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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Romain (ranked 23737 p4p, 633 weight class) and Hans Schwartzmuller (ranked 23950 p4p, 618 weight class). Don Romain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Romain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Schwartzmuller!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwartzmuller pushes Romain up against the cage in a clinch.
Schwartzmuller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romain up against the cage.
Schwartzmuller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romain pulls guard.
Romain is looking to cinch up a triangle. Schwartzmuller throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Romain's body to avoid the submission. Romain has instead reached around Schwartzmuller's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Romain arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Romain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Veer (ranked 23503 p4p, 644 weight class) and Jeff Rinaldi (ranked 23520 p4p, 640 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Veer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veer.
Rinaldi cracks the inside of Veer's front leg.
Veer just misses with a punch to the body.
Veer is looking to score with low kicks.
Rinaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Veer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Veer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rinaldi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Veer is on him like a limpet, forcing Rinaldi back against the cage.
Rinaldi is pressed up against the cage. Veer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rinaldi down to the mat. Rinaldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rinaldi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rinaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Rinaldi misses.
Veer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinaldi scores with a jab to the head.
Rinaldi jabs Veer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rinaldi throws a hook but Veer avoids it easily.
Rinaldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rinaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rinaldi connects with the punch.
Rinaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Veer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rinaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rinaldi thows a leg kick but Veer checks it
and Veer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rinaldi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Veer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veer.
Veer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rinaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Veer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rinaldi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Veer rather than just go for the knockout.
Rinaldi avoids the body shot from Veer.
Veer slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Veer has Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jeff Rinaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veer slips a jab from Rinaldi.
Veer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Veer!
It looks like Jeff Rinaldi has been cut.
Veer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
Rinaldi swings for the body but Veer moves out of range.
Veer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Veer clinches up against the cage.
Rinaldi manages to break the clinch.
Rinaldi jabs Veer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Rinaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rinaldi.
Veer moves into range and clinches up with Rinaldi.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rinaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rinaldi connects with a nice looking jab.
Rinaldi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rinaldi scores with a hook to the body. Veer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rinaldi wants to clinch up but Veer keeps it at a distance.
Veer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Veer lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Rinaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Rinaldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rinaldi jabs Veer right on the nose. Veer blinks but takes it well.
Rinaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rinaldi tests Veer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rinaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rinaldi looks to land a right hand but Veer moved out of range.
Veer instigates a clinch.
Rinaldi breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinaldi.
Veer throwing a counter right hand but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
Veer avoids the body shot from Rinaldi.
As Rinaldi looks to move away, Veer throws a big counter combo but Rinaldi just gets out of the way.
Rinaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Veer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rinaldi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rinaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi misses with a left hand
and Veer counters with a two punch combo.
Van Der Veer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rinaldi blocks a leg kick.
Veer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head.
Rinaldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Veer throws a series of strikes that have Rinaldi backpedaling.
Rinaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rinaldi is breathing heavily.
Veer drives through and clinches with Rinaldi against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veer breaks the clinch.
Veer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veer is looking to counter punch.
Veer tries to clinch but Rinaldi is having none of it.
Veer closes the distance and pushes Rinaldi back into the cage.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rinaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rinaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Jeff Rinaldi's cut even more.
Veer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jeff Rinaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veer lands a lovely overhand right.
Rinaldi misses with a looping left.
Veer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rinaldi swinging wildly here.
Veer throws a right hand that Rinaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rinaldi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veer slips a jab from Rinaldi.
Veer misses with a few strikes there.
Veer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rinaldi manages to break the clinch.
Veer gets a clinch.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch.
Rinaldi swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rinaldi. Veer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Veer misses the target.
Veer throws a nice looking combination but Rinaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rinaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veer scores with a nice right hand.
Veer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Veer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Rinaldi lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinaldi.
Veer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rinaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rinaldi circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Rinaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rinaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Der Veer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Rinaldi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Veer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rinaldi.
Veer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rinaldi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rinaldi misses the shot to the body.
Rinaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Veer misses its target.
Rinaldi lands with an overhand left.
Veer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rinaldi eats them both and turns towards Veer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Rinaldi misses the target.
Veer feinted with a counter takedown.
Veer throws a nice looking combination but Rinaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veer wants to clinch up but Rinaldi keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veer looks to land a combination but Rinaldi avoids it well.
Rinaldi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rinaldi.
Rinaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rinaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Veer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rinaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rinaldi throws a body punch but Veer moves out of range.
Veer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rinaldi digs a good hook to Veer's body.
Veer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rinaldi throws a leg kick
letting Veer counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that Veer avoids nicely.
Rinaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veer.
Rinaldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi tries to clinch but Veer is having none of it.
Veer tries to counter with a takedown but Rinaldi is quick to defend against it.
Rinaldi lands the left hand.
Veer throws a leg kick but Rinaldi moved away.
Rinaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Veer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Rinaldi does no damage.
Veer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi slips a jab and a cross from Veer.
Veer throws a head kick that Rinaldi semi-blocks.
The cut above Jeff Rinaldi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Rinaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Rinaldi swings for the body but Veer moves out of range.
Rinaldi jabs Veer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rinaldi digs a good body shot into Veer's ribs.
Veer pushes Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Veer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rinaldi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinaldi is trying to get back to his feet but Veer has full control of the position and if anything, Rinaldi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Veer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Veer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Veer keeps control of the position as Rinaldi tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Der Veer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Veer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Der Veer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Sterntz (ranked 3281 p4p, 400 weight class) and Tomo Jr (ranked 8217 p4p, 629 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tomo Jr enters the cage!
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Sterntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterntz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Sterntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Sterntz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sterntz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterntz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sterntz looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Jr.
Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sterntz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jr lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr misses with a body punch.
Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Sterntz controls his hands.
Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jr scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sterntz throws an elbow that misses.
Sterntz is trying to stall.
Jr digs a right hand into Sterntz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterntz's gas tank.
Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sterntz's head.
Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sterntz or not.
Sterntz is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sterntz or not.
Sterntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jr.
Jr lands a shot to the body.
Sterntz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jr controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jr.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sterntz's head.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Jr.
Jr lands a right hand.
Jr lands a body shot.
Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sterntz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jr on the inside.
Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Jr digs a right hand underneath Sterntz's ribcage. Sterntz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Sterntz is rocked!
Jr lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sterntz to his knees! Jr keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomo Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Crawford (ranked 3687 p4p, 430 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 3965 p4p, 456 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denzel Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Denzel Crawford has been cut.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Brownie moves away and avoids it.
Brownie misses with a looping right.
Crawford throwing a counter right hand but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Crawford.
Brownie throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Brownie clinches.
Brownie missing with knees to the body.
Brownie looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Crawford as the two fighters clinch.
Crawford managing to block the knees to the body from Brownie.
Crawford swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford avoiding damage as Brownie throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford dodges an elbow strike from Brownie.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brownie avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Crawford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short right from Crawford.
Crawford avoiding damage as Brownie throws knees to the body.
Brownie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Crawford swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brownie throws an elbow but misses.
Crawford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brownie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crawford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brownie can turn it around.
Brownie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crawford lands a nice uppercut.
Crawford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawford lands a left hand.
Crawford lands a left hand.
Crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Brownie.
Nice body punch from Crawford.
Brownie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denzel Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Brownie.
Brownie goes for a takedown attempt but Crawford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Brownie is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie cracks Crawford with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brownie throws a sloppy body shot
and Brownie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Crawford moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Vanderwiel (ranked 3306 p4p, 185 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 5490 p4p, 263 weight class). Robert Vanderwiel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Weed's chin.
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Counter fighter
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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 Las Vegas, Robert Vanderwiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed misses with a wild combination.
Weed rushes Vanderwiel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weed tries to score a body lock takedown but Vanderwiel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vanderwiel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weed is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanderwiel gets an underhook and turns Weed into the cage.
Weed lands an elbow just above Vanderwiel 's eye.
Vanderwiel connects with a knee to the head.
Weed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanderwiel lands a hook that snaps the head of Weed backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderwiel stalling against the cage.
Vanderwiel lands an elbow inside.
Weed is rocked!
Weed letting Vanderwiel take a breather here.
Weed is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanderwiel finish him?
Vanderwiel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vanderwiel has Weed pressed against the cage. He pushes Weed back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Vanderwiel throws a beautiful elbow that sends Weed crashing to the floor! Vanderwiel piles on the pressure with more strikes! Weed is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Vanderwiel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Markov (ranked 3547 p4p, 363 weight class) and Ryouta Sato (ranked 3746 p4p, 376 weight class). Ryouta Sato 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryouta Sato!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato lands the left hand.
Markov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sato as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markov or perhaps it was just good defense by Sato, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Markov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Sato.
Markov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sato can pounce on him.
Markov shoots in but Sato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markov shoots in looking for a takedown. Sato tries to sprawl out of it but Markov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Markov doesn't seem phased though.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Markov's head back.
Markov is rocked!
Sato lands a brutal head kick. Markov looks out on his feet and Sato throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ryouta Sato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Kovarov (ranked 4055 p4p, 214 weight class) and Vince Foster (ranked 3083 p4p, 172 weight class). Leo Kovarov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Kovarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovarov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster tries to keep at a distance but Kovarov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vince Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovarov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Kovarov blocks an elbow strike.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovarov.
A short uppercut from Foster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovarov is looking to land body kicks.
Foster clinches up with Kovarov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovarov.
Kovarov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster is looking to clinch but Kovarov is avoiding it.
Foster wants to clinch.
Kovarov dives in and grabs Foster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foster pushes down on Kovarov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Kovarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster tries to clinch up but Kovarov circles away and keeps his distance.
As Foster looks to move away, Kovarov throws a big counter combo but Foster just gets out of the way.
Foster tries to clinch up but Kovarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kovarov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Foster to the mat. Foster regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Foster is looking to stand back up but Kovarov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Foster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Kovarov winds up and cracks Foster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovarov not doing much here.
Kovarov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kovarov prevents Foster from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster pushes Kovarov off, looking to escape but Kovarov dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Foster is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Kovarov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 1703 p4p, 198 weight class) and Dante Fiaschi (ranked 3142 p4p, 333 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Fiaschi has chosen ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Fiaschi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiaschi moves in looking to clinch but Bartoli pushes him off.
Bartoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fiaschi takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartoli presses Fiaschi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fiaschi lands a nice uppercut.
Bartoli pushes Fiaschi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Bartoli.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fiaschi.
Fiaschi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli breaks from the clinch.
Fiaschi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Bartoli moves away from the strike by Fiaschi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiaschi throws a looping overhand right but Bartoli ducks down to avoid it.
Fiaschi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiaschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a lazy head kick
and Fiaschi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Fiaschi misses
and Bartoli counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fiaschi.
We've been told by Bartoli's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Fiaschi closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fiaschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiaschi has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
Fiaschi can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Fiaschi gets through Bartoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartoli manages to break the clinch.
Fiaschi misses with a looping right.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiaschi throws out the jab.
Bartoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi tries to clinch up but Bartoli circles away and keeps his distance.
Fiaschi drops his hands momentarily and Bartoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fiaschi wants to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Fiaschi is rocked!
Fiaschi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartoli counters with a huge left! Fiaschi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bartoli isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fiaschi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bartoli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valerio Bartoli!
Our winner, Valerio Bartoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 3174 p4p, 390 weight class) and Liquid Voyage (ranked 1910 p4p, 255 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Voyage!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voyage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boretti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
Voyage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voyage.
Voyage's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Voyage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Voyage slows down the pace here.
Voyage throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voyage backwards.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Voyage breaks the clinch.
Boretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voyage.
Voyage throws a nice looking combination but Boretti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voyage walks into a straight right hand from Boretti.
It looks like Liquid Voyage has been cut.
Voyage closes the distance and pushes Boretti back into the cage.
Voyage taking a breather.
Boretti breaks from the clinch.
Boretti gets in close and tags Voyage with a short punch that almost sends Voyage to the mat! Oh Voyage is in big trouble! He turns his back on Boretti, trying to create some distance but Boretti rushes him, striking wildly and Voyage goes down! The referee tackles Boretti into the cage to end the fight! Boretti is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Anthony (ranked 260 p4p, 40 weight class) and Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 1015 p4p, 143 weight class). Torcadall Sailcirc has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmelo Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Sailcirc slips the punch.
Anthony thows a body kick. Sailcirc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sailcirc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Sailcirc moves away and avoids it.
Anthony scores with a nice right hand.
Sailcirc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Anthony misses
and Sailcirc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sailcirc.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Sailcirc from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc tries to free his leg and advance position but Anthony is retaining full guard.
Sailcirc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anthony's guard.
Sailcirc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anthony doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sailcirc.
Anthony is trying to maintain the position but Sailcirc is very close to passing his half guard.
Sailcirc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anthony is just riding it out for now. Sailcirc eventually gives up the hold.
Sailcirc wants to take a breather but Anthony is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sailcirc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.
Anthony is trying to get back to full guard.
Sailcirc wants to take a breather but Anthony is having none of it.
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sailcirc uses his free foot to push down on Anthony's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anthony.
Anthony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sailcirc on the ground.
Sailcirc goes for an armbar but Anthony turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sailcirc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anthony gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sailcirc has a closed guard, preventing Anthony from standing up.
Anthony won't allow Sailcirc to sweep him here.
Sailcirc is looking for a triangle but Anthony pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony passes Sailcirc's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sailcirc is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Sailcirc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anthony performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sailcirc is looking for a sweep. Anthony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sailcirc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anthony pulls his head out easily.
Anthony stalling.
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 Carmelo Anthony will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Sailcirc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anthony's guard.
Sailcirc trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc drops back looking for a leg! Anthony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anthony manages to kick Sailcirc off! Sailcirc jumps back into Anthony's guard.
Sailcirc works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc seems to be working for a kimura but Anthony defends the submission attempt.
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Anthony still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Anthony has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony controlling from side mount.
Sailcirc struggling a bit here.
Sailcirc 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.
Torcadall Sailcirc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sailcirc trying his best to control but Anthony has mounted him.
Sailcirc tries to improve his position but instead Anthony has taken his back!
Sailcirc staying busy and making it hard for Anthony to control.
Sailcirc trying to control the position but Anthony manages to sink in the hooks.
Sailcirc wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is keeping busy.
Anthony gets his hands free as Sailcirc looks to control.
I would not like to be Sailcirc right now.
Sailcirc tries to roll but Anthony sticks to his back.
Anthony biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Sailcirc's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sailcirc manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anthony's guard. Nice work there by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc looking to pass the guard.
Sailcirc keeps trying to improve his position.
Sailcirc drops back looking for a leg! Anthony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anthony manages to kick Sailcirc off! Sailcirc jumps back into Anthony's guard.
Sailcirc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sailcirc slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sailcirc wants to control but Anthony is keeping him busy.
Anthony is trying to maintain the position but Sailcirc is very close to passing his half guard.
Sailcirc is working for a submission of some sort.
Sailcirc is trying to work for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anthony defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torcadall Sailcirc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sailcirc moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
Sailcirc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anthony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Anthony both land. Nice combination.
Anthony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sailcirc on the side of the head.
Carmelo Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony scores with a head kick. Sailcirc tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sailcirc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anthony avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice jab there from Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sailcirc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sailcirc fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony throws a lazy right hand but Sailcirc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sailcirc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anthony gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sailcirc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anthony's guard.
Sailcirc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anthony wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sailcirc stands and throws Anthony's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sailcirc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sailcirc has an Americana. Anthony didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sailcirc is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sailcirc hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Torcadall Sailcirc!
Torcadall Sailcirc is the new middleweight champion!
Torcadall Sailcirc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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