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Galaxy 42: Eruption PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gary Holmes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Kruzov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Kruzov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Kruzov persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruzovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Kruzov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kruzov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kruzov looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes tries to stand but Kruzov is controlling from the bottom.
Kruzov keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Kruzov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes trying to control but Kruzov is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Holmes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Gary Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holmes tries to bum rush Kruzov with a series of wild strikes but Kruzov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kruzov counter with a right hand.
Kruzov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Viktor Kruzov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruzov avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes works Kruzov's body with a nice hook.
Holmes connects with a body shot that sends Kruzov's belly button to the back.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruzov.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruzov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruzov looks winded!
Holmes connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruzov momentarily.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kruzov dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Kruzov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Kruzov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmes circles away.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kruzov.
Kruzov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Holmes both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Kruzov shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Kruzov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Kruzov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruzov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kruzov's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Kruzov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruzov slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Holmes 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.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruzov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gary Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes sizes up Kruzov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Holmes scores with a four punch combination!
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruzov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruzov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holmes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruzov distracts Holmes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Holmes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holmes tries to get out of the position.
Kruzov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kruzov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruzov postures up and lands a big shot to Holmes's brow.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kruzov.
Kruzov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kruzov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kruzov stands up over Holmes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kruzov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
Kruzov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Kruzov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kruzov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holmes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holmes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holmes!
Holmes laying and praying for a moment but Kruzov takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruzov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes wants to stand up but Kruzov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruzov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kruzov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes tries to bum rush Kruzov with a series of wild strikes but Kruzov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Kruzov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruzov was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes is looking to wear down Kruzov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruzov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kruzov is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruzov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Kruzov connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Kruzov slips an elbow through the middle.
Viktor Kruzov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
Kruzov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kruzov is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Kruzov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruzov works over Holmes with some ground and pound from guard.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kruzov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kruzov trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Viktor Kruzov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruzov moves into the clinch.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Kruzov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Kruzov moves out of range.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruzov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruzov looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kruzov.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Kruzov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruzov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruzov closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Kruzov pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kruzov takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruzov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kruzov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruzov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bari Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrum comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Home. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: 96 Bars of Revenge. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bari Rogers!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Abrum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers tests Abrum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers cracks Abrum with an open hand slap.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogers punishes Abrum's body with a nice straight punch.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Rogers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abrum doesn't seem phased though.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers lands a body shot.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abrum. Abrum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogers jabs Abrum right on the nose. Abrum blinks but takes it well.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Rogers works the jab nicely.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abrum is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bari Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abrum doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abrum's hands.
Abrum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Abrum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
Abrum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers works the jab nicely.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abrum walks into a stiff left hand from Rogers.
Abrum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abrum needs to keep his hands up - Rogers had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers throws a good cross that connects.
Rogers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bari Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Rogers.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abrum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abrum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with a jab.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rogers. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abrum.
Rogers connects with a right hand. Abrum shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rogers.
A punch lands to the side of Abrum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers digs a good hook to Abrum's body.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bari Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Abrum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abrum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abrum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Abrum off the cage and back into range.
Rogers throws a combination. Abrum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrum walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
Abrum is rocked!
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abrum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abrum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Abrum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bari Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers sizes up Abrum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abrum tries to move into range but Rogers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Abrum moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Abrum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abrum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abrum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abrum's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abrum in his tracks.
Abrum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abrum's head backwards.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abrum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Rogers jabs Abrum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abrum ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abrum back to the cage. Rogers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abrum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abrum moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers lands a jab.
Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Abrum backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abrum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abrum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rogers works Abrum's body with a nice hook.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abrum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Rogers jabs Abrum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers scores with a body shot.
Rogers scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bari Rogers 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abrum has time to react.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abrum momentarily.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Abrum's head.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abrum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abrum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Abrum's ribs.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Abrum's belly button to the back.
Rogers throws a combination. Abrum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abrum on the side of the head.
Abrum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
Abrum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abrum. Abrum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogers jabs Abrum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalvin Abrum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abrum walks into a left hand.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a one two! Abrum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers works Abrum's body with a nice hook.
Rogers lands a jab to Abrum's midsection.
Rogers lands a jab to Abrum's midsection.
Abrum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers catches Abrum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Rogers works the jab nicely.
Kalvin Abrum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Abrum's belly button to the back.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers scores with a jab. Abrum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rogers connects with a jab.
Rogers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abrum takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers feints a jab promting Abrum to slip. Rogers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abrum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Abrum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bari Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers 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 William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bari Rogers!
Post fight, Bari Rogers stared into the camera and said 'The middleweight thought he could hang with the big boys, huh? Back to fighting midgets for him.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Blume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shola Ameobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blume comes to the cage accompanied by Kollegah - Endlösung. Ameobi has chosen The Enemy - Away From Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
280 lbs
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25
270 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Blume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shola Ameobi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ameobi closes the distance and clinches up with Blume, looking for a takedown. Ameobi pushes Blume against the cage but Blume circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blume fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Blume.
Ameobi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blume lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Shola Ameobi has been cut.
Blume thumps Ameobi with a low kick.
Blume lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ameobi looks for a takedown but Blume sprawls well.
Felix Blume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shola Ameobi.
Blume dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ameobi. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blume. That's going to slow Ameobi down.
Felix Blume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ameobi tries for a takedown but Blume circles away easily
and Ameobi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ameobi looks winded!
Blume cracks the inside of Ameobi's front leg.
Blume bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blume digs a good body shot into Ameobi's ribs.
Blume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ameobi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ameobi walks into a stiff left hand from Blume.
Felix Blume is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blume bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ameobi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Blume and Ameobi goes tumbling to the canvas! Blume follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Ameobi is rocked!
That has opened up Shola Ameobi's cut even more.
Blume is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ameobi is still in real trouble! Can Blume finish him?
Blume knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ameobi on the ground.
Blume has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ameobi seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Blume wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blume with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blume connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ameobi's hands.
Ameobi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blume is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ameobi.
Blume cracks Ameobi with an uppercut from hell and Ameobi crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Blume's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ameobi has a closed guard, preventing Blume from standing up.
Blume is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ameobi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blume wants to control from the top but Ameobi keeps moving.
Blume wants to get up but he can't break Ameobi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ameobi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blume trying to control the position from guard on top but Ameobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Felix Blume just wasn't active enough.
Blume fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The cut above Shola Ameobi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blume connects with a leg kick. Ameobi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blume throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blume with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blume lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ameobi's sensitive parts.
Blume lands a nice shot that snaps Ameobi's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blume.
That kick from Blume tenderised Ameobi's leg. Ameobi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blume lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blume plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blume.
Blume looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Blume backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Ameobi's temple! It sends Ameobi violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Blume celebrates and the doctors try to help Ameobi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Felix Blume!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerwazy Obuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozzie Castillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
215 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerwazy Obuch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obuch throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Castillo misses
and Obuch counters with a nice uppercut.
Obuch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Obuch's head but Obuch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo checks a leg kick.
Obuch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obuch misses with a hook.
Castillo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castillo throws a body punch but Obuch moves out of range.
Obuch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Obuch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuch is pressing down on Castillo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castillo is holding on for now.
Obuch is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Obuch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerwazy Obuch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Obuch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obuch off to one side.
A jab from Castillo does it's job there.
Gerwazy Obuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuch dips to his left and cracks Castillo with an uppercut!
Castillo throws an overhand right that lands on Obuch's shoulder, as Obuch tries to avoid the shot.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Obuch slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo cracks Obuch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obuch manages to avoid it.
A combination from Castillo does no damage.
Obuch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillo as he avoids it easily.
Obuch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body kick there by Obuch.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo slaps away a takedown attempt from Obuch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerwazy Obuch.
Obuch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Obuch.
Castillo throws a jab when Obuch was well out of range.
Obuch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castillo's half guard.
Obuch stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obuch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerwazy Obuch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Castillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
Obuch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Castillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obuch fails to land the takedown.
Obuch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Obuch.
Obuch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obuch scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuch misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obuch thows a body shot but no joy.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Obuch.
Obuch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castillo but Castillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gerwazy Obuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obuch shoots in for a takedown but Castillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerwazy Obuch.
Castillo connects with a right hand. Obuch shakes it off.
Obuch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obuch somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuch takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Obuch tries for a takedown but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Castillo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obuch counters with a shoot takedown. Castillo fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Obuch trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Obuch throwing strikes from guard but Castillo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obuch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obuch throws a big elbow that misses.
Obuch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castillo's guard.
Obuch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo is trying to stand.
Obuch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Obuch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuch content to control rather than advance.
Obuch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerwazy Obuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Obuch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obuch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obuch takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Castillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obuch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castillo dodges the punch combination from Obuch.
Obuch digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
Castillo misses the jab.
Castillo gets caught napping as Obuch dives in and scores a takedown. Castillo manages to retain guard.
Obuch tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Obuch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Obuch postures up in Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Castillo blocks it.
Obuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerwazy Obuch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Obuch scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obuch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castillo moves out of range as Obuch throws a body kick.
Ozzie Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Obuch misses the target.
Castillo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obuch misses with an uppercut.
Castillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castillo wants it to stay on the feet.
Obuch misses with a hook
and Castillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuch throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obuch scores with a shot to the body.
Obuch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obuch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obuch off to one side.
Castillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obuch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obuch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Obuch off the cage and back into range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obuch.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerwazy Obuch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuch throws a low kick but Castillo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice takedown defense from Castillo. No joy for Obuch on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerwazy Obuch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obuch 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerwazy Obuch!
Gerwazy Obuch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bustamante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cryin' like a Bitch. Crocop has chosen call me maybe??? as his entrance music. Wanderlei Bustamante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
137 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominickoy Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bustamante takes a swing at Crocop's ribcage but misses.
Crocop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bustamante is out of range.
Crocop misses with a wild body shot.
Crocop avoids the body shot from Bustamante.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bustamante closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crocop circles away.
Bustamante missing with a left hand there. Crocop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bustamante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Crocop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crocop looks to land a combination but Bustamante avoids it well.
Bustamante takes one on the button.
Bustamante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Bustamante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocop lands a nice hook to Bustamante's body. Bustamante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
Crocop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bustamante.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bustamante breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Crocop.
Crocop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bustamantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bustamante fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crocop avoids it really well and circles away.
Crocop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Bustamante finds it's target.
Bustamante looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dominickoy Crocop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crocop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crocop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Crocop.
Bustamante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crocop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crocop is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crocop misses with a wild combination.
Bustamante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crocop. Crocop obviously looking to wear him down.
Crocop misses with a combination
and Bustamante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bustamante.
Dominickoy Crocop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crocop. That's going to slow Bustamante down.
Crocop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Crocop. No joy for Bustamante on that attempt.
Crocop pushes Bustamante away with a front kick.
Bustamante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crocop.
Crocop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bustamante.
Crocop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bustamante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crocop.
Crocop throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crocop.
Crocop cracks the inside of Bustamante's front leg.
Crocop throws a one two combo.
Crocop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bustamante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crocop is looking to slow Bustamante down with leg kicks.
Bustamante tries for a takedown but Crocop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crocop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crocop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crocop throws a right hand that Bustamante ducks under and follows up with a left that Bustamante also avoids with ease.
Bustamante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crocop.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bustamante. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Crocop looks to land a combination but Bustamante avoids it well.
Bustamante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crocop.
Crocop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crocop connects with a right hand. Bustamante shakes it off.
Bustamante is rocked!
No luck for Bustamante with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crocop!
Oh Bustamante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crocop.
Crocop lands with a nice combination. Bustamante backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bustamante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Crocop tenderised Bustamante's leg. Bustamante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crocop feints a jab promting Bustamante to slip. Crocop then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bustamante slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bustamante takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crocop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bustamante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crocop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crocop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crocop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crocop throws a front kick aimed at Bustamante's knee but Bustamante avoids it well.
Bustamante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bustamante dives in and grabs Crocop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crocop pushes down on Bustamante's head and hops out.
Crocop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bustamante shoots in but no luck this time.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown but Crocop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crocop's corner calls for a 1-2. Crocop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Crocop does no damage.
Crocop misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crocop.
Crocop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crocop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crocop tries to work over Bustamante's front leg with a kick but Bustamante checks it.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crocop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bustamante seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crocop misses with a two punch combination.
Crocop takes one to the chin there.
Crocop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bustamante doesn't seem bothered though.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominickoy Crocop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crocop sprawls well. Crocop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bustamante gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crocop.
Crocop misses with the combination.
Bustamante shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crocop defends it nicely.
Crocop fakes the leg kick and cracks Bustamante in the body.
Crocop throws a head kick but Bustamante moves out of range.
Crocop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bustamante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crocop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bustamante somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Bustamante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crocop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crocop tests Bustamante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crocop with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bustamante looks to score with a jab to the body but Crocop is just out of range.
Dominickoy Crocop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocop tries to bum rush Bustamante with a series of wild strikes but Bustamante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dominickoy Crocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crocop swinging wildly here.
Crocop throws a leg kick which misses Bustamante's front leg but catches the back leg as Bustamante tries to avoid it.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Crocop.
No joy there for Crocop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bustamante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crocop swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crocop. Bustamante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crocop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crocop scores with a push kick.
Crocop throws a right and a left that Bustamante avoids nicely.
Crocop tries to clinch
and Bustamante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bustamante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Bustamante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crocop tries to break free but Bustamante pushes him back against the cage.
Bustamante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crocop throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Bustamante looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crocop is fending him off so far but Bustamante persists. Nope, Crocop circles away and we're back to standing.
Crocop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bustamante, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch but Bustamante keeps him there for the moment.
Bustamante throws a punch but it's blocked by Crocop.
Bustamante tightens his grip and picks Crocop up, before dumping him to the ground. Crocop manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crocop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bustamante working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop wants to stand and escape but Bustamante is having none of it.
Bustamante content to stall in guard here.
Bustamante trying to control but Crocop is working from the bottom.
Bustamante might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crocop is looking to stand up but Bustamante isn't so interested in that idea.
Crocop keeping moving, preventing Bustamante from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crocop has momentary wrist control but Bustamante slips an elbow through the middle.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet but Bustamante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bustamante 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.
Crocop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bustamante wants to control from the top but Crocop keeps moving.
Crocop has momentary wrist control but Bustamante slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is pushing down on Crocop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crocop is fighting to maintain full guard but Bustamante has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bustamante working Crocop over with strikes.
Crocop is looking to escape.
Bustamante takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bustamante looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante is looking to take a break and control but Crocop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crocop tries to kick Bustamante off but Bustamante keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bustamante working Crocop over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocop is looking to escape.
Crocop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bustamante scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bustamante passes to side control.
Bustamante lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wanderlei Bustamante will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bustamante looks for a takedown but Crocop sprawls well.
Bustamante takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crocop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crocop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crocop throws a right and a left that Bustamante avoids nicely.
Bustamante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crocop. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bustamante is defended easily by Crocop.
Bustamante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Bustamante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bustamante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crocop tries to clinch up but Bustamante circles away and keeps his distance.
Crocop scores with a leg kick.
Crocop throws a right hand that Bustamante ducks under and follows up with a left that Bustamante also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crocop tries to avoid it but Bustamante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crocop to the ground. Crocop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crocop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crocop is looking to clinch but Bustamante is avoiding it.
Crocop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bustamante misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Crocop scores with a four punch combination!
Crocop misses with a series of wild punches.
Crocop misses with a series of wild punches.
Crocop throws a series of strikes that have Bustamante backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bustamante. Crocop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crocop looks to throw the jab but Bustamante is out of range.
Bustamante closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bustamante lands in his opponent's guard.
Bustamante is looking to work some ground and pound but Crocop has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bustamante lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante prevents Crocop from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bustamante accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet but Bustamante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wanderlei Bustamante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bustamante makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crocop is wriggling around but Bustamante manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is nestled in close to Crocop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crocop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bustamante scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crocop scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bustamante manages to mount him!
Bustamante landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bustamante is landing with some decent strikes but Crocop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bustamante lands a nice shot to the head.
Bustamante cracks Crocop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bustamante tries to control but Crocop wriggling away.
Bustamante postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crocop looks a forlorn figure.
Crocop is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crocop is still in real trouble! Can Bustamante finish him?
Crocop is in a horrible position here. Bustamante smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crocop takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bustamante's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Bustamante!
After winning the bout, Wanderlei Bustamante 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 Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo Me has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
Drakkar instigates a clinch.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drakkar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Me looking to stall.
Me pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakkar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakkar avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drakkar.
Me looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakkar avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drakkar avoids the elbow strike from Me, against the cage.
Me lands a nice knee to the body.
Me drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drakkar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drakkar with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me dodges an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Me with a knee to the head.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Me looking to throw knees to the head but Drakkar is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drakkar avoids it.
Me is looking to control Drakkar's arms but Drakkar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Me has his back to the cage.
Drakkar scores a nice knee to the body.
Me is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me's face.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Me is blocking nicely.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar lands a knee to the body.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Drakkar lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.
Drakkar missing with knees to the body.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar blocks an elbow strike.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Me 's eye.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Me throws an elbow but misses.
Me landing knees to the body.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Me blocks it with crossed arms.
Me drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Me working for a triangle but Drakkar defends it easily.
Drakkar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drakkar clinches up with Me and pushes him back against the cage.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Me blocks it.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakkar.
Me throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakkar lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Me lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drakkar throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar dodges an elbow strike from Me.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Me throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Drakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Drakkar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drakkar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Drakkar.
Me fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Me has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Me with that takedown attempt.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belo Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Me blocks the low kick.
Drakkar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drakkar clinches.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Me avoids it.
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Me's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drakkar landing knees to the head.
Me avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drakkar.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Me is blocking nicely.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Me tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Me's defenses.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar landing knees to the body.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar stops a takedown attempt from Me.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Drakkar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Me.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Me landing knees to the body.
Drakkar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Drakkar avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Me.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar misses with an elbow over the top.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me prevents a body shot from Drakkar.
Me missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drakkar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Me's brow.
Me managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drakkar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Me is trying to break the clinch but Drakkar is controlling him.
Me avoids the elbow strike from Drakkar, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Me breaks the clinch.
Drakkar stuffs the takedown attempt from Me. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Me has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Me there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drakkar closes the distance and pushes Me back into the cage.
Me comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Me 's eye.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Me 's eye.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Drakkar won't want to take too many of those.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drakkar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Me lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Me tries to clinch up.
Drakkar digs a good body shot into Me's ribs.
Drakkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Me dodges an elbow strike from Drakkar.
With the fighters up against the cage, Me throws an elbow but misses.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakkar.
Drakkar managing to block the knees to the body from Me.
Me wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a nice knee to the body.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Me takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Me 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Me blocks with his arms.
Drakkar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mes head.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drakkar avoids it.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drakkar is defending well for now.
Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Drakkar avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Me blocks it.
Drakkar missing with knees to the body.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Me trying to stall but Drakkar improves his position.
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Me blocks it.
Me avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drakkar is keeping busy.
Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drakkar avoids it.
Me creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Me trying to stall but Drakkar improves his position.
Drakkar lands a hook that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Me tries to break the clinch but Drakkar is controlling the position.
Drakkar lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drakkar is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Drakkar.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakkar.
Drakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivan Drakkar 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.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Me pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakkar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Me tries to break free but Drakkar pushes him back against the cage.
Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drakkar is defending well for now.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drakkar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Me trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Me 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar lands a shoulder strike.
Me pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar misses with the combination.
Me is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Me is defended easily by Drakkar.
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
Drakkar moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belo Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Me is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drakkar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drakkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drakkar 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drakkar!
A victorious Ivan Drakkar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaver circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake slips a straight right by Shaver.
Drake gets a clinch.
Shaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaver taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Drake.
Shaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaver backwards.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Shaver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Shaver.
Shaver letting Drake take a breather here.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaver smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a right and a left that Shaver avoids nicely.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Shaver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaver wants to clinch.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drake lands a head shot.
Drake has managed to clinch.
Shaver prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Shaver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Drake is trying to keep an underhook but Shaver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking to get back to full guard here but Shaver has managed to pass to side control instead.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Shaver keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Shaver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shaver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shaver happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard.
Shaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shaver tries to move to mount but Drake blocks the move with his legs.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver tries to advance to mount but can't.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaver on the ground.
Shaver has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shaver moves to the back position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaver has got one arm under Drake's chin. This could be trouble... Drake trying to control the other hand but Shaver gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Drake has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dick Shaver!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Shaver 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Babble-On. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Garman. That snapped Rosholt's head back.
Rosholt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rosholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garman moves away.
Garman lands a nice shot that snaps Rosholt's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garman, as that shot connected.
Rosholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosholt.
Garman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosholt at a distance.
Rosholt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garman counters with a right hand to the body.
Rosholt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rosholt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garman at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garman. That's going to slow Rosholt down.
A combination from Rosholt does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Garman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garman cracks a nice hook into Rosholt's ribs.
Rosholt blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Garman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosholt doesn't seem phased though.
Rosholt misses with a left hand
and Garman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garman cracks the inside of Rosholt's front leg.
Rosholt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosholt scrambles back to his feet.
Garman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosholt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garman wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garman has Rosholt pulled in close to control his posture.
Rosholt stopping the sweep attempt from Garman.
Garman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a poor cross that misses
and Garman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garman throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rosholt. That's going to slow Garman down.
Garman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosholt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosholt needs to keep his hands up - Garman had a free shot at his head there.
Garman swinging wildly here.
Rosholt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garman.
Garman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Garman misses its intended target.
Garman scores with a shot to the body.
Rosholt throws out a loose jab but Garman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosholt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosholt's head.
Rosholt throws a hook but Garman avoids it easily.
Rosholt misses with a kick to the body
and Garman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosholt misses the jab.
Rosholt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garman doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Garman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garman, right into the meat.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosholt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosholt feints a jab promting Garman to slip. Rosholt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rosholt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosholt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosholt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Garman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rosholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosholt's hands.
Garman throws a lazy right hand but Rosholt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosholt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rosholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garman can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Garman.
Rosholt throws out a powerful jab.
Garman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garman swings for the body but Rosholt moves out of range.
Jab by Rosholt.
Garman is looking to clinch.
Garman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garman blocks the body kick.
Rosholt throws a leg kick but Garman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garman connects with a high kick.
Rosholt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosholt at a distance.
Nice cross by Rosholt.
Garman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosholt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rosholt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garman circles away quickly and effectively.
Rosholt thows a body shot but no joy.
Garman connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garman misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a two punch combination.
Rosholt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosholt scrambles back to his feet.
Garman thumps Rosholt with a low kick.
Garman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosholt.
Nice body punch from Garman.
Garman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt drops his hands momentarily and Garman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ralph Garman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosholt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Garman.
Rosholt takes a swing at Garman's ribcage but misses.
Garman 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.
Rosholt throws a leg kick which misses Garman's front leg but catches the back leg as Garman tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosholt tries to land a front kick but Garman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jake Rosholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garman lands with a right hand.
Rosholt throws a head kick but Garman moves out of range.
Garman lands with a nice body kick.
Rosholt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garman.
Rosholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garman.
Rosholt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosholt throws a leg kick that misses.
Garman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garman wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Rosholt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garman.
Rosholt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garman cracks Rosholt with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosholt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garman moves out of range of the body kick.
Garman scores with the left hand. Rosholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Garman avoids the body shot from Rosholt.
Rosholt thows a body shot but no joy.
Garman 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garman.
Garman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rosholt takes one on the button.
Garman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garman cracks Rosholt with a good jab.
Rosholt is rocked!
Rosholt jabs at Garman's body.
Rosholt is still on wobbly legs! Can Garman finish him?
Rosholt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Garman dominated that second round.
That's time! Garman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosholt.
Rosholt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosholt seems to have recovered his senses.
Garman throws an off balance right hand
and Rosholt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosholt missing with a left hand there. Garman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garman tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Rosholt misses.
Garman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosholt.
Garman lands with an overhand left.
Rosholt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garman blocks a head kick by Rosholt.
Garman scores with a body shot.
Garman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosholt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman scores with the left hand. Rosholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Garman misses with a body kick.
Rosholt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rosholt loads up on a big right hand but Garman slips the punch.
Rosholt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garman delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Rosholt.
Rosholt ducks under a wild hook from Garman.
Rosholt tries to land a front kick but Garman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosholt on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman throws a wild body kick that Rosholt sees coming a mile off.
Rosholt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garman checks a leg kick.
Garman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a hook but Garman avoids it easily.
Garman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosholt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garman connects with a right hand. Rosholt shakes it off.
Garman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman moves out of range of the body kick.
Garman blocks a low kick nicely.
Rosholt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosholt.
A low kick from Rosholt is predictable there
and Garman moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Garman to work.
Rosholt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rosholt blocks the elbow strike.
Rosholt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosholt looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garman lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jake Rosholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosholt misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Garman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Garman!
An out of breath Ralph Garman 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
222 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Brunch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Swanson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunch lands with an overhand left.
Dan Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Brunch.
Swanson lands a really nice looking cross but Brunch seems unphased.
Brunch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brunch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunch.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunch manages to avoid it.
Brunch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brunch duly obliges.
Brunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Swanson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a hook. Brunch ducked under it nicely.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Brunch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swanson tries to bum rush Brunch with a series of wild strikes but Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunch defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brunch throws out the jab.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunch throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Swanson coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunch connects with a nice looking jab.
Swanson throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Brunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunch throws a big shot that misses.
Brunch throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson throws the left hand but Brunch avoids the punch easily.
Brunch throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Brunch.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Brunch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swanson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Swanson rushes Brunch and presses him up against the cage.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Brunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brunch stalling in the clinch but Swanson improves position.
Brunch seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Swanson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Brunch tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
Brunch stalling in the clinch but Swanson improves position.
Brunch can't break the clinch.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swanson tries a body shot but Brunch blocks it.
Brunch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swanson stalling.
Brunch takes a shot to the head.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Brunch avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Brunch wants to stall.
Swanson working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson pushes Brunch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Brunch is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brunch tries to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brunch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swanson throws a hook but Brunch blocks it.
Swanson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
letting Brunch counter with a right hand.
Brunch throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Brunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Swanson catches Brunch right on the button with a cross.
Brunch throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brunch ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Brunch defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Brunch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brunch. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson slips a jab from Brunch.
Swanson lands with a cross.
Brunch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Brunch.
Brunch throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swanson.
A nice left hand lands by Brunch.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunch has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
Brunch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swanson is keeping busy.
Swanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brunch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brunch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brunch throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Brunch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Brunch slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Brunch misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunch throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
Brunch walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Swanson misses its intended target.
Swanson connects with a looping right hand.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brunch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Brunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brunch clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Brunch.
Swanson tries to clinch but Brunch is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swanson 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.
Brunch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Brunch.
Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Brad Brunch is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Brunch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brunch scores with a nice head shot.
Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brunch was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Brunch. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Brunch throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson cracks a nice hook into Brunch's ribs.
Swanson rushes Brunch and presses him up against the cage.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brunch backwards.
Brunch looking to slow down the pace here.
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Brunch controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to work over Brunch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brunch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunch tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
Swanson digs a right hand underneath Brunch's ribcage. Brunch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swanson lands a shoulder strike.
Brunch can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Brunch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swanson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Brunch is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunch tries to stall but Swanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Swanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brunch backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Swanson.
Brunch is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Brunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Brunch wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Brunch wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunch controls his hands.
Brunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunch is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Brunch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swanson taking a breather.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brunch moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunch misses with a body shot.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brunch.
Swanson slips a straight right by Brunch.
Brunch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Swanson.
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!
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Brunch had a free shot at his head there.
Brunch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
Brunch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Brunch ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Brunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Brunch misses with a double jab.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Brunch.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson clinches up with Brunch and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Brunch is trying to force a seperation but Swanson has the dominant position.
Brunch throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Swanson is struggling to control the position.
Brunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Swanson.
Swanson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Swanson.
Swanson gets through Brunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Brunch breaks the clinch.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Brunch moved out of range nicely.
Brunch throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brunch misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters by clinching up.
Swanson gets through Brunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brunch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Brunch fails to land.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brunch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Swanson tries to bum rush Brunch with a series of wild strikes but Brunch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips under a jab from Brunch.
Brunch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson throws a body punch but Brunch moves out of range.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Brunch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Brunch off the cage and back into range.
Swanson scores with a three punch combo!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brunch.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a hook. Brunch ducked under it nicely.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Brunch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson slips a jab from Brunch.
Brunch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brunch throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brunch misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Brunch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swanson misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Brunch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson misses with a hook to the body
and Brunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brunch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Brunch.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Brunch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Brunch's head but Brunch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunch walks into a jab.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunch.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Brunch's head but Brunch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunch blocks a jab.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Brunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson cracks a nice hook into Brunch's ribs.
Brunch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brunch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson catches Brunch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson connects with a right hand. Brunch shakes it off.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Brunch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brunch staying out of range there.
Brunch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brunch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brunch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Brunch misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brunch throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Brunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brunch misses with a straight right.
Brunch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Brunch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brunch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dan Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swanson darts in and clinches Brunch up against the cage.
Brad Brunch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Brunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunch has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
Swanson stalling.
Swanson has Brunch pressed against the cage, preventing Brunch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swanson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Swanson!
Dan Swanson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Dan Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyprian Warga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homero Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacerda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go Hard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Homero Lacerda told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyprian Warga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Homero Lacerda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacerda swings for the body but Warga moves out of range.
Lacerda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warga sprawls well. Warga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lacerda gets slowly back to his feet.
Warga avoids the body shot from Lacerda.
Warga scores with a hook to the body. Lacerda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Homero Lacerda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Warga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacerda.
Cyprian Warga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lacerda.
Warga slips a jab from Lacerda.
Warga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacerda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacerda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warga avoids it really well and circles away.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warga tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacerda misses with a body shot.
Lacerda drives through with a takedown into Warga's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lacerda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lacerda looking to pass the guard.
Lacerda trying to control but Warga is working from the bottom.
Warga controlling the position.
Lacerda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Warga looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Warga looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Warga!
Warga just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to buck Warga off but Warga is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacerda is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lacerda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lacerda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda is being controlled here.
Cyprian Warga has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lacerda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacerda misses the target.
Lacerda has managed to clinch.
Lacerda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Lacerda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda can't find room to land a body shot as Warga controls the action.
Lacerda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lacerda jumps guard but Warga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Warga avoids a wild elbow strike from Lacerda.
Lacerda swings wildly with an uppercut but Warga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Warga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacerda tries to pull guard but Warga holds him up against the cage and eventually Lacerda drops back down to his feet.
Lacerda trying to control the position but instead, Warga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lacerda into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homero Lacerda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lacerda.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warga throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacerda.
Lacerda lunges at Warga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warga's hand.
Lacerda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacerda swings for the body but Warga moves out of range.
Warga is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lacerda checks a leg kick.
Warga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warga swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacerda.
Lacerda shoots in looking for a takedown. Warga tries to sprawl out of it but Lacerda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Warga misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warga as he jumps to the side.
Cyprian Warga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lacerda.
Warga throws a lazy right hand but Lacerda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacerda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Lacerda misses its intended target.
Lacerda shoots in and gets a takedown into Warga's guard.
Warga wants to sweep here but Lacerda controlling him for the moment.
Lacerda is looking to work some ground and pound but Warga has wrist control.
Lacerda throwing strikes from guard but Warga blocks nicely.
Warga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lacerda tries to free his leg and advance position but Warga is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lacerda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warga is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warga is on top in guard.
Lacerda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Warga controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacerda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda looking to control but Warga passes into half guard.
Warga content to control rather than advance.
Lacerda trying to hold on to Warga's head to control him but Warga postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lacerda is looking for a sweep. Warga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cyprian Warga wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Warga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacerda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warga misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacerda moves out of range of the body kick.
Lacerda sizes up Warga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lacerda has his takedown stuffed
and Warga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cyprian Warga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lacerda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warga.
Warga 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.
Lacerda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacerda.
Lacerda throws out a loose jab but Warga uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Lacerda with that takedown attempt.
Lacerda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lacerda shoots in looking for a takedown. Warga tries to sprawl out of it but Lacerda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cyprian Warga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lacerda.
Warga lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warga lands a big right hand that sends Lacerda crashing to the mat! Warga stays standing though and waves Lacerda back to his feet!
Lacerda is rocked!
Lacerda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacerda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warga.
Lacerda is still on wobbly legs! Can Warga finish him?
Lacerda leaves his chin hanging out and Warga seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lacerda crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyprian Warga!
Cyprian Warga retains his middleweight title!
Cyprian Warga 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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