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INY 60 Souza vs Nazaryan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Molovgomedov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Molovgomedov .
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov instigates a clinch.
Molovgomedov misses with some punches.
Molovgomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Molovgomedov has the dominant position.
Molovgomedov with a knee to the head.
It looks like Uriah Cruz has been cut.
Molovgomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov lands a knee to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molovgomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Molovgomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Molovgomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Molovgomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Molovgomedov lands a big knee to the head and Cruz goes down! Molovgomedov pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Molovgomedov !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giraldo Costanzo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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262 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giraldo Costanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian throws a lazy right hand but Costanzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brian takes a swing at Costanzo's ribcage but misses.
O Brian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costanzo avoids the body shot from O Brian.
Costanzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costanzo blocks a jab.
Costanzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Brian has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
O Brian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brian.
Costanzo lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Nikolai O Brian has been cut.
Costanzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Costanzo lands in his opponent's guard.
Costanzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Costanzo throwing strikes from guard but O Brian blocks nicely.
Costanzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Brian wants to sweep here but Costanzo controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brian is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanzo throwing strikes but missing.
Costanzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Costanzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costanzo postures up.
O Brian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brian is retaining full guard.
Costanzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Brian on the ground.
O Brian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costanzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costanzo postures up.
Costanzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Brian's head.
Costanzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Brian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Costanzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costanzo throws an elbow that misses. O Brian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanzo's guard. Nice move by O Brian!
Costanzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brian postures up and lands a big shot to Costanzo's brow.
O Brian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Costanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo looking to control but O Brian passes into half guard.
Costanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
O Brian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costanzo tries to get to full guard but O Brian has control of the leg.
O Brian passes to full mount!
Costanzo is looking to get to half guard.
O Brian cracks Costanzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
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.
Costanzo is looking to get to half guard.
O Brian looking to finish Costanzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Costanzo!
Giraldo Costanzo's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Brian with good strikes from the mount here!
Giraldo Costanzo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giraldo Costanzo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai O Brian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominiguez comes to the cage accompanied by Intro - The xx. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominiguez digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
Dominiguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melendez tries for a takedown but Dominiguez circles away easily
and Dominiguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Dominiguez's head coaches at Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dominiguez throws a leg kick which misses Melendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Melendez tries to avoid it.
Melendez shoots and misses
and Dominiguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscar Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Melendez.
Dominiguez lands a two punch combo.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Dominiguez circles away easily
and Dominiguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Melendez thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dominiguez swivels and escapes.
Dominiguez throws a big counter combination but Melendez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dominiguez as he avoids it easily.
Dominiguez lands a jab.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dominiguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Dominiguez.
Melendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Melendez thinking.
Dominiguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has his takedown stuffed
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Oscar Dominiguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthony Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez with a poor takedown
enabling Dominiguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Dominiguez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Melendez under the eye.
Melendez is rocked!
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominiguez finish him?
Dominiguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dominiguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dominiguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez takes one to the chin there.
Dominiguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dominiguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dominiguez.
Nice elbow from Dominiguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melendez up against the cage.
Dominiguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melendez's defenses.
Melendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dominiguez prevents it.
Melendez wants to take the fight to the mat but Dominiguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez wants a takedown but no success here.
Dominiguez prevents the takedown attempt.
Dominiguez lands an elbow that stopped Melendez in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dominiguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dominiguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dominiguez. That one must have hurt.
Dominiguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Melendez walks into a straight right hand from Dominiguez.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dominiguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Melendez shoots and misses
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Oscar Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Melendez.
Melendez misses with a takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Melendez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dominiguez lands with a hook. Melendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dominiguez connects with a crisp jab.
Melendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Melendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dominiguez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dominiguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Melendez misses with a takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dominiguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melendez's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez punishes Melendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthony Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominiguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominiguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Melendez back to the cage. Dominiguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt - Dominiguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Dominiguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Melendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dominiguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Melendez misses with a takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Melendez has his takedown stuffed
and Dominiguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melendez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dominiguez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Melendez.
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - Dominiguez coming out on top.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dominiguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dominiguez counters with a left right combination that sends Melendez crashing to the mat - Dominiguez wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Melendez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Dominiguez!
Oscar Dominiguez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Lamel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sassano Jnr blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sassano Jnr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamel is out of range and Sassano Jnr settles back down.
Lamel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Sassano Jnr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lamel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lamel avoids the body shot from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr takes a swing at Lamel's ribcage but misses.
Lamel scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Tony Sassano Jnr has been cut.
Sassano Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sassano Jnr lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamel lands with a straight right. Sassano Jnr didn't see that one coming.
Sassano Jnr throws a body punch but Lamel moves out of range.
Lamel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sassano Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamel manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamel lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamel connects with a crisp jab.
Sassano Jnr 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.
Lamel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sassano Jnr throws out the jab.
Sassano Jnr slips a jab from Lamel.
Sassano Jnr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sassano Jnr misses with a body punch
and Lamel counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lamel.
Lamel looks to throw the jab but Sassano Jnr is out of range.
Sassano Jnr shoots in for a takedown but Lamel shows good takedown defense.
Sassano Jnr dodges the punch combination from Lamel.
Lamel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sassano Jnr at a distance.
Sassano Jnr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamel.
A slow jab from Sassano Jnr misses its intended target.
Lamel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sassano Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamel.
Sassano Jnr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sassano Jnr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lamel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sassano Jnr trying to control the position but Lamel is working away.
Lamel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamel can't do much from the bottom here.
Sassano Jnr has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lamel!
Lamel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sassano Jnr is not going to allow Lamel to sit and survive in this position.
Sassano Jnr controls the action.
Sassano Jnr sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lamel taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Sassano Jnr!
A very excited looking Tony Sassano Jnr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Hempele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jussi Hempele!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino misses with a takedown attempt
and Hempele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gambino's knee momentarily.
Hempele has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Hempele.
Gambino attempts a counter takedown but Hempele avoids it well and moves away.
Gambino throws a push kick but Hempele slaps the foot to one side.
Hempele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hempele blocks a leg kick.
Gambino throws a lazy head kick
and Hempele counters with a low kick, right behind Gambino 's knee.
Gambino lands a body shot.
That kick from Gambino tenderised Hempele's leg. Hempele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gambino goes for a double leg but Hempele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hempele continues to drive forward.
Gambino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Gambino as he checks the leg kick.
Carlo Gambino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Hempele.
Gambino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gambino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hempele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hempele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hempele's half guard.
Gambino wants to control but Hempele is keeping him busy.
Gambino working the head and body with strikes.
Hempele tries to roll over but Gambino keeps him under control.
Gambino is looking to take a break and control but Hempele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gambino is working for a submission of some sort.
Gambino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hempele wants to improve his position but Gambino is controlling well.
Hempele controlling the position for now.
Hempele is refusing to be controlled, as Gambino sits in half guard.
Hempele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gambino is working away from the top position though.
Hempele tries to roll over but Gambino keeps him under control.
Hempele is trying to maintain the position but Gambino is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hempele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gambino.
Gambino is working for a kimura but Hempele is defending it quite comfortably.
Hempele is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gambino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jussi Hempele has been cut.
Gambino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hempele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gambino's head.
Gambino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gambino throws a body punch but Hempele moves out of range.
Hempele is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jussi Hempele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hempele.
Gambino throws a right hand that Hempele ducks under and follows up with a left that Hempele also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino goes for a double leg but Hempele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hempele continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Gambino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hempele tests Gambino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambino dives in for a single leg takedown but Hempele sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hempele flicks out a counter leg kick but Gambino steps away.
Gambino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Carlo Gambino has been cut.
Gambino blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hempele. No joy for Gambino on that attempt.
Hempele lands with a shot to the body.
Hempele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hempele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gambino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hempele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jussi Hempele will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hempele stuns Gambino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gambino dips to his left and cracks Hempele with an uppercut!
Gambino throws a lazy head kick
and Hempele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hempele scores with the left hand. Gambino knows he should have avoided that one.
Hempele connects with an inside leg kick.
Gambino closes the distance and pushes Hempele back into the cage.
Gambino struggles to land a body shot inside as Hempele controls his hands.
Hempele tries to stall but Gambino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hempele working aggressively here.
Hempele misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hempele has a couple of punches blocked by Gambino.
Hempele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hempele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gambino backwards.
Gambino is trying to stall.
Gambino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hempele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gambino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hempele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hempele breaks from the clinch.
Jussi Hempele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hempele wants to land a leg kick but Gambino is out of range.
Gambino drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hempele sprawls and moves away.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hempele sprawls well. Hempele wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gambino gets slowly back to his feet.
Gambino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gambino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hempele is pulling down on Gambino's head. It's preventing any offense from Gambino, at least for the moment.
Hempele's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino trying to control but Hempele is working from the bottom.
Hempele is trying to keep Gambino in close.
Gambino wants to control from the top but Hempele keeps moving.
Hempele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hempele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gambino.
Gambino pushes down on Hempele's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hempele trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hempele wants to improve his position but Gambino is controlling well.
Hempele keeping hold of Gambino's head, controlling as best he can.
Hempele works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hempele has control of Gambino's left arm, preventing Gambino from doing any damage.
Carlo Gambino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gambino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hempele keeping moving, preventing Gambino from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gambino missing with a left hand there. Hempele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hempele feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hempele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Hempele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hempele avoids the head kick by Gambino.
Hempele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hempele throws a leg kick
and Gambino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hempele won't be happy with that.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hempele gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gambino stalling away here and it's allowed Hempele to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hempele is trying to control the position but Gambino postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jussi Hempele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gambino blocks a head kick by Hempele.
Hempele connects with a leg kick. Gambino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gambino throws a head kick but Hempele moves out of range.
Gambino has his takedown stuffed
and Hempele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hempele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gambino.
Hempele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gambino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hempele defends well and Gambino ends up having to push Hempele into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Hempele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Gambino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hempele tries to score with a low kick but Gambino moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hempele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gambino throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Gambino misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gambino drives through with a takedown into Hempele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gambino throws a big right hand that misses.
Hempele pulls Gambino in close to his closed guard and prevents Gambino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hempele is continuing to stall.
Hempele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hempele pulls Gambino in to control the position.
Hempele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jussi Hempele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hempele is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gambino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gambino tries a head kick but it misses.
Hempele tries to score with a low kick but Gambino moves his leg out of the way.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino throws an off balance right hand
and Hempele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hempele throws a leg kick which misses Gambino's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambino tries to avoid it.
Hempele avoids a kick to the body.
Gambino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hempele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hempele!
Hempele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino tries a body shot but Hempele blocks it.
Gambino is pushing Hempele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gambino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gambino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hempele backwards.
Gambino throws a punch but it's blocked by Hempele.
Gambino working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gambino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hempele digs a right hand into Gambino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gambino's gas tank.
Hempele keeps control of Gambino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hempele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hempele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gambino has had enough of the clinch but Hempele keeps him there for the moment.
Gambino misses with a punch on the inside.
Gambino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hempele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hempele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carlo Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hempele explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Hempele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hempele winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Hempele!
During a confident post fight interview, Jussi Hempele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbossa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 5 Pirate Myths That Actually Are True. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Harris!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Barbossa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris is looking to clinch but Barbossa is avoiding it.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbossa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Barbossa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands a shot to the body.
Harris prevents a body shot from Barbossa.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbossa counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris.
Oooooh!!! Harris has knocked Barbossa down with a huge combo! Harris steps away and waves a wobbly Barbossa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barbossa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Barbossa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nyrkkipaja in the buildup to the fight.
Hector Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands a big uppercut and Barbossa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barbossa looks OK. Harris waves Barbossa back to his feet!
Harris wants to clinch.
Barbossa gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbossa tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Barbossa back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Barbossa takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbossa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbossa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Barbossa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Barbossa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Barbossa is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris has Barbossa pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Barbossa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
A jab from Barbossa does it's job there.
Barbossa just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris drives through and clinches with Barbossa against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barbossa fails to land.
Barbossa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Nice body punch from Barbossa.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbossa leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbossa.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Barbossa back against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a left to the head.
Barbossa lands a right hand.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Barbossa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbossa looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Harris 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.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Barbossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Barbossa pushes Harris away with a front kick.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoffrey Barbossa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Barbossa keeps him there for the moment.
Harris is looking to control Barbossa's arms but Barbossa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barbossa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbossa avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Barbossa fails to land.
Barbossa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbossa blocks an uppercut.
Harris is trying to stall.
Barbossa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbossa misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with some punches.
Barbossa working aggressively here.
Barbossa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Barbossa manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Barbossa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Barbossa misses its intended target.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hector Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris looks to clinch
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbossa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris stalling against the cage.
Barbossa stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Barbossa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
A punch combination from Barbossa misses.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbossa misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbossa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbossa throws a body kick that misses.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris is looking to clinch but Barbossa is avoiding it.
Barbossa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Harris tries to clinch there but Barbossa circles away.
Barbossa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris tries to bum rush Barbossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbossa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Barbossa checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barbossa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris has Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
Barbossa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a light punch inside.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbossa.
Hector Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbossa slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
As Harris backs away, Barbossa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbossa in the body.
Harris throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Barbossa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbossa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Barbossa misses with a kick to the body.
Barbossa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris wants to clinch.
Barbossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris tries to clinch but Barbossa moves away
and Barbossa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris wants to clinch but Barbossa slips to the side
and Barbossa counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbossa lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris pushes Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbossa tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbossa scores with a jab to the head.
Harris checks a low kick from Barbossa.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Barbossa.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to clinch but Barbossa moves away
and Barbossa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbossa circles away.
Barbossa keeps the fight on the outside.
As Harris backs away, Barbossa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris wants to clinch.
Barbossa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Barbossa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Barbossa.
Barbossa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbossa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris looks to clinch
and Barbossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris checks a low kick from Barbossa.
Barbossa ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbossa tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbossa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Barbossa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris clinches up with Barbossa and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbossa lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbossa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
An out of breath Geoffrey Barbossa 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 Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firas Qabbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Erikksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firas Qabbani!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen throws a shot from downtown. Qabbani moves away and avoids it.
Erikksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
Erikksen misses with a left hand
and Qabbani counters by clinching up.
Qabbani prevents Erikksen from breaking the clinch.
Erikksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikksen throws a hook but Qabbani blocks it.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
Qabbani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Firas Qabbani has been cut.
Qabbani moves away from the strike by Erikksen.
Qabbani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Erikksen throws a jab but it's blocked by Qabbani.
Qabbani is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Erikksen misses with a left hand
and Qabbani moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikksen has had enough of the clinch but Qabbani keeps him there for the moment.
Erikksen is trying to break the clinch but Qabbani is controlling him.
Qabbani lands a right hand.
Erikksen is trying to break the clinch but Qabbani is controlling him.
Erikksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Qabbani lands a right hand.
Erikksen working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qabbani lands a nice uppercut.
Qabbani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikksen's elbow.
Qabbani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erikksen is trying to force a seperation but Qabbani has the dominant position.
Qabbani just leaning against Erikksen, taking a breather.
Qabbani struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikksen controls his hands.
Erikksen blocks a body shot from Qabbani.
Qabbani has a couple of punches blocked by Erikksen.
Qabbani working aggressively here.
Erikksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erikksen breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Erikksen misses its intended target.
Erikksen looks to throw the jab but Qabbani is out of range.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
Qabbani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erikksen.
Qabbani moves out of range of the strikes.
Qabbani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Erikksen throws an off balance right hand
letting Qabbani counter with a right hand.
Qabbani connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
Erikksen misses with a straight left.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
Qabbani scores with a sloppy right hand. Erikksen should have avoided that one.
Erikksen misses with a looping left.
Erikksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erikksen throws a big shot that misses.
Qabbani wants to counter with a clinch but Erikksen pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Erikksen.
Erikksen misses with a hook. Qabbani ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Erikksen misses.
Erikksen misses the shot to the body.
Qabbani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erikksen.
Erikksen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Erikksen throws a hook but Qabbani blocks it.
Qabbani tries to counter with a clinch but Erikksen shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qabbani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Qabbani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Qabbani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Qabbani! But no joy.
Qabbani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikksen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erikksen misses with a right hand
and Qabbani counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qabbani.
Qabbani ducks under a wild hook from Erikksen.
A nice side step and Qabbani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Erikksen takes a swing at Qabbani's ribcage but misses.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
Qabbani defending well as Erikksen loads up on a big left hand.
Erikksen throws an off balance right hand
and Qabbani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erikksen misses with a shot to the body
and Qabbani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Erikksen misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen misses with a looping left.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
Qabbani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Qabbani has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Erikksen throws a big shot that misses.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qabbani ducks under a wild hook from Erikksen.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
A big right from Erikksen misses.
Qabbani tries to clinch but Erikksen moves out of range.
Erikksen throws a nice looking combination but Qabbani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Erikksen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erikksen throws the left hand but Qabbani avoids the punch easily.
Qabbani is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Qabbani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erikksen misses with an uppercut.
Qabbani wants to counter the offense by Erikksen and move into the clinch position.
Erikksen misses with a body punch
and Erikksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Firas Qabbani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Firas Qabbani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erikksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qabbani counters with a straight right hand.
Erikksen misses the shot to the body.
Erikksen misses with a body shot.
Qabbani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Qabbani slips under a jab from Erikksen.
Erikksen throws a shot from downtown. Qabbani moves away and avoids it.
Qabbani cracks Erikksen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Erikksen works the jab nicely.
Qabbani defending well as Erikksen loads up on a big left hand.
Qabbani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erikksen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erikksen throws a hook but Qabbani blocks it.
Qabbani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erikksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erikksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikksen misses with an uppercut.
Erikksen misses with a wild body shot.
Erikksen misses the shot to the body.
Erikksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qabbani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Erikksen misses.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
Erikksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qabbani wants to counter with a clinch but Erikksen pushes him away.
Erikksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Erikksen misses.
Erikksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qabbani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Erikksen momentarily.
Erikksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Qabbani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erikksen throws a jab when Qabbani was well out of range.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen misses with an uppercut.
Erikksen sets himself, and Qabbani steps forward looking for the clinch! Erikksen avoids it this time.
Erikksen tries to keep at a distance but Qabbani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qabbani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erikksen manages to break the clinch.
Qabbani avoids the body shot from Erikksen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qabbani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erikksen has time to react.
Qabbani connects with a single shot there.
Erikksen loads up on a big right hand but Qabbani slips the punch.
Erikksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qabbani manages to avoid it.
Morrison Erikksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikksen dips to his left and cracks Qabbani with an uppercut!
Erikksen misses with a hook
and Qabbani counters with a nice uppercut.
Erikksen misses the body punch
letting Qabbani counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Qabbani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erikksen misses with a straight right.
Erikksen throws an overhand right that lands on Qabbani's shoulder, as Qabbani tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Erikksen misses.
Qabbani tries to counter with a clinch but Erikksen shakes him off and moves away.
Erikksen misses with a few strikes there.
Erikksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qabbani moves into the clinch.
Erikksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Qabbani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erikksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qabbani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Erikksen swings widly with a right hand
and Qabbani moves into the clinch.
Qabbani gets through Erikksen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Qabbani misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qabbani misses with a body punch.
Qabbani lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Erikksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erikksen misses with a body punch
letting Qabbani counter with a right hand.
Erikksen misses with a hook.
Qabbani moves out of range as Erikksen strikes.
Qabbani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Qabbani clinches with his opponent.
Qabbani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erikksen is trying to force a seperation but Qabbani has the dominant position.
Qabbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Erikksen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Qabbani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikksens head.
Qabbani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Erikksen is trying to push Qabbani away but Qabbani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Qabbani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qabbani prevents Erikksen from breaking the clinch.
Qabbani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Qabbani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikksens head.
Erikksen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firas Qabbani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Firas Qabbani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Qabbani cracks Erikksen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Erikksen falls to his knees and Qabbani doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Firas Qabbani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arden Betancourt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myron Klewis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis shoots in for a double leg but Betancourt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klewis fails with the takedown.
Betancourt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Klewis has a takedown stuffed.
Arden Betancourt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myron Klewis.
Betancourt gets caught flat footed, as Klewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klewis postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Betancourt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Betancourt controlling Klewis's posture.
Betancourt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klewis throwing strikes but missing.
Betancourt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Betancourt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klewis with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Betancourt trying to control the position.
Klewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Klewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klewis postures up in Betancourt's guard and throws a big left but Betancourt blocks it.
Betancourt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Klewis stands up over Betancourt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klewis throwing strikes from guard but Betancourt blocks nicely.
Betancourt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Betancourt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klewis throwing strikes from guard but Betancourt blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klewis stands up over Betancourt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Betancourt is pulling down on Klewis's head to control his posture.
Klewis working some strikes from top position.
Betancourt controls Klewis momentarily but Klewis frees himself.
Klewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Klewis throwing strikes from guard but Betancourt blocks nicely.
Klewis prevents Betancourt from getting back to his feet.
Klewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klewis won't allow Betancourt to get back to his feet.
Klewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Betancourt is trying to keep Klewis in close.
Klewis with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Betancourt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klewis.
Klewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Betancourt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Betancourt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Klewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klewis stands up over Betancourt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klewis advances position into side control!
Klewis working away.
Klewis lands some shots froms side control.
Klewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Betancourt down.
Klewis misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Klewis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Klewis throws a strike aimed at the side of Betancourt's head but Betancourt avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klewis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Klewis in side control, throwing shots but Betancourt defends.
Klewis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Klewis lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Betancourt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Klewis cracks Betancourt with a big right hand but Betancourt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Klewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Betancourt wants to control but Klewis postures up.
Betancourt is looking to reverse the position.
Klewis working the head and body with strikes.
Betancourt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Klewis.
The ground and pound from Klewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Klewis working the head with strikes.
Betancourt holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myron Klewis 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.
Klewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Betancourt avoids it really well and circles away.
Klewis with a poor takedown
and Betancourt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Betancourt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klewis dodges the punch combination from Betancourt.
Klewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arden Betancourt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myron Klewis.
Betancourt clinches.
A short right from Betancourt.
Betancourt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klewis as Betancourt tries to tie him up.
Betancourt stops a takedown attempt from Klewis.
A short left from Betancourt.
Klewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Betancourt after a bit of a struggle.
Klewis tries to pull guard but Betancourt holds him up against the cage and eventually Klewis drops back down to his feet.
Klewis is breathing heavily.
Klewis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Betancourt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Betancourt lands an uppercut.
Betancourt avoiding damage.
Betancourt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Betancourt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Betancourt prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Betancourt.
Betancourt scores with a hook to the body.
Betancourt prevents the takedown attempt.
Betancourt scores with a shoulder strike.
Klewis is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Betancourt as the two fighters clinch.
Betancourt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Betancourt finish him?
Betancourt has Klewis pushed against the cage.
Betancourt lands a big right hand! Klewis is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arden Betancourt!
Myron Klewis spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't know what to say.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bok Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Games by Rick Ross. Nucleus has chosen Tupac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bok Choy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choy tries to clinch but Nucleus moves out of range.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nucleus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nucleus pushes Choy away with a front kick.
Choy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nucleus moves out of range as Choy throws a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nucleus - that will leave a mark!
Nucleus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Choy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Choy throws a hook but Nucleus avoids it easily.
Nucleus tries to land a leg kick but Choy saw it coming and moves away.
Nucleus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Choy avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Choy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choy tries to clinch but Nucleus is having none of it.
Choy cracks Nucleus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nucleus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Choy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nucleus, pushing him back against the cage.
Choy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choy prevents a body shot from Nucleus.
A short right from Nucleus.
Nice body punch from Nucleus - that landed with a thud.
Nucleus pulls guard.
Choy stopping the sweep attempt from Nucleus.
Choy looking to sit in guard and control but Nucleus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nucleus won't allow Choy to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Choy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nucleus drops back looking for a leg! Choy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choy manages to kick Nucleus off! Nucleus jumps back into Choy's guard.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Choy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus tries to free his leg and advance position but Choy is retaining full guard.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Choy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Nucleus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Choy keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy is looking to stand up but Nucleus isn't so interested in that idea.
Choy trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nucleus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nucleus has managed to get both his arms back between Choy's legs - danger averted.
Nucleus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nucleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choy throws out the jab.
Choy throws a head kick but Nucleus moves out of range.
Choy wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nucleus throws a leg kick but Choy moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nucleus.
Choy lands a head kick!
Nucleus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Choy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nucleus somewhat.
Bok Choy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Superior Nucleus.
Choy is looking to clinch.
Nucleus feints the counter takedown.
Choy checks a low kick from Nucleus.
A big left from Nucleus misses.
Nucleus scores with a jab to the head.
Choy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nucleus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Choy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Choy enables Nucleus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Choy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Choy looking for a sweep. Not yet Choy, not yet.
Choy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nucleus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choy is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Superior Nucleus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choy lands a jab to Nucleus's midsection.
Choy moves into the clinch.
Nucleus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Choy is looking to break free of the clinch but Nucleus has double underhooks.
Nucleus with a knee to the head.
Nucleus tries to land knees in the clinch but Choy avoids the damage to the body.
Choy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Choy trying to stall but Nucleus improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Nucleus.
Nucleus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Choy is defending well for now.
Nucleus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucleus's elbow.
Nucleus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nucleus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nucleus.
Nucleus can't get the takedown.
Choy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Choy's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choy lands a hook that snaps the head of Nucleus backwards.
Choy blocks a body shot from Nucleus.
Choy lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nucleus.
Nucleus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nucleus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choy.
Nucleus stalling in the clinch but Choy improves position.
Nucleus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nucleus trying to stall but Choy improves his position.
Nucleus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bok Choy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Superior Nucleus.
Nucleus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choy tries to break free but Nucleus pushes him back against the cage.
Choy lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus tries a body shot but Choy blocks it.
Choy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Superior Nucleus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nucleus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nucleus blocks an uppercut.
Choy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choy misses with a two punch combination.
Nucleus ducks under a wild hook from Choy.
Choy fails to land with a series of punches.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Nucleus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Choy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nucleus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bok Choy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus slips a straight right by Choy.
Nucleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choy.
Nucleus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Choy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bok Choy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nucleus ducks under a wild hook from Choy.
Bok Choy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choy closes the distance and clinches.
Nucleus tries to score a body lock takedown but Choy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nucleus struggles to land a body shot inside as Choy controls his hands.
Nucleus scores with a shot to the side of Choy's head.
Choy digs a right hand underneath Nucleus's ribcage. Nucleus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nucleus is trying to pull guard but Choy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Choy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nucleus backwards.
Nucleus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choy managing to block the knees to the body from Nucleus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus blocks an uppercut.
Nucleus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Choy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Choy.
Nucleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Choy.
Choy stalling in the clinch but Nucleus improves position.
Nucleus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Choy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Choy.
Choy tries to throw a body punch but Nucleus avoids it by throwing Choy back against the cage.
Nucleus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Nucleus.
Choy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucleus.
A short left from Nucleus.
Choy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Bok Choy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Choy tries to clinch there but Nucleus circles away.
Choy blocks a head kick by Nucleus.
Nucleus lands a head kick. Choy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nucleus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choy clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nucleus trying to land knees to the body.
Choy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nucleus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nucleus missing with knees to the body.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but Choy blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nucleus obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Choy misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nucleus stalling against the cage.
Choy lands with a short shot to the head.
Choy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Nucleus.
A short right from Nucleus on the inside.
Nucleus throws a head punch that misses.
Choy looking to slow down the pace here.
Nucleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choy is trying to break free.
Nucleus misses with a body punch.
Choy scores with a hook to the body.
Nucleus wants to take the fight to the mat but Choy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nucleus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Choy uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choy throwing strikes but missing.
Choy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Choy wants to stand but Nucleus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choy trying to control but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
Choy is really struggling to control Nucleus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nucleus controls Choy momentarily but Choy frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus pulls Choy in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Choy looks to land a right hand but Nucleus moved out of range.
Choy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Nucleus tries to counter it with a takedown but Choy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nucleus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Choy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nucleus.
Choy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Choy closes the distance and clinches.
Nucleus crunches a lovely knee into Choy's ribcage.
Nucleus can't find room to land a body shot as Choy controls the action.
Nucleus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bok Choy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Superior Nucleus.
Choy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choy can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nucleus.
Nucleus has Choy pressed against the cage, preventing Choy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choy has Nucleus pushed against the cage.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from Choy.
Choy breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Choy misses.
Choy scores with a three punch combo!
Choy clobbers Nucleus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bok Choy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Choy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nucleus misses with a takedown attempt
and Choy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nucleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choy.
Nucleus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Choy defends it well.
Nucleus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Choy throws a leg kick but Nucleus moved away.
Nucleus motions for Choy to come forward. Nucleus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nucleus lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bok Choy.
I think Choy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alex De Souza. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from De Souza.
De Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazaryan off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nazaryan's knee momentarily.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nazaryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan jabs at De Souza's body.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazaryan.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
De Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
De Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nazaryan checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Nazaryan blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Souza.
Nazaryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but De Souza avoids it well.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza cracks Nazaryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
A little feinted left hand from De Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can De Souza finish him?
De Souza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazaryan seems to have recovered his senses.
De Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza misses with an uppercut.
De Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
De Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nazaryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Nazaryan responds with a good body kick, but De Souza manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza tries to land a leg kick but Nazaryan saw it coming and moves away.
Nazaryan drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands an overhand right.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
As Nazaryan backs away, De Souza returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nazaryan clinches up against the cage.
Nazaryan is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nazaryan has his back to the cage.
De Souza lands with a right to the head.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De Souza.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nazaryans head.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan trying to control the position but instead, De Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nazaryan into the cage.
Nazaryan stalling in the clinch but De Souza improves position.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan lands a shoulder strike.
De Souza blocking some punches.
De Souza digs a right hand into Nazaryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nazaryan's gas tank.
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!
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the head.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazaryan lands with a right hand.
De Souza throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a single shot there.
De Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazaryan can do to turn this around?
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Nazaryan misses
and De Souza counters with a body kick that stops Nazaryan in his tracks momentarily.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza scores with a leg kick.
De Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nazaryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazaryan throws an off balance right hand
and De Souza counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazaryan. Nazaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nazaryan 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 De Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Nazaryan saw that one coming.
Nazaryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a jab to De Souza's midsection.
De Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazaryan throws a shot to the body.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Nazaryan avoids nicely.
Nazaryan scores with a kick to the body.
De Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by De Souza there.
Nazaryan scores with a hook to the body. De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
Nazaryan is looking to clinch.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Nazaryan moves his leg out of the way.
Nazaryan feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazaryan. Nazaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexsandro De Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Nazaryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazaryan tries to avoid it.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Nazaryan's legs.
De Souza scores with a nice right hand.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a chopping leg kick but De Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Nazaryan moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
Nazaryan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Souza is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nazaryan 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 De Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from De Souza misses.
De Souza backing away here, and Nazaryan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Nazaryan avoids it.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Souza cracks Nazaryan with an open hand slap.
A jab from Nazaryan finds it's way through De Souza's defenses.
Nazaryan throws a body kick that misses.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
Nazaryan blocks the body kick.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazaryan misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nazaryan lands a lovely overhand right.
De Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Nazaryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Souza counters with a body kick that stops Nazaryan in his tracks momentarily.
Nazaryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Nazaryan.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan wants to counter with a clinch but De Souza pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Nazaryan checks it.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
De Souza misses with a hook. Nazaryan ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Souza.
Nazaryan jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazaryan moves away from the strike by De Souza.
Nazaryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like De Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nazaryan finds it's way round the side to connect with De Souza's head.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazaryan. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a front kick.
Nazaryan wants to clinch up but De Souza keeps it at a distance.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nazaryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Nazaryan down.
A jab lands there for De Souza.
Nazaryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nazaryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan looks to throw a body kick
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza pounces like a tiger and cracks Nazaryan with a vicious hook! Nazaryan is down but not out! De Souza follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexsandro De Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexsandro De Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Vrej Nazaryan spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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