr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jahr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jahr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jahr tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver throws a right hand that Jahr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jahr also avoids with ease.
Silver thuds his right hand into Jahr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Silver does it's job there.
Jahr digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jahr.
Jahr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jahr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jahr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver tests Jahr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Jahr tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Silver throws a hook but Jahr avoids it easily.
Jahr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and Jahr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jahr throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jahr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Jahr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver throws a body punch but Jahr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver misses with the combination.
Jahr pushes Silver away with a front kick.
Silver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jahr tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Jahr.
Jahr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jahr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Jahr clinches up against the cage.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver tries to work over Jahr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jahr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jahr misses with a head kick.
Jahr tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Jahr.
Jahr misses with a head kick.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jahr tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Silver blocks a head kick by Jahr.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Jahr.
Jahr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Jahr is out of range.
Jahr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jahr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
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!
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Silver takes the fight into the clinch.
Silver gets through Jahr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahr wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Jahr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jahr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Jahr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jahr is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver is leaning against Jahr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jahr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jahr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jahr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver prevents a body shot from Jahr.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver digs a right hand into Jahr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jahr's gas tank.
Silver prevents Jahr from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Jahr is breathing heavily.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silver.
Silver lands a body shot.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jahrs head.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver cracks Jahr with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Silver.
Silver lands a body shot.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Silver gets through Jahr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Jahr blocks it.
Silver tries a body shot but Jahr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
Silver tries a body shot but Jahr blocks it.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Silver tries a body shot but Jahr blocks it.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Silver is working Jahr over against the cage.
Silver digs a right hand into Jahr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jahr's gas tank.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jahr takes a shot to the head.
Silver is leaning against Jahr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
Silver digs a right hand underneath Jahr's ribcage. Jahr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jahr.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
Silver is leaning against Jahr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Terry Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terry Silver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silver scores with a jab.
 Jahr is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Jahr throws a front kick aimed at Silver's knee but Silver avoids it well.
Jahr is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Jahr walks straight into a right hand from Silver - that's dropped him! Silver jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jahr from any more punishment! Jahr 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 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Silver!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Terry Silver waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Hernandez (ranked 494 p4p, 700 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 44 p4p, 57 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Hernandez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hernandez can pounce on him.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Rodrigues was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodrigues loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodrigues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Rodrigues lands an overhand right.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
It looked like Hernandez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rodrigues.
Hernandez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodrigues finds it's way round the side to connect with Hernandez's head.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Rodrigues's body.
Rodrigues tries to move into range but Hernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Jab, jab by Rodrigues - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodrigues.
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!
Hernandez tries to move into range but Rodrigues moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hernandez.
Rodrigues misses with the combination.
Hernandez is looking to wear down Rodrigues with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez swings for the body but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws out a counter right but Hernandez avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hernandez does it's job there.
Rodrigues is looking to chop away at Hernandez's legs.
Rodrigues slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodrigues at a distance.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Rodrigues's head but Rodrigues sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the leg kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigues is just out of range.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Hernandez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigues off balance momentarily.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hernandez. That did some damage!
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Hernandez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodrigues moves forwards but Hernandez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hernandez lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
A left lands for Hernandez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues with the inside leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues with a nice calf kick.
Hernandez jabs Rodrigues to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigues stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Rodrigues looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Rodrigues just gets out of the way.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodrigues's head backwards.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Rodrigues with a nice calf kick.
Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Mateo Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodrigues takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodrigues throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigues misses with the combination.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Hernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Rodrigues.
Hernandez cracks Rodrigues with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
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!
Rodrigues is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Rodrigues looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodrigues connects with a right hand. Hernandez shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
Hernandez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Hernandez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a shot to the body.
Hernandez checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Hernandez sizes up Rodrigues with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Rodrigues saw that one coming.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernandez!
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigues takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Rodrigues sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hernandez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mateo Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodrigues comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues throws a solid leg kick but Hernandez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodrigues.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Rodrigues.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodrigues off the cage and back into range.
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernandez's sensitive parts.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodrigues's head backwards.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a punch to the head.
Hernandez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to work over Hernandez's front leg with a kick but Hernandez checks it.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodrigues, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hernandez, as that shot connected.
Hernandez defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Hernandez misses the target.
Rodrigues lands a really nice looking cross but Hernandez seems unphased.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Hernandez cracks Rodrigues with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodrigues looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Rodrigues on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Rodrigues will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hernandez misses its target.
Hernandez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodrigues will feel that in the morning.
Hernandez with a hook.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Hernandez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hernandez moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Rodrigues's defenses.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodrigues motions for Hernandez to come forward. Rodrigues throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hernandez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Rodrigues's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez takes a swing at Rodrigues's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Rodrigues ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
As Rodrigues looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Rodrigues just gets out of the way.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
A clash of legs there as Hernandez blocks the low kick.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Rodrigues takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Rodrigues comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Hernandez checks the leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rodrigues blocks the low kick.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
A cross from Hernandez lands.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mateo Hernandez!
Mateo Hernandez 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Van Der Sloot (ranked 1479 p4p, 855 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 135 p4p, 75 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Van Der Sloot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Van Der Sloot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Van Der Sloot.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero clinches up with Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Sloot takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
Van Der Sloot is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Der Sloot has his back to the cage.
Van Der Sloot avoiding damage.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sloot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero forces Van Der Sloot back against the cage and clinches.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Der Sloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Der Sloot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sloot stalling the fight.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sloot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Sloot goes for a double leg but Romero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romero continues to drive forward.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Van Der Sloot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sloot throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Der Sloot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero forces Van Der Sloot back against the cage and clinches.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Sloot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Van Der Sloot tries to tie him up.
Van Der Sloot can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Van Der Sloot back into the cage.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Van Der Sloot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Ernesto Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero has Van Der Sloot up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Sloot is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Der Sloot has his back to the cage.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Der Sloot stalls.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sloot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot moves out of range.
Van Der Sloot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sloot.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero 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.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot is having none of it.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Der Sloot trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sloot into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Van Der Sloot would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero leaves Van Der Sloot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Van Der Sloot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and presses him up against the cage.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot scores with a nice strike.
Romero has Van Der Sloot up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romero letting Van Der Sloot take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sloot into the cage.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Sloot swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero gets a clinch.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Ernesto Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sloot misses the shot to the body.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot leaning against his opponent.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero darts in and clinches Van Der Sloot up against the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sloot.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
Van Der Sloot stalling.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Van Der Sloot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Sloot throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Romero misses.
Van Der Sloot attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Van Der Sloot looking to stall.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Van Der Sloot takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero 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!
Van Der Sloot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sloot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
Van Der Sloot takes one to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sloot.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Sloot.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Van Der Sloot is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sloot into the cage.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Sloot is struggling to control the position.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot is having none of it.
Van Der Sloot tries to counter with a takedown but Romero is quick to defend against it.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Van Der Sloot back into the cage.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Sloot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
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!
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sloot.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Van Der Sloot seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Romero is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Van Der Sloot stalling.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero darts in and clinches Van Der Sloot up against the cage.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero tries to clinch up but Van Der Sloot circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Sloot attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch there but Van Der Sloot circles away.
Van Der Sloot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Sloot looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Viktor Van Der Sloot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Sloot throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Romero 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Vrjalya (ranked 498 p4p, 970 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 62 p4p, 127 weight class). Ken Vrjalya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blade Wilson's chin.
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Vrjalya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrjalya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson swings for the body but Vrjalya moves out of range.
Vrjalya drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wilson sprawls and moves away.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrjalya.
Vrjalya feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrjalya.
Vrjalya appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Vrjalya slips the punch.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vrjalya's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Vrjalya counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vrjalya passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vrjalya wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Vrjalya trying to mount his opponent but Wilson defends it.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson pulls Vrjalya in close to his closed guard and prevents Vrjalya from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vrjalya slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vrjalya seems content to control.
Vrjalya wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson wants to control but Vrjalya is keeping busy.
Vrjalya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wilson controlling the position well.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Vrjalya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
Vrjalya working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vrjalya mounts Wilson! Really nice guard pass there!
Wilson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Vrjalya's lack of action.
Vrjalya keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vrjalya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vrjalya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vrjalya is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is in trouble now - Vrjalya has advanced to mount!
Vrjalya tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Vrjalya pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson has given up his back.
Wilson won't enjoy being in this position. Vrjalya looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Wilson is tapping - it's over boys! Vrjalya picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Vrjalya!
Ken Vrjalya made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Denver (ranked 52 p4p, 148 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 11 p4p, 24 weight class). Denver's entrance music is Марш нової армії. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Denver blocks a jab.
Denver appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver lands with a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Denver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Denver.
Inhanamoto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight left.
Denver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.
Denver scores with a hook to the body. Inhanamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Inhanamoto does no damage.
It looked like Denver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denver appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inhanamoto thinking.
Inhanamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denver takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Inhanamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denver has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Inhanamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto misses with a looping right.
Denver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Denver is wise to it.
Inhanamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a leg kick
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver moves out of range of the strikes.
Denver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
letting Denver counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inhanamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver scores with a jab to the body.
Denver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inhanamoto misses with a double jab
and Denver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver throws a poor cross that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denver misses with a hook to the body
and Denver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inhanamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Denver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giro Inhanamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the body
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemuel Denver is winning the standup battle so far.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Denver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Denver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Denver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denver dodges the punch combination from Inhanamoto.
Denver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto misses with a body kick.
Denver cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inhanamoto's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Denver misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denver.
Inhanamoto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Denver counters with a left to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a jab to the body
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Denver misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denver takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denver throws out the jab.
Inhanamoto counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Denver. That snapped Inhanamoto's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denver looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Inhanamoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Inhanamoto tries to land a body kick
and Denver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the side of Denver's head but Denver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denver connects with a single shot there.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denver lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver lands with a nice body punch.
Denver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denver looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
And Inhanamoto responds with a good body kick, but Denver manages to step out the way in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver had his way with Giro Inhanamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Inhanamoto misses.
Denver swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto wants to slow Denver down by chopping away at his legs.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inhanamoto throws a jab when Denver was well out of range.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denver.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Denver avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denver counters with a right hand to the body.
Giro Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Denver.
Denver misses with a wild body shot.
Inhanamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denver throws a right hand that misses
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inhanamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Denver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denver throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Inhanamoto misses with the body kick
and Denver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a big uppercut that knocks Denver off his feet! Inhanamoto dives into side control looking to finish!
 Denver is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Denver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Denver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver trying to hold on to Inhanamoto's head to control him but Inhanamoto postures up.
Denver actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giro Inhanamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Denver 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Lemuel Denver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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