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RCG 11:Funkhouser - Spilbergen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roid Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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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 - 1 - 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roid Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar with a nice cross.
A jab from Edgar does it's job there.
Edgar lands with a good body shot.
Edgar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Edgar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Whitaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edgar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edgar is refusing to be controlled, as Whitaker sits in half guard.
Whitaker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Whitaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Edgar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitaker prevents Edgar from standing back up.
Whitaker wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
Whitaker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Edgar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Whitaker stands up out of the half guard.
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitaker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whitaker.
Edgar 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.
Whitaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker trying to control the position but Edgar is working away.
Edgar wants to control but Whitaker postures up.
Whitaker wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Whitaker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Whitaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edgar 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 working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to buck Whitaker off but Whitaker is having none of it.
Edgar struggling a bit here.
Whitaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edgar keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker working away.
Whitaker landing a few strikes.
Edgar tries to control but Whitaker manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker looking for the choke from the back.
Edgar is really stuck here.
Edgar trying to get back to his feet but Whitaker is in full control for now.
Whitaker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Whitaker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Whitaker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Whitaker working for the choke.
Edgar tries to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roid Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Whitaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whitaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Edgar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edgar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edgar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roid Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frankie Edgar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Whitaker. Whitaker maintains the clinch.
Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitaker. Whitaker gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edgar! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roid Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker.
Edgar thuds a left hand into Whitaker's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker darts in trying to clinch
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitaker.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whitaker off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edgar! But no joy.
Good exchange - Edgar coming out on top.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker fails to land the takedown.
Whitaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Edgar lands but Whitaker takes it in his stride.
Edgar lands a lovely overhand right.
Edgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker shoots and misses
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Edgar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edgar!
Whitaker is rocked!
Edgar tests Whitaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Whitaker crashing down! Whitaker tries to stagger back to his feet but Edgar just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Whitaker asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Edgar!
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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hi Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto Grena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hi Ken!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grena circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Ken.
Grena dives in for a single leg takedown but Ken sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grena is looking to counter the offense by Ken and move into the clinch.
Jab by Ken.
Grena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena tries to clinch up but Ken circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ken! But no joy.
Grena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ken scores with a one two! Grena had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grena swats away the attempt to clinch by Ken.
Ken lands with a nice combination. Grena backs away looking to recover.
Grena takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Grena.
Ken blocks a head kick by Grena.
A punch combination from Ken misses.
Ken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ken.
Ken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grena shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ken pinned against the cage. Ken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donk. Ken catches Grena right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken feints a jab promting Grena to slip. Ken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grena tries to clinch up.
Ken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grena tries to clinch there but Ken circles away.
Ken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grena throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ken.
It looks like Hi Ken has been cut.
Ken goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grena throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Ken's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the body from Grena misses
and Ken counters with a one-two to the body.
Ken throws a series of punches but Grena moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ken tenderised Grena's leg. Grena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ken misses with a double jab.
Grena throws a quick counter head kick but Ken was just out of range.
Grena throws a lazy head kick
and Ken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ken tries to bum rush Grena with a series of wild strikes but Grena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ken swinging wildly here.
It looked like Grena was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grena shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grena showed some decent athleticism there.
Ken kicks Grena off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hi Ken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hi Ken's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hi Ken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grena swats away the attempt to clinch by Ken.
Grena moves into the clinch.
Ken struggles to land a body shot inside as Grena controls his hands.
Ken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ken tries a body shot but Grena blocks it.
Ken trying to stall but Grena improves his position.
Grena tries for a takedown but Ken manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ken avoiding damage as Grena throws knees to the body.
Ken tries to stall but Grena uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grena looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena swats away the attempt to clinch by Ken.
Grena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ken.
Hi Ken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grena looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ken misses with a series of wild punches.
Ken throws a series of punches but Grena avoids them all with ease.
Grena throws a sloppy head kick and Ken moves out of range easily.
Ken unleashes a big counter combination but Grena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ken works over Grena's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grena moves into range and clinches up with Ken.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Grena.
Ken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ken is defending well for now.
Ken prevents Grena from breaking the clinch.
Ken lands a right hand.
Grena tries for a takedown but Ken manages to get underhooks.
Grena is looking to break free of the clinch but Ken has double underhooks.
Ken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grena takes the fight into the clinch.
Ken is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken is pressed up against the cage. Grena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ken down to the mat. Ken avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umberto Grena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grena misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ken throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ken feints a jab promting Grena to slip. Ken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ken tries to clinch up but Grena circles away and keeps his distance.
Ken throws a combination. Grena tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Umberto Grena has been cut.
Grena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ken tries to clinch but Grena moves out of range.
Ken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Ken.
Ken slaps away a takedown attempt from Grena, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grena throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grena looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grena drops an elbow to the side of Ken's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hi Ken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ken.
Grena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ken as he jumps to the side.
Umberto Grena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ken, pushing him back against the cage.
Grena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ken has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Ken.
A hook to the body from Ken.
Ken pushes Grena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grena shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Ken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ken throws a nice looking combination but Grena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grena throws a quick counter head kick but Ken was just out of range.
Ken goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ken is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken feints a jab promting Grena to slip. Ken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grena is rocked!
Ken stalks Grena and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grena's face. Grena staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Grena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ken throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Grena crashing down! Grena tries to stagger back to his feet but Ken just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Grena asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hi Ken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen Bad Boys as his entrance music. Khal Stark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joshua Weber's chin.
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135 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joshua Weber!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weber in his tracks.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Weber's front leg but catches the back leg as Weber tries to avoid it.
Weber shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Stark scores with a nice right hand.
Weber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stark swivels and escapes.
Stark stuns Weber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weber wants to stay close but Stark steps back to make room for something. Weber seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Stark and Weber drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khal Stark!
A very excited looking Khal Stark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitey Ford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vogel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Ford.
Vogel is rocked!
Vogel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ford counters with a straight that turns Vogel's legs to rubber! Ford pushes forward with more strikes and Vogel goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey Ford!
In his post fight interview, Whitey Ford gave a big smile as he said 'I wanna thank my sponsors Sun Tzu and Voodoo. Fred Aslop put up a good fight but I knew I would come away with a victory. Wanna thank my trainers and partners at Devils Den in New York and I'm ready for my title. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evair Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGuiness's guard.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuiness is retaining full guard.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGuiness lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGuiness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGuiness is sitting in close to Santos's body. Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McGuiness is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McGuiness is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Evair Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Evair Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri has chosen DMX - Lord give me a Sign as his entrance music. Joe Ranieri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Ranieri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira fails with the takedown
and Ranieri counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
Nogueira with a poor takedown
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Ranieri to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Ranieri counters with a nice leg kick.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ranieri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Ranieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Ranieri.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Ranieri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Ranieri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ranieri throws a fast counter high kick but Nogueira manages to duck under it in time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ranieri.
Nogueira shoots and misses
enabling Ranieri to counter with a crisp jab.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
That kick from Ranieri tenderised Nogueira's leg. Nogueira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nogueira shoots in but no luck this time.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Renato Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranieri lands with an overhand left.
Ranieri tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nogueira is rocked!
Ranieri connects with a nice cross there... Nogueira is looking wobbly and Ranieri recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nogueira to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ranieri jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Ranieri!
An out of breath Joe Ranieri 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. 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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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Blaster tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaster's efforts to push away.
Blaster scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Blaster.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaster throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Blaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaster tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Blaster tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee pushes Blaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaster tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Blaster blocking some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaster.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaster lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Blaster pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasters head.
Blaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to work over Blaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaster misses with a body punch.
Blaster lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaster.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaster.
Blaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with some punches.
Blaster is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaster has his back to the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaster.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaster tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaster scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster breaks from the clinch.
Blaster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot.
Lee stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaster lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Blaster walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Good shot there by Lee.
Nice body punch from Blaster.
Blaster slips a straight right by Lee.
Blaster scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee throws a series of punches but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Blaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boo Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaster lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Nice cross by Lee.
Blaster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
Lee looks to land a combination but Blaster avoids it well.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Blaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blaster is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaster has his back to the cage.
Blaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Boo Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaster delivers a nice body kick.
A left lands for Blaster.
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!
Blaster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blaster.
Blaster staying out of range there.
Lee clinches.
Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Blaster lands with a right to the head.
Blaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Blaster.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaster.
Blaster trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster.
Master Blaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blaster pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaster lands a left hand.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster manages to break the clinch.
Blaster throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Blaster misses its intended target.
Blaster slips under a jab.
Blaster staying out of range there.
Lee slips under a jab from Blaster.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Blaster slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee throws a combination that misses
letting Blaster counter with a right hand.
Blaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Blaster slips a straight right by Lee.
Blaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blaster lands with a nice body punch.
Blaster is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Blaster lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blaster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaster, as that shot connected.
Master Blaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blaster looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee lands the left hand.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaster with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a body shot.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Blaster.
Blaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Blaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot.
Blaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Blaster wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Lee cracks Blaster with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Blaster.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Blaster in a clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Blaster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Blaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Blaster - that landed with a thud.
Lee pushes Blaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Blaster.
Blaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Blaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee prevents a body shot from Blaster.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaster misses with a body punch.
Blaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaster breaks the clinch.
Blaster scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaster misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaster throws a shot to the body.
Blaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Blaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Blaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blaster throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook.
Blaster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Lee.
Good shot there by Blaster.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Blaster.
Blaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaster's hands.
Blaster moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaster lands a head kick!
Blaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lee misses.
Blaster misses with a kick to the body.
Blaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses the jab.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaster, as that shot connected.
Blaster throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee 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.
Blaster moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
Master Blaster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Turnstile - Death Grip as his entrance music. Sambulo Yeboah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Badass's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.
Yeboah scores with a jab to the head.
Yeboah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Yeboah misses with the combination.
Yeboah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Badass under the eye.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
Badass is looking to counter with head kicks.
Badass throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Yeboah.
Badass is rocked!
Yeboah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass clinches up against the cage.
Yeboah fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Yeboah's ribcage.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
Yeboah pulls Badass into guard.
Badass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Badass wants to stand but Yeboah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeboah working for a triangle but Badass defends it easily.
Badass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yeboah on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yeboah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Badass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Badass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yeboah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badass gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Badass's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badass passes into half guard.
Badass not doing much here.
Badass working over Yeboah with some ground and pound. Yeboah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yeboah wants to get back to full guard.
Yeboah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Badass jumps into side control!
Badass controls the position.
Badass in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yeboah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Badass keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Badass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Badass wants to stand but Yeboah has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badass is controlling the pace.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Badass looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Badass scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Badass content to control rather than advance.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Yeboah has hold of Badass's hands but Badass slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sambulo Yeboah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Badass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Badass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yeboah misses with a few strikes there.
Yeboah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sambulo Yeboah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeboah throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Yeboah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Badass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Badass has Yeboah up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeboah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
Yeboah misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass thumps Yeboah with a low kick.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yeboah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
Badass rushes Yeboah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
Tyrone Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambulo Yeboah.
Yeboah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badass closes the distance and clinches.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yeboah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Badass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yeboah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yeboah is breathing heavily.
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Yeboah blocks with his arms.
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Badass seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yeboah can turn it around.
Tyrone Badass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Badass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badass.
Badass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yeboah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeboah avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Yeboah fails to pull guard.
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yeboah can do to turn this around?
Yeboah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Badass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Yeboah's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Badass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badass landing knees to the body.
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Yeboah is rocked!
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Yeboah is still on wobbly legs! Can Badass finish him?
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Yeboah's ribcage.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Badass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yeboah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Badass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeboah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yeboah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeboah fails to pull guard.
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass lands a good knee to the midsection. Yeboah won't want to take too many of those.
Yeboah avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Yeboah managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
Badass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Badass lands a knee to the body.
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Badass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badass scores with a knee to the head.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yeboah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeboah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeboah successfully pulls guard.
Yeboah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yeboah seems to have recovered his senses.
Badass wants to get up but he can't break Yeboah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Badass controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yeboah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Badass pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Badass moves into the clinch successfully.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Badass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yeboah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Tyrone Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambulo Yeboah.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass controlling the action here for a moment.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yeboah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badass walks away with a smile on his face. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yeboah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Badass darts in and clinches Yeboah up against the cage.
Badass misses with a knee strike.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
Badass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yeboah's face.
Yeboah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Yeboah misses.
Badass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeboah looks to land a combination. Badass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah misses with a double jab
and Badass counters with a nice leg kick.
Yeboah misses with a hook
and Badass counters with an inside leg kick.
Badass is looking to slow Yeboah down with leg kicks.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yeboah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badass, right into the meat.
Yeboah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badass can pounce on him.
Yeboah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Yeboah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yeboah's knee momentarily.
Yeboah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badass is looking to counter with head kicks.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badass.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Badass. Yeboah shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah gets tackled into the cage by Badass. Badass maintains the clinch.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yeboah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeboah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeboah.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Badass lands a nice knee to the body.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Yeboah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Badass lands a good knee to the midsection. Yeboah won't want to take too many of those.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Yeboah's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badass with a knee to the head.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yeboah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badass lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yeboah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Badass scores with a knee to the head.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass stands there with Yeboah around his waist. Yeboah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yeboah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Badass backs up against the cage.
Yeboah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Badass back to the cage. Yeboah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yeboah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeboah lands a head shot.
Badass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yeboah fails to land with a series of punches.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeboah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeboah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badass's head.
Badass takes one to the side of the head.
Yeboah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Some wild striking there from Yeboah.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Yeboah lands a jab.
Yeboah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeboah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.
Yeboah lands with a hook. Badass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yeboah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah blocks a head kick by Badass.
Yeboah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badass circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeboah fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeboah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Badass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeboah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Yeboah. That snapped Badass's head back.
Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but Badass turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Badass lands a knee to the body.
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass lands a nice knee to the body.
Badass landing knees to the body.
Badass lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Badass.
Badass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yeboah's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
Badass working Yeboah over with knees to the body.
Yeboah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badass walks away with a smile on his face. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyrone Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambulo Yeboah.
Badass lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yeboah will feel that in the morning.
Badass drives through and clinches with Yeboah against the cage.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Badass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeboah avoids the damage to the body.
Yeboah avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Yeboah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badass walks away with a smile on his face. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badass slips a jab and a cross from Yeboah.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeboah's sensitive parts.
Badass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeboah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Badass. Badass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yeboah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeboah jabs Badass right on the nose. Badass blinks but takes it well.
Badass delivers a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Yeboah.
Yeboah scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Badass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass has closed the distance and engaged Yeboah in a clinch.
Yeboah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass stands there with Yeboah around his waist. Yeboah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yeboah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
Yeboah looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Yeboah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badass defending well as Yeboah loads up on a big left hand.
Badass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yeboah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Yeboah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Badass tenderised Yeboah's leg. Yeboah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yeboah's calf.
Yeboah lands a lovely overhand right.
Yeboah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeboah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badass can pounce on him.
Badass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Yeboah as he checks the leg kick.
Yeboah blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tyrone Badass will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yeboah fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeboah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badass staying out of range there.
Yeboah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yeboah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yeboah tries to keep at a distance but Badass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeboah.
Yeboah avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Badass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeboah jumps guard but Badass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badass scores a nice knee to the body.
Yeboah manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yeboah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Badass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass distracts Yeboah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yeboah working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Badass has passed into half guard!
Badass winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Badass sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yeboah with the active half guard here but Badass passes nicely into side control.
Badass takes a little break here. Yeboah wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah sneaks out the side door and pushes Badass away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yeboah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badass's head.
Badass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yeboah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass throws a leg kick that misses.
Badass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass avoids the body shot from Yeboah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah lands with an uppercut that bounces Badass off the cage and back into range.
Yeboah lands with a right hand.
Yeboah misses with a double jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Badass.
Badass pushes Yeboah up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yeboah managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but Badass turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yeboah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyrone Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambulo Yeboah.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badass obliges.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Yeboah's ribcage.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeboah.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Yeboah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Yeboah fails to pull guard.
Yeboah managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass lands a good knee to the midsection. Yeboah won't want to take too many of those.
Yeboah is trying to pull guard but Badass has him pressed against the cage.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Sambulo Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Badass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badass obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Badass!
Tyrone Badass retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunan Chatichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Holbert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sunan Chatichai's chin.
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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
5 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunan Chatichai!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert 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.
Holbert throws a body punch but Chatichai moves out of range.
Chatichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chatichai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holbert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chatichai scores with a sloppy right hand. Holbert should have avoided that one.
Chatichai is looking to land body kicks.
Chatichai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holbert throws a right and a left that Chatichai avoids nicely.
Holbert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chatichai on the side of the head.
It looks like Sunan Chatichai has been cut.
Holbert drops Chatichai with a big left hand! Chatichai is injured, injured bad! Holbert jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Holbert!
William Holbert seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Spilbergen as Funkhouser shoots in.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funkhouser sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Funkhouser avoids it this time.
A jab from Funkhouser finds it's way through Spilbergen's defenses.
It looks like Cornelis Spilbergen has been cut.
Funkhouser throws a big shot that misses.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser throws out a loose jab but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spilbergen connects with a crisp jab.
Funkhouser lands a jab to Spilbergen's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Funkhouser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Funkhouser closes the distance and clinches up with Spilbergen, looking for a takedown. Funkhouser pushes Spilbergen against the cage but Spilbergen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funkhouser sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Funkhouser avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkhouser. Spilbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Funkhouser misses with a right hand
and Spilbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkhouser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spilbergen moves away.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
Cornelis Spilbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spilbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a body punch
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spilbergen takes one on the button.
Funkhouser misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funkhouser, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Cornelis Spilbergen's cut even more.
Funkhouser doesn't manage to clinch there - Spilbergen circles away.
Funkhouser tries to close the distance and clinch but Spilbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser scores with a punch to the head.
Funkhouser connects with a crisp jab.
Funkhouser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spilbergen manages to avoid it.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Funkhouser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Funkhouser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spilbergen stuffs the takedown attempt from Funkhouser. Funkhouser gets slowly back to his feet.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spilbergen slips a jab from Funkhouser.
Trenton Funkhouser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spilbergen sprawls well. Spilbergen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkhouser gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkhouser throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Spilbergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funkhouser backwards.
Spilbergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Cornelis Spilbergen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Funkhouser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Spilbergen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen avoiding damage.
Spilbergen pushes Funkhouser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funkhouser has Spilbergen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spilbergen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spilbergen stalls.
Funkhouser has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spilbergen regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spilbergen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Funkhouser controls the pace.
Spilbergen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funkhouser drops back looking for a leg! Spilbergen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spilbergen manages to kick Funkhouser off! Funkhouser jumps back into Spilbergen's guard.
Funkhouser drops back looking for a leg! Spilbergen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spilbergen manages to kick Funkhouser off! Funkhouser jumps back into Spilbergen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spilbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Funkhouser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser lands a nice shot that snaps Spilbergen's head back.
Funkhouser lands with a straight right. Spilbergen didn't see that one coming.
Funkhouser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spilbergen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt - Spilbergen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser moves away from the strike by Spilbergen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spilbergen. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funkhouser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spilbergen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser dives in and grabs Spilbergen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spilbergen pushes down on Funkhouser's head and hops out.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spilbergen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spilbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spilbergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a right hand that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funkhouser scores with a body shot.
Funkhouser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser misses with a double jab.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a hook to the side of Spilbergen's head but Spilbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
A big right from Funkhouser misses.
Spilbergen wants to counter the offense by Funkhouser and move into the clinch position.
Funkhouser looks to score with a jab to the body but Spilbergen is just out of range.
Funkhouser swings widly with a right hand
and Spilbergen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkhouser thuds a left hand into Spilbergen's body.
Funkhouser throws a jab when Spilbergen was well out of range.
Funkhouser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spilbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkhouser thinking.
Funkhouser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen dodges the punch combination from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkhouser. Spilbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cornelis Spilbergen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cornelis Spilbergen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Trenton Funkhouser started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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