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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 1223 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 106 p4p, 111 weight class). Eduardo Corassa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 28 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Corassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corassa.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corassa doesn't seem bothered though.
Corassa scores with a jab to the body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Lee is looking to wear down Corassa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corassas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee looks to land a combination but Corassa avoids it well.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee cracks Corassa with a good jab.
Corassa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Zombie Lee has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corassa in his tracks.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Corassa misses the jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that Corassa avoids nicely.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corassa walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
 Lee is rocked!
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corassa drops Lee with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lee! Corassa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Corassa!
An intense looking Eduardo Corassa took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Actually prepared for this guy.'.
The defeated Zombie Lee had this to say: 'BUY BITCOIN'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 1408 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Robin Spencer (ranked 191 p4p, 206 weight class). Struja Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Ludko Struja Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludko Struja Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Struja Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Struja Jr misses with a hook.
And Spencer tries to counter it with a takedown but Struja Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spencer fails with the takedown.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Struja Jr does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Struja Jr takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Struja Jr.
Spencer feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spencer slips a straight right by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Struja Jr misses with a hook.
Spencer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Struja Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Struja Jr.
Struja Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Struja Jr pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Struja Jr with a hook.
Struja Jr looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struja Jr slips under a jab from Spencer.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Struja Jr's head but Struja Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struja Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struja Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer dives in for a single leg takedown but Struja Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Struja Jr misses the target.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Spencer.
Spencer has his takedown stuffed
and Struja Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Struja Jr throws a series of punches but Spencer avoids them all with ease.
And Spencer tries to counter it with a takedown but Struja Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Struja Jr moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Struja Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Struja Jr won't be happy with that.
Spencer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer lands a few punches from side control.
Struja Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Spencer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Struja Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Struja Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Spencer landing strikes from the mount and Struja Jr is in trouble!
Struja Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Struja Jr regains half guard.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr is trying to maintain the position but Spencer is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spencer in particular looking to stall.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Struja Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Struja Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Struja Jr taking some punishment here, with Spencer in his half guard.
Struja Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Struja Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Struja Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Struja Jr's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spencer working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Spencer slips nicely into half guard.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spencer uses his free foot to push down on Struja Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Struja Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Spencer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja Jr. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja Jr looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Struja Jr stalks Spencer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spencer's face. Spencer staggers backwards, shaken.
Spencer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Struja Jr tries to clinch up.
Struja Jr feints a jab promting Spencer to slip. Struja Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spencer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Struja Jr throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spencer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Struja Jr misses the shot to the body.
Spencer punishes Struja Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Struja Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spencer finds it's way through Struja Jr's defenses.
Struja Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt
and Struja Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Struja Jr taking some punishment here, with Spencer in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spencer connects with a nice short shot to Struja Jr's temple.
Well, if Spencer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Struja Jr is trying to control but can't.
Struja Jr manages to get to full guard.
Spencer is pushing down on Struja Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Struja Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Spencer has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stalling.
Spencer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robin Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Struja Jr trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Struja Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer working over Struja Jr with some ground and pound. Struja Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja Jr has hold of Spencer's hands but Spencer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spencer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Struja Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Struja Jr is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Spencer working Struja Jr over with strikes.
Oh Struja Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struja Jr gets back to full guard.
Spencer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The 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.
Spencer chips away with some ground and pound.
Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Struja Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Struja Jr's legs - danger averted.
Struja Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Struja Jr keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer landing some decent shots from guard.
Struja Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Spencer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer pulls Struja Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Struja Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spencer is pulling down on Struja Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Struja Jr, at least for the moment.
Struja Jr throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Struja Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Struja Jr goes for a double leg but Spencer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spencer continues to drive forward.
Spencer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Struja Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spencer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Struja Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Struja Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer jumps guard but Struja Jr stands there with Spencer around his waist. Spencer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Spencer.
Spencer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Struja Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Struja Jr misses with an uppercut
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spencer postures up and lands a big shot to Struja Jr's brow.
Struja Jr is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Struja Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Ludko Struja Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spencer won't allow Struja Jr to sweep him here.
Spencer is stalling in the full guard.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Struja Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Struja Jr preventing the sweep.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Struja Jr from controlling successfully.
Struja Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Struja Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spencer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spencer is on top in guard.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Struja Jr has wrist control.
Struja Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spencer passes into side control.
Spencer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Struja Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Spencer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Struja Jr some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Struja Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robin Spencer!
An out of breath Robin Spencer 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunt Jernit (ranked 846 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 86 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiyama throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
Nishiyama misses with a body kick.
Nishiyama throws a leg kick but Jernit moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jernit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nishiyama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
We've been told by Jernit's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nishiyama slips under a jab from Jernit.
Nishiyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Jernit.
Nishiyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiyama.
As Nishiyama backs away, Jernit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nishiyama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nishiyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jernit's sensitive parts.
Nishiyama dives in and grabs Jernit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jernit pushes down on Nishiyama's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit scores with a body shot.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Nishiyama moves to clinch but Jernit breaks away
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Nishiyama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jernit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Jernit counters with a three punch combo that has Nishiyama backing up. Nishiyama nods at Jernit to acknowledge the strikes.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Nishiyama's shoulder, as Nishiyama tries to avoid the shot.
Nishiyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Nishiyama needs to keep his hands up - Jernit had a free shot at his head there.
Nishiyama tries for a takedown but Jernit circles away easily
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
 Nishiyama is rocked!
Gunt Jernit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurou Nishiyama.
Nishiyama leaves his chin hanging out and Jernit seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nishiyama crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunt Jernit!
Gunt Jernit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Nicholas (ranked 811 p4p, 541 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 98 p4p, 73 weight class). Randriamaholison has chosen Careless Whisper (Remastered) as his entrance music. Franz Nicholas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boniface Randriamaholison's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Nicholas - just one landing.
Randriamaholison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws the left hand but Randriamaholison avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randriamaholison! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicholas throws a nice looking combination but Randriamaholison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicholas lands a jab to Randriamaholison's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicholas thuds his right hand into Randriamaholison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randriamaholison counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nicholas! Randriamaholison lets Nicholas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Franz Nicholas has been cut.
Nicholas throws a combination that misses
letting Randriamaholison counter with a right hand.
Randriamaholison slips a jab and a cross from Nicholas.
It seemed like Randriamaholison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicholas leaves his chin hanging out and Randriamaholison seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nicholas crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boniface Randriamaholison!
During a confident post fight interview, Boniface Randriamaholison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 959 p4p, 581 weight class) and Stan Man (ranked 86 p4p, 53 weight class). Jake Rodrigues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Good leg kick by Rodrigues.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Man has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodrigues connects with a single shot there.
Rodrigues slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for 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!
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues lands a jab.
Rodrigues clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodrigues's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodrigues obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodrigues finish him?
Rodrigues walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodrigues sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Rodrigues looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Man throws an elbow but Rodrigues slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rodrigues takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Man landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rodrigues managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues defending against the ground and pound.
Rodrigues tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
Rodrigues struggling a bit here.
Rodrigues is looking to reverse the position.
Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing strikes but Rodrigues manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Man sneaks back into half guard.
Rodrigues stalling.
Man is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Man is looking to control Rodrigues's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
Man tries to kick Rodrigues off but Rodrigues keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Man preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodrigues throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodrigues defends well and Man ends up having to push Rodrigues into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodrigues. That snapped Man's head back.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues drops Man with a beautiful combination! Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rodrigues is looking for the KO!
Rodrigues fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Man square on the jaw! Damn, Man is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 385 p4p, 880 weight class) and Guilherme Gamboa (ranked 21 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300
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280
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guilherme Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joe is fending him off so far but Gamboa persists. Nope, Joe circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe stuffs the takedown.
Gamboa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gamboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Buddah Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Gamboa.
Joe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamboa wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamboa controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is looking for a kimura here.
We've been hearing that Joe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gamboa is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gamboa is controlling Joe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gamboa defending well though.
Gamboa has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gamboa!
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa gets back to half guard.
Gamboa wants to get back to full guard.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gamboa keeps working.
Joe wants to free his trapped foot but Gamboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Joe wants to control but Gamboa is keeping him busy.
Joe is trying to work for a kimura but Gamboa is defending well.
Gamboa keeping hold of Joe's head, controlling as best he can.
Joe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gamboa trying to control but Joe postures up.
Joe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa trying to control from the bottom.
Gamboa is positioning himself well to prevent Joe advancing to mount.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Gamboa's hands, connecting with Gamboa's forehead.
Joe trying to control the action but Gamboa is working from the bottom.
Joe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gamboa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddah Joe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 747 p4p, 638 weight class) and Jonathas Araujo (ranked 74 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathas Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kentas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Araujo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kentas lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Araujo as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Araujo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Araujo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rimtas Kentas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kentas lands a nice shot that snaps Araujo's head back.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Kentas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Kentas.
Kentas scores with a hook to the body. Araujo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Araujo throws a jab when Kentas was well out of range.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kentas sprawls well. Kentas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet.
Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kentas.
Kentas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kentas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas throws out a leg kick but Araujo moves out of range and Kentas only half commits.
Araujo throws a counter combo.
Araujo has a takedown stuffed.
Kentas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kentas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kentas moves into range and clinches up with Araujo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Araujo.
Kentas misses with a punch on the inside.
Araujo blocks an uppercut.
Kentas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Araujo is trying to force a seperation but Kentas has the dominant position.
Kentas 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.
Kentas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kentas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kentas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas has hold of one of Araujo's legs. Araujo is fighting the takedown attempt but Kentas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Araujo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kentas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Kentas cracks Araujo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kentas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rimtas Kentas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathas Araujo.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Araujo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kentas.
Kentas lunges at Araujo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Araujo's hand.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Araujo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Araujo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown but Kentas shows good takedown defense.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araujo manages to avoid it.
Araujo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kentas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Araujo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kentas takes a swing at Araujo's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Araujo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kentas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kentas is trying to control. Araujo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Araujo is pressing down on Kentas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kentas postures up.
Kentas preventing the sweep.
Araujo controlling the position.
Kentas advances to half guard.
Kentas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Araujo trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Araujo.
Araujo keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
Kentas postures up.
Araujo keeping full guard, as Kentas tries to pass.
Kentas trying to control but Araujo is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas 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.
Kentas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Araujo tries for a takedown but Kentas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kentas enables Araujo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kentas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kentas looking to control.
Kentas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kentas can't keep his opponent in guard - Araujo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas is trying to maintain the position but Araujo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kentas.
Kentas is looking for a sweep.
Araujo working away.
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Araujo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kentas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Araujo's guard! Nice work there by Kentas!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas controlling from the top position.
Araujo pulls Kentas in close to his closed guard and prevents Kentas from doing any damage or advancing position.
Araujo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kentas defends it easily.
Araujo keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is really struggling to control Araujo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kentas sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Araujo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Araujo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kentas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Araujo scrambles back to his feet.
Kentas throws a series of strikes that have Araujo backpedaling.
Kentas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kentas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Araujo.
Kentas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Araujo can do to turn this around?
Araujo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kentas.
Kentas misses with a straight left.
Kentas throws a shot from downtown. Araujo moves away and avoids it.
Kentas swings for the body but Araujo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Araujo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Araujo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kentas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Araujo somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Araujo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kentas's half guard.
Araujo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kentas tries to reverse the position but Araujo maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kentas is holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo avoids the attempt from Kentas to control.
Kentas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo working for a guillotine from mount but Kentas is in no mood to give up.
Araujo is working for a guillotine from mount but Kentas frees his head quite easily.
Kentas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Araujo looking for a guillotine from mount but Kentas is having none of it.
Araujo looking to secure an arm triangle but Kentas defends it well.
Araujo wants to finish this one by submission but Kentas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Araujo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Araujo wants to take his opponent's back but Kentas doesn't allow it.
Araujo keeps trying to improve his position.
Kentas tries to hold on but Araujo postures up.
Jonathas Araujo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kentas is trying to escape the mount.
Araujo wants to control but instead Kentas manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Araujo pulls his head out easily.
Araujo is thwarting Kentas's attempts to control the position.
Kentas tries to get to full guard but Araujo has control of the leg.
Araujo seems to be looking for submissions.
Kentas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kentas trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Araujo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Araujo is looking for a kimura here.
Kentas wants to improve his position but Araujo is controlling well.
Kentas is pressing down on Araujo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Araujo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kentas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathas Araujo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kentas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimtas Kentas!
During a confident post fight interview, Rimtas Kentas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 131 p4p, 347 weight class) and Jacob Handler (ranked 15 p4p, 40 weight class). Pandeya comes into the arena with Clan In Da Front blaring out of the sound system. Handler has chosen KEEPINITBEEFY as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Handler cracks Pandeya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pandeya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pandeya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handler tries to clinch up.
Handler defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
Handler takes one to the side of the head.
Handler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pandeya misses with a low kick.
Pandeya lands with a straight right. Handler didn't see that one coming.
Handler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Handler throws a big shot that misses.
Pandeya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandeya feints and as Handler raises his hands in defense, Pandeya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya tries to free his leg and advance position but Handler is retaining full guard.
Pandeya advances position into side control!
Handler is looking for a sweep.
Pandeya tries to advance to mount but can't.
Handler holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Pandeya stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler is looking for a sweep.
Pandeya wants to control but Handler is keeping him busy.
Handler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pandeya trying to control the action but Handler is working from the bottom.
Handler struggling a bit here.
Pandeya wants to control but Handler is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Handler is looking for a sweep.
Handler is trying to control Pandeya's posture but Pandeya avoids it.
Pandeya tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Handler is looking to regain half guard here but Pandeya keeps moving and retains side control.
Pandeya tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is looking to take a break and control but Handler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handler is looking to regain half guard here but Pandeya keeps moving and retains side control.
Pandeya tries to advance to mount but Handler denies him.
Handler is not content to let Pandeya control the position.
Pandeya wants to take a breather but Handler manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pandeya.
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.
Pandeya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Handler looking to control.
Pandeya passes into half guard.
Pandeya wants to free his trapped foot but Handler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pandeya controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handler wants to get back to full guard.
Pandeya wants to pass to mount but Handler is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handler misses with an uppercut. Pandeya saw that one coming.
Jacob Handler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pandeya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Handler lands a lovely overhand right.
Pandeya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Handler.
Pandeya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handler.
Pandeya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pandeya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Handler wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pandeya in particular looking to stall.
Handler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pandeya controls the pace.
Pandeya wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Pandeya won't allow Handler to sweep him here.
Pandeya wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Pandeya wants to pass the guard but Handler is keeping the position.
Handler controls Pandeya momentarily but Pandeya frees himself.
Pandeya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handler can do to turn this around?
Pandeya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Handler trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handler is working to get back to half guard.
Pandeya looking to control but Handler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pandeya has hold of Handler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Handler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pandeya controlling the pace for now.
Handler is squirming around, avoiding Pandeya's attempts to control the action.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya tries to control but Handler wriggling away.
Handler wants to control but Pandeya is having none of it.
Handler gets back to half guard.
Handler is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Pandeya has latched onto it... Big trouble! Pandeya pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Handler is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Pandeya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saurabh Pandeya!
A very excited looking Saurabh Pandeya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 293 p4p, 258 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 42 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazekas scores with a body shot.
Inhanamoto lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ferenc Fazekas has been cut.
Fazekas misses with a straight left.
A cross from Fazekas lands.
Inhanamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fazekas cracks Inhanamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fazekas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazekas scores with a push kick.
Fazekas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inhanamoto counters with a body kick.
Fazekas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inhanamoto's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas moves out of range as Inhanamoto strikes.
Inhanamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Inhanamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fazekas.
Fazekas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fazekas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fazekas. Inhanamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fazekas backing away here, and Inhanamoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fazekas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto has Fazekas pushed against the cage.
Fazekas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fazekas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fazekas backwards.
Fazekas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fazekas blocking some punches.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fazekass head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazekas blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Fazekas blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
A body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.
Fazekas is trying to pull guard but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Fazekas misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Fazekas controls the action.
Inhanamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto lands with a right to the head.
Fazekas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inhanamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Inhanamoto pushes Fazekas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Inhanamoto to work.
Inhanamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Fazekas.
Fazekas misses with a punch to the body.
Fazekas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fazekas lands a hook that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
Fazekas can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Fazekas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Fazekas struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fazekas or not.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Fazekas backwards.
Fazekas blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stalling the fight.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Fazekas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazekas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Fazekas.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fazekas.
Inhanamoto is leaning against Fazekas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Inhanamoto digs a right hand underneath Fazekas's ribcage. Fazekas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Fazekas blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giro Inhanamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferenc Fazekas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fazekas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferenc Fazekas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fazekas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazekas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fazekas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Fazekas.
Fazekas throws out a leg kick but Inhanamoto moves out of range and Fazekas only half commits.
Inhanamoto feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot that snaps Fazekas's head back.
Inhanamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fazekas counters with a good low kick that Inhanamoto was not able to check.
Ferenc Fazekas is winning the standup battle so far.
Inhanamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fazekas's hands.
Fazekas swings widly with a right hand
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Fazekas blocks it.
Fazekas moves in looking to clinch but Inhanamoto pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by Fazekas.
Fazekas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fazekas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ferenc Fazekas's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fazekas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fazekas connects with a body shot that sends Inhanamoto's belly button to the back.
Inhanamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazekas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fazekas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Inhanamoto blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto thows a body kick. Fazekas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fazekas throws an overhand right that lands on Inhanamoto's shoulder, as Inhanamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Inhanamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fazekas dodges the punch combination from Inhanamoto.
A cross from Fazekas lands.
Fazekas missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fazekas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Inhanamoto responds with a good body kick, but Fazekas manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Inhanamoto!
Inhanamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fazekas misses with a left hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Fazekas.
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Fazekas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazekas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferenc Fazekas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ferenc Fazekas's cut.
That's time! Fazekas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fazekas throws a hook but Inhanamoto blocks it.
A low kick from Inhanamoto misses
letting Fazekas counter with a right hand.
Fazekas throws a right hand that Inhanamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Inhanamoto also avoids with ease.
Inhanamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Fazekas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fazekas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas misses with a leg kick
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inhanamoto thows a leg kick but Fazekas checks it
and Fazekas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inhanamoto's knee momentarily.
Fazekas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fazekas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazekas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inhanamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Fazekas - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fazekas does it's job there.
Fazekas lands a front kick.
Fazekas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fazekas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazekas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Fazekas. Beautiful body shot.
Fazekas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Inhanamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fazekas throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto throws a wild body kick that Fazekas sees coming a mile off.
Fazekas throwing a counter right hand but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Fazekas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fazekas misses the jab.
Fazekas scores with a punch to the head.
Fazekas misses with a hook
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fazekas throws a sloppy head kick and Inhanamoto moves out of range easily.
Jab from Fazekas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazekas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fazekas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto feints and then cracks Fazekas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fazekas down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferenc Fazekas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fazekas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferenc Fazekas!
Ferenc Fazekas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 50 p4p, 115 weight class) and Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 4 p4p, 9 weight class). Fleshou Jr has chosen Ace Of Spades- Motorhead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danyaal Zahedi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stres Fleshou Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou Jr misses with a hook
and Zahedi counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Stres Fleshou Jr has been cut.
Fleshou Jr slips a straight right by Zahedi.
Fleshou Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fleshou Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Zahedi connects with a body shot that sends Fleshou Jr's belly button to the back.
Fleshou Jr misses with a straight right.
Fleshou Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zahedi.
Fleshou Jr misses with an uppercut. Zahedi saw that one coming.
Zahedi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zahedi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fleshou Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Fleshou Jr catches Zahedi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zahedi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fleshou Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fleshou Jr blocks a jab.
Fleshou Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleshou Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zahedi throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Fleshou Jr misses.
Zahedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleshou Jr is just out of range.
Zahedi throws a head kick that misses.
Fleshou Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stres Fleshou Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Fleshou Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedi cracks Fleshou Jr on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Fleshou Jr falls backwards against the cage. Zahedi follows up with more strikes that drop Fleshou Jr to his knees. Zahedi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Fleshou Jr! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danyaal Zahedi!
Danyaal Zahedi retains his super heavyweight title!
Danyaal Zahedi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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