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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by Save Me - Remy Zero (Smallville Theme). Clark Kent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar dips to his left and cracks Kent with an uppercut!
Kent seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edgar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Kent does it's job there.
Edgar misses the jab.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Kent.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Kent's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edgar is rocked!
Kent connects with a nice cross there... Edgar is looking wobbly and Kent recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Edgar to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kent jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clark Kent!
A relieved looking Clark Kent thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslanbek Kiruev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiruev has chosen Adiga as his entrance music. Aslanbek Kiruev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Grena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslanbek Kiruev!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiruev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiruev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grena backs up against the cage.
Grena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grena breaks from the clinch.
Kiruev stalks Grena and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grena's face. Grena staggers backwards, shaken.
Grena clinches.
Grena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grena feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grena stands up and waves to Kiruev to follow him.
Kiruev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grena takes the fight into the clinch.
Grena is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kiruev can't fight it off and eventually Grena manages to take the fight to the floor. Kiruev looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grena decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kiruev, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kiruev is trying to defend but Grena finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grena seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Grena there.
Grena frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grena controlling from the full mount.
Kiruev is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena landing shots from mount.
Grena lands a nice shot to the head.
Grena working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiruev is bucking up trying to escape but Grena cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kiruev is rocked!
Grena postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kiruev in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kiruev to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Grena!
Aslanbek Kiruev spoke after the fight, saying 'Извините за мою проигрыш я постараюсь стать лучше'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sor Jaime Lannister (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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sor Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones looking to score a takedown here. Lannister is defending well but Bones drives through and ends up in Lannister's guard.
Bones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lannister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bones postures up in Lannister's guard and throws a big left but Lannister blocks it.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Bones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bones with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lannister can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones cracks Lannister with a solid left hand.
Bones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lannister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Bones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bones is looking to work some ground and pound but Lannister has wrist control.
Lannister trying to control the position.
Bones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bones working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bones stands up over Lannister, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones works over Lannister with some ground and pound from guard.
Lannister is rocked!
It looks like Sor Jaime Lannister has been cut.
Bones postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lannister covers up, he's hurt! Bones keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bones and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bones can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roid Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roid Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
No luck for Whitaker with that takedown attempt.
Vogel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Whitaker misses its target.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vogel but Vogel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vogel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Whitaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roid Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vogel tries to avoid it but Whitaker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vogel to the ground. Vogel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Whitaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vogel avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker gets a clinch.
Whitaker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vogel uses from the top position.
Vogel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vogel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker looking for a guillotine here but Vogel defends easily.
Vogel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vogel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vogel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vogel preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Whitaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vogel defends it easily.
Vogel content to stall in guard here.
Vogel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vogel postures up in Whitaker's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vogel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vogel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Whitaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vogel defending well though.
Whitaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Vogel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vogel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whitaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker working Vogel over with strikes.
Whitaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vogel defending well though.
Whitaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whitaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vogel wants to get back to his feet.
Vogel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Whitaker is on him like a limpet, forcing Vogel back against the cage.
Vogel is pressed up against the cage. Whitaker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vogel down to the mat. Vogel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vogel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Whitaker to the ground. Vogel is now in Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet but Vogel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Vogel from controlling successfully.
Whitaker has his foot on Vogel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vogel works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Vogel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vogel tries to keep at a distance but Whitaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vogel can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Whitaker has Vogel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vogel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whitaker wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitaker wants to take the fight to the mat but Vogel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roid Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vogel lands with a right to the head.
Whitaker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vogel uses from the top position.
Vogel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vogel working some strikes from top position.
Vogel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker trying to strike off his back.
Vogel looking to sit in guard and control but Whitaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitaker trying to control but Vogel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Vogel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vogel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitaker.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Vogel wants to stand and escape but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vogel is looking to stand up but Whitaker isn't so interested in that idea.
Roid Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vogel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Whitaker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vogel gets tackled into the cage by Whitaker. Whitaker maintains the clinch.
Vogel is trying to trip Whitaker. He has hold of a leg but Whitaker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vogel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Whitaker trying to control the position.
Whitaker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vogel is controlling him.
Vogel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitaker passes Vogel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vogel defending well though.
Whitaker is working for a submission of some sort.
Whitaker prevents Vogel from standing back up.
Whitaker is looking to take a break and control but Vogel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitaker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Whitaker trying to control the action but Vogel is working from the bottom.
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.
Whitaker is really struggling to control Vogel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Whitaker throwing shots but Vogel is blocking nicely.
Whitaker is looking to take a break and control but Vogel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vogel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitaker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whitaker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Roid Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker throws a low kick, looking for Vogel's leg but Vogel calmly moves out of range.
Roid Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vogel sprawls well. Vogel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whitaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Vogel scores with a takedown into Whitaker's guard.
Vogel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker has his foot on Vogel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vogel works his way back into a safe position though.
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Vogel slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitaker working for a triangle but Vogel defends it easily.
Vogel wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel works over Whitaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vogel works over Whitaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Vogel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vogel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vogel stands up over Whitaker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vogel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vogel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vogel lands a couple of elbows.
Vogel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vogel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitaker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vogel working some strikes from top position.
Whitaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vogel defends it easily.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Vogel from controlling successfully.
Vogel lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vogel scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitaker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vogel is one step ahead there.
Vogel cracks Whitaker with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vogel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Vogel slips an elbow through the middle.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vogel cracks Whitaker with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vogel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vogel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitaker's head.
Vogel connects with a couple of short punches.
Whitaker is rocked!
Whitaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vogel connects with a couple of short punches.
Vogel working some strikes from top position.
Whitaker looking for a guillotine here but Vogel defends easily.
Vogel lands a couple of digs.
Vogel content to stall in guard here.
Whitaker seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vogel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Vogel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vogel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Vogel!
Roid Whitaker spoke after the fight, saying 'The ref is blind. The judges and bias. And I have never used sports enhancing drugs... knowingly.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleijma Tudekiks acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emil Jagerkokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagerkokov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tudekiks counters by moving into the clinch.
Jagerkokov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tudekiks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tudekiks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tudekiks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emil Jagerkokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tudekiks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jagerkokov fails with the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a stiff right hand.
Jagerkokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jagerkokov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jagerkokov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jagerkokov tries for a takedown but Tudekiks circles away easily
and Tudekiks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jagerkokov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tudekiks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tudekiks with the counter takedown but Jagerkokov avoids it easily.
Jagerkokov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a left and a right that stings Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov tries for a takedown but Tudekiks circles away easily
and Tudekiks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tudekiks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tudekiks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jagerkokov back to the cage. Tudekiks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tudekiks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tudekiks misses with a two punch combination.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left and a right from Tudekiks both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jagerkokov misses with a hook
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jagerkokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tudekiks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt
and Tudekiks counters by clinching up.
Jagerkokov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jagerkokov wants a takedown.
Tudekiks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Jagerkokov shoots and misses
and Tudekiks counters with a two punch combo.
Jagerkokov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tudekiks throws a combination. Jagerkokov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jagerkokov is rocked!
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jagerkokov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tudekiks after a bit of a struggle.
Tudekiks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Tudekiks.
Jagerkokov gets tackled into the cage by Tudekiks. Tudekiks maintains the clinch.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov slips a jab and a cross from Tudekiks.
Jagerkokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tudekiks but Tudekiks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tudekiks lands a left and a right that send Jagerkokov crashing to the mat, dazed. Tudekiks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Jagerkokov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Emil Jagerkokov has been cut.
Jagerkokov misses with a takedown attempt
and Tudekiks counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Jagerkokov off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tudekiks follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Jagerkokov was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Suleijma Tudekiks waved his t-shirt featuring Namunamu Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarpi Koinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert comes to the cage accompanied by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarpi Koinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koinen feints a jab promting Lambert to slip. Koinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lambert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lambert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lambert lands a couple of elbows.
Koinen looking to control.
Lambert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lambert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lambert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lambert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lambert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lambert chips away with some ground and pound.
Koinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambert throwing strikes but missing.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Koinen keeps moving.
Lambert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert with a nice head shot there.
Koinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lambert postures up and lands a big shot to Koinen's brow.
Lambert throws a big elbow that misses.
Lambert is looking to work some ground and pound but Koinen has wrist control.
Lambert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lambert with a nice head shot there.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koinen looks winded!
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koinen wants to sweep here but Lambert controlling him for the moment.
Lambert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lambert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lambert lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lambert 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.
Lambert fails to land the takedown.
Koinen throws a big shot that misses.
Lambert wants to clinch up but Koinen keeps it at a distance.
Lambert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koinen throws a looping overhand right but Lambert ducks down to avoid it.
Lambert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koinen tests Lambert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koinen throws a leg kick but Lambert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lambert dives in and grabs Koinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koinen pushes down on Lambert's head and hops out.
It seemed like Koinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lambert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koinen.
Lambert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koinen leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koinen throws a jab when Lambert was well out of range.
Lambert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lambert lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert postures up in Koinen's guard and throws a big left but Koinen blocks it.
Lambert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koinen's head.
Lambert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lambert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambert landing some decent shots from guard.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambert is in close to Koinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koinen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert stays in close to Koinen's body and controls the position.
Koinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lambert works over Koinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koinen is rocked!
Lambert is working Koinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koinen is still in real trouble! Can Lambert finish him?
Lambert advances position into side control!
Lambert remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lambert landing a few strikes.
Koinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Lambert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Lambert dominates the positioning.
Lambert grinds an elbow into Koinen's temple.
Lambert lands an elbow.
Lambert has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Koinen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert lands a big elbow - Koinen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Koinen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Lambert!
An out of breath Mike Lambert 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Turnstile - Death Grip. Weber has chosen Bad Boys as his entrance music. Sambulo Yeboah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joshua Weber!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
Weber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Weber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weber takes one to the chin there.
Yeboah connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Weber covering up! Yeboah comes in with a big uppercut and Weber goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sambulo Yeboah!
A relieved looking Sambulo Yeboah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Parker (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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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Holbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Parker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like William Holbert has been cut.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Parker misses
and Holbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Holbert finds it's way through Parker's defenses.
Holbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holbert's calf.
Holbert throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holbert lands a left and a right that send Parker crashing to the mat, dazed. Holbert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Parker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a head kick!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Holbert finish him?
Parker looks to land a right hand but Holbert moved out of range.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Holbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Holbert blocks a head kick by Parker.
Holbert throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Holbert misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holbert lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Parker is looking to close the distance but Holbert sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Parker crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Parker is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). William Holbert!
Our winner, William Holbert, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetcov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem-Supermen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelis Spilbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetcov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetcov misses with a body shot
enabling Spilbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetcov misses with a straight left.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen counters by clinching up.
Spilbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetcov has had enough of the clinch but Spilbergen keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetcov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spilbergen is working Kuznetcov over against the cage.
Spilbergen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetcov fails to land.
Spilbergen prevents Kuznetcov from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilbergen stalls.
Spilbergen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuznetcov wants to get back to striking at distance but Spilbergen won't allow it.
Spilbergen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spilbergen stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spilbergen.
Kuznetcov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spilbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetcov swings wildly with an uppercut but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetcov fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Spilbergen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spilbergen stalling the fight.
Kuznetcov can't break the clinch.
Kuznetcov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spilbergen is keeping busy.
Spilbergen stalling the fight.
Kuznetcov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spilbergen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuznetcov working aggressively here.
Kuznetcov tries to circle away but Spilbergen has him pinned against the cage.
Spilbergen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spilbergen keeps control of Kuznetcov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov is looking to break free of the clinch but Spilbergen has double underhooks.
Kuznetcov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuznetcov is looking to break free of the clinch but Spilbergen has double underhooks.
Spilbergen lands a body shot.
Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spilbergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetcov backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spilbergen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Spilbergen stalling.
Spilbergen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Kuznetcov misses with an uppercut
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetcov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetcov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov throws an off balance right hand
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spilbergen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetcov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spilbergen moves away.
Kuznetcov throws a right hand that misses
and Spilbergen moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetcov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spilbergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetcov backwards.
Spilbergen pushes Kuznetcov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetcov is rocked!
Spilbergen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuznetcov up against the cage.
Kuznetcov is still on wobbly legs! Can Spilbergen finish him?
Spilbergen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetcov is looking to break free of the clinch but Spilbergen has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuznetcov up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Spilbergen.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetcov letting Spilbergen take a breather here.
Spilbergen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kuznetcov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spilbergen is unloading with more strikes now! Kuznetcov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Alsop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Ford (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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148 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Alsop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alsop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alsop tries to counter by clinching up but Ford breaks away and moves out of range.
Alsop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ford moves away from the strike by Alsop.
Ford tries to clinch but Alsop is having none of it.
Ford takes a swing at Alsop's ribcage but misses.
Ford throws a body punch but Alsop moves out of range.
Alsop 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.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Ford misses.
Nice uppercut there from Alsop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alsop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ford manages to circle out of the way.
Alsop connects with a single shot there.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Alsop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford throws a right and a left that Alsop avoids nicely.
As Ford tries to get set, Alsop tries to push him back and clinch up but Ford manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a cross.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alsop dodges the punch combination from Ford.
A little feinted left hand from Alsop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alsop. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alsop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whitey Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford rushes Alsop and presses him up against the cage.
Alsop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ford uses from the top position.
Alsop working for a triangle but Ford defends it easily.
Alsop is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford wants to control from the top but Alsop keeps moving.
Alsop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alsop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ford is looking to work some ground and pound but Alsop has wrist control.
Ford is looking to stand up but Alsop won't let him.
Alsop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alsop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ford has managed to get both his arms back between Alsop's legs - danger averted.
Alsop looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ford is defending well. Alsop quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ford has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Alsop celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Alsop!
During a confident post fight interview, Fred Alsop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Whitey Ford stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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