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Madness Clown Chaos 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Darwin (ranked 7146 p4p, 454 weight class) and Raven The Ravager (ranked 5866 p4p, 409 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bane Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raven The Ravager!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin with a hook.
The Ravager darts in trying to clinch
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Bane Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin lands a glancing blow to the side of The Ravager's head.
The Ravager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darwin counters with a huge left! The Ravager is in big trouble! He's backing up but Darwin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save The Ravager from any more damage. A dominating finish by Darwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bane Darwin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 7004 p4p, 442 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 6688 p4p, 433 weight class). Soldic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come With Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roberto Soldic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soldic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soldic tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soldic's efforts to push away.
Soldic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic has had enough of the clinch but Sosa keeps him there for the moment.
Soldic has had enough of the clinch but Sosa keeps him there for the moment.
Soldic blocks an elbow strike.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sosa catches Soldic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sosa has time to react.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
Soldic throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roberto Soldic has been cut.
Sosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soldic.
Sosa has closed the distance and engaged Soldic in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soldic lands a right hand.
Sosa lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sosa.
Sosa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soldic.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soldic's efforts to push away.
Sosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soldic has had enough of the clinch but Sosa keeps him there for the moment.
Soldic tries to pull guard but Sosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soldic tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sosa.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sosa trying to land knees to the body.
Soldic is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soldic's elbow.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Soldic avoids the damage to the body.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soldic blocks the elbow strike.
Soldic tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Soldic back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soldic's brow.
Soldic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soldic tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Soldic blocks the elbow strike.
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Soldic avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soldic avoids the elbow strike from Sosa, against the cage.
Soldic is trying to break the clinch but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soldic backwards.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Soldic controls the action.
Soldic tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Soldic tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sosa.
Soldic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Soldic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soldic's efforts to push away.
Sosa lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Sosa.
Soldic is trying to break free.
Soldic is trying to break free.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Soldic won't want to take too many of those.
Soldic looks winded!
Sosa lands a shoulder strike.
Soldic avoids a wild elbow strike from Sosa.
Soldic breaks the clinch.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Soldic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Despite the aggression on Soldic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa instigates a clinch.
Sosa trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Sosa there.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Soldic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sosa moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic misses with a straight right.
Soldic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Soldic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Sosa throws a hook but Soldic avoids it easily.
Soldic throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Soldic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Sosa's head but Sosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soldic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Soldic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soldic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Sosa - just one landing.
Sosa lands with a nice body punch.
Soldic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soldic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soldic misses with a series of wild punches.
Soldic walks into a straight right hand from Sosa.
Sosa throws the left hand but Soldic avoids the punch easily.
Sosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soldic tries to keep at a distance but Sosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic avoids the elbow strike from Sosa, against the cage.
Soldic is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sosa gets through Soldic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soldic is trying to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling him.
Soldic blocks an uppercut.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Soldic tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Soldic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soldic is trying to force a seperation but Sosa has the dominant position.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Marcello Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sosa's head.
Soldic throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Soldic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soldic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosa's hands.
Sosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soldic on the side of the head.
Soldic scores with the left hand. Sosa knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic lands a jab to the head.
Soldic lands a jab to Sosa's midsection.
Sosa throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic connects with an inside leg kick.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Soldic moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Sosa moves away and avoids it.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
A jab from Sosa finds it's way through Soldic's defenses.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Soldic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Soldic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soldic slips under a jab from Sosa.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Sosa is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sosa misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldic tries to keep at a distance but Sosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Soldic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sosa gets through Soldic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soldic is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Sosa on the inside.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Soldic won't want to take too many of those.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soldic avoids the elbow strike from Sosa, against the cage.
Soldic is trying to force a seperation but Sosa has the dominant position.
Sosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic is trying to break the clinch but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Soldic scores with a shot to the side of Sosa's head.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Soldic's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Soldic has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Soldic fails to land.
Soldic tries to break free but Sosa pushes him back against the cage.
Soldic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa tries a body shot but Soldic blocks it.
Soldic avoids the elbow strike from Sosa, against the cage.
Sosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soldics head.
Marcello Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soldic is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soldic's brow.
Sosa crunches a lovely knee into Soldic's ribcage.
Soldic dodges an elbow strike from Sosa.
Soldic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soldic blocks an elbow strike.
Soldic blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Sosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Soldic'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!
Sosa connects with a crisp jab.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Sosa throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic misses the body punch
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Soldic is rocked!
Soldic throws out a leg kick but Sosa moves out of range and Soldic only half commits.
Soldic lands a glancing blow to the side of Sosa's head.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sosa dips to his left and cracks Soldic with an uppercut!
Soldic is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sosa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 3581 p4p, 378 weight class) and Marcus Hagler (ranked 4189 p4p, 428 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hagler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nickel throws a head kick but Hagler moves out of range.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagler.
Nickel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hagler looks to throw the jab but Nickel is out of range.
As Hagler looks to move away, Nickel throws a big counter combo but Hagler just gets out of the way.
Nickel drops Hagler with a beautiful combination! Hagler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nickel is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler tries to clinch but Nickel is having none of it.
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickel doesn't seem bothered though.
Hagler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hagler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hagler throws a combination that misses
and Hagler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nickel counters with a leg kick.
Marcus Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler cracks Nickel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nickel throws a jab when Hagler was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickel has Hagler pressed against the cage, preventing Hagler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nickel lands a body punch.
Nickel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Nickel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nickel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hagler tries to clinch but Nickel is having none of it.
Nickel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hagler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickel counters with a nice uppercut.
Hagler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nickel darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Hagler's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Nickel before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chip Nickel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Pallero (ranked 4533 p4p, 448 weight class) and Jason Carter (ranked 3732 p4p, 387 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilpo Pallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Carter!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Carter scores with a jab. Pallero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Ilpo Pallero has been cut.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Pallero is rocked!
Pallero ducks into an uppercut from Carter and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saki Bizihwaeile (ranked 4048 p4p, 437 weight class) and Zakoria Alexander (ranked 3566 p4p, 393 weight class). Saki Bizihwaeile could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zakoria Alexander's chin.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saki Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakoria Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alexander takes a step back to recover.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg.
Alexander steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bizihwaeile. That one must have hurt.
Alexander looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bizihwaeile is looking to slow Alexander down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile lands a big head kick that sends Alexander tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaeile takes a step backwards and waves Alexander back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alexander is rocked!
It looks like Zakoria Alexander has been cut.
Bizihwaeile throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alexander is still on wobbly legs! Can Bizihwaeile finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexander seems to have recovered his senses.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alexander takes a step back to recover.
Bizihwaeile thuds his shin into the meat of Alexander's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile scores with a push kick.
Bizihwaeile thuds his shin into the meat of Alexander's side.
Bizihwaeile scores with a push kick.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice body kick.
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Alexander in the body.
Alexander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexander has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bizihwaeile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bizihwaeile and Alexander are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bizihwaeile throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Alexander into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bizihwaeile knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saki Bizihwaeile!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Furry (ranked 4503 p4p, 376 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 2514 p4p, 253 weight class). The key to victory for Bryan Furry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval gets a double leg takedown into Furry's guard.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Furry working a defensive guard here.
Sandoval trying to control but Furry is working from the bottom.
Sandoval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Furry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandoval doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandoval manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandoval preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Furry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandoval doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandoval manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval working some strikes from top position.
Furry wants to sweep here but Sandoval controlling him for the moment.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furry is keeping the position for now.
Furry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furry throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sandoval uses it to pass to side control.
Furry tries to improve position but can't.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Furry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sandoval working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sandoval scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Furry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandoval in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sandoval working the body and head with strikes.
Sandoval working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sandoval cracks Furry with a big elbow.
Sandoval working away.
Furry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Furry tries to bench press Sandoval off him but Sandoval keeps the position.
Sandoval lands a nice forearm strike.
Sandoval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Furry keeps working.
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Furry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
Sandoval trying to control the position but Furry is working away.
Furry gets back to half guard.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Furry wants to control but Sandoval is keeping busy.
Furry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandoval scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandoval slips a nice elbow through Furry's hands, connecting with Furry's forehead.
Sandoval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sandoval is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is keen to just control but Furry is a slippery customer.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Furry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandoval scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandoval lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furry tries to roll over but Sandoval keeps him under control.
Sandoval is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Furry reverses the position - he's now on top in Sandoval's guard.
Sandoval tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furry wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
Furry passes Sandoval's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated 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.
Furry throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Sandoval drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Furry defends it well.
Furry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Furry's guard.
Furry trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.
Furry looking for a sweep. Not yet Furry, not yet.
Sandoval chips away with some ground and pound.
Sandoval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but Furry keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry is trying to control the position but Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandoval got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandoval has managed to get both his arms back between Furry's legs - danger averted.
Sandoval lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval stands up over Furry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sandoval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandoval's guard.
Sandoval pulls Furry in close to his closed guard and prevents Furry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Furry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miguel Sandoval has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furry trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Furry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval managing to control the position.
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but Furry is one step ahead there.
Furry is in close to Sandoval's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry looking to sit in guard and control but Sandoval gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furry looking for a guillotine here but Sandoval defends easily.
Sandoval working some strikes from top position.
Furry keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Furry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandoval postures up and lands a big shot to Furry's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Furry is looking for a triangle but Sandoval pushes his legs off easily.
Furry keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Furry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandoval's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sandoval got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandoval has managed to get both his arms back between Furry's legs - danger averted.
Sandoval landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sandoval feints and as Furry raises his hands in defense, Sandoval changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furry trying to strike off his back.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Furry is retaining full guard.
Furry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandoval landing some decent shots from guard.
Furry is pulling down on Sandoval's head. It's preventing any offense from Sandoval, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Furry's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Furry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandoval with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a couple of digs.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Furry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furry controls Sandoval momentarily but Sandoval frees himself.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Furry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandoval won't allow Furry to sweep him here.
Sandoval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Furry's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sandoval sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandoval postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Furry just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sandoval looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Furry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandoval keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sandoval lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furry works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Furry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furry is nestled in close to Sandoval, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Furry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandoval keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Sandoval has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval works his way to full guard. Good work.
Furry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandoval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furry won't allow Sandoval to sweep him here.
Sandoval bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Furry's guard.
Sandoval distracts Furry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandoval controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sandoval passes Furry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
A victorious Miguel Sandoval thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Boom (ranked 3947 p4p, 411 weight class) and Fernando Mendes (ranked 3367 p4p, 357 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
168 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom tries to sprawl but Mendes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendes seems to be working for a kimura but Boom defends the submission attempt.
Boom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom looking for a sweep. Not yet Boom, not yet.
Mendes drops back looking for a leg! Boom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boom manages to kick Mendes off! Mendes jumps back into Boom's guard.
Mendes being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boom's guard.
Mendes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boom is just riding it out for now. Mendes eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boom is just riding it out for now. Mendes eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boom is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boom wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boom missing with punches from the bottom.
Mendes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boom!
Mendes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boom is surviving well by controlling Mendes's body position as best he can.
Boom bucks up and throws Mendes to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boom pinned against the cage. Boom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes dives in and grabs Boom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boom pushes down on Mendes's head and hops out.
Boom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom jabs at Mendes's body.
Boom lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samuel Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Mendes.
Boom slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendes looks winded!
Mendes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Boom counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom scores with a jab to the head.
Boom feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mendes sprawling to the canvas! Mendes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boom finish him?!
Mendes is rocked!
It looks like Fernando Mendes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boom counters with a right hand from hell and Mendes is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Boom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chosu Viv (ranked 3462 p4p, 365 weight class) and Joao Sousa (ranked 3401 p4p, 360 weight class). Sousa has chosen Beat It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chosu Viv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Sousa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viv shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sousa actively working from the bottom here.
Viv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sousa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viv postures up in Sousa's guard and throws a big left but Sousa blocks it.
Sousa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viv landing with the ground and pound.
Sousa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Viv doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sousa is tightening it up a little... Viv has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Viv reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Viv taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sousa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joao Sousa!
Joao Sousa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lion (ranked 3783 p4p, 191 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 1397 p4p, 77 weight class). Bernie Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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134 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lion.
Lion gets tackled into the cage by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lion backwards.
Sanders lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanders stops Lion from getting back to his feet.
Sanders not doing much here.
Lion is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanders slips a nice elbow through Lion's hands, connecting with Lion's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanders is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lion defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lion sees it coming and defends easily.
My spies in Star Studded Beef inform me that Sanders has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lion is trying to stand back up but Sanders is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders uses his free foot to push down on Lion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lion.
Sanders with shots to the head and body - Lion looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lion is squirming around, avoiding Sanders's attempts to control the action.
Sanders looking to finish with strikes here!
BOOM! Sanders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lion looks a forlorn figure.
Sanders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanders landing strikes from the mount.
Lion is rocked!
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders with shots to the head and body - Lion looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Lion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders connects with a bit shot that sees Lion covering up! More strikes from Sanders and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sanders is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernie Sanders!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 1506 p4p, 183 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1863 p4p, 212 weight class). Princip's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Louis Princip has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip tries to sprawl but Marcelo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Princip has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Marcelo is on him like a limpet, forcing Princip back against the cage.
Marcelo is trying to break free.
Princip scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcelo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcelo is working for a kimura but Princip is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Princip defends it well.
Marcelo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Princip knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Princip is trying to stand.
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Princip sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip wants to get back to his feet.
Marcelo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Princip looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Princip has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcelo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Princip is looking to escape.
Marcelo wants to control but Princip is keeping him busy.
Princip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcelo on the ground.
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura but Princip is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Princip tries to kick Marcelo off but Marcelo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marcelo is trying to control the action in half guard but Princip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Princip wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marcelo tries to clinch there but Princip circles away.
A big right from Marcelo misses.
A little feinted left hand from Princip on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Marcelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis Princip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcelo clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
Marcelo manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marcelo or perhaps it was just good defense by Princip, which made it look bad.
Marcelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcelo instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Princip.
Marcelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip has Marcelo pressed against the cage, preventing Marcelo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Princip is working Marcelo over against the cage.
Marcelo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Princip gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Princip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcelo or not.
Princip lands a shoulder strike.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcelo controls his hands.
Princip prevents a body shot from Marcelo.
Marcelo blocking some punches.
Princip working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcelo takes a shot to the head.
Marcelo has a couple of punches blocked by Princip.
Princip lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Princip lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Princip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marcelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Princip gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Louis Princip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Princip scores with a hook to the body.
Princip working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo tries to circle away but Princip has him pinned against the cage.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Princip.
Marcelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Princip controls his hands.
Marcelo wants to get back to striking at distance but Princip won't allow it.
Princip scores with a shot to the side of Marcelo's head.
Princip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcelo.
Still in the clinch, Princip scores with a nice short uppercut.
Princip softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Princip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcelo is trying to break free.
Marcelo scores with a hook to the body.
Princip works on Marcelo's body with a couple of short punches.
Marcelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Princip gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcelo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Princip lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcelo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated 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.
Marcelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Princip getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Marcelo.
Marcelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Princip displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcelo.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcelo wants to work for an arm triangle but Princip is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Princip wants to get back to his feet.
Marcelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Princip looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo wants to control but Princip is keeping him busy.
Princip looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Princip lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Marcelo's head but Marcelo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcelo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Princip swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcelo.
Princip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcelo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcelo can do to turn this around?
Marcelo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Princip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Princip.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Marcelo is out of range.
As Princip backs off Marcelo throws a huge counter combo but Princip manages to avoid it all.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcelo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Princip.
Princip throws a hook but Marcelo blocks it.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcelo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Princip sprawls well. Princip wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip cracks Marcelo with an open hand slap.
Princip throws a hook but Marcelo avoids it easily.
Princip scores with a decent looking hook.
Princip scores with a sloppy right hand. Marcelo should have avoided that one.
Marcelo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Princip looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Marcelo seems unphased.
Marcelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marcelo takes one to the side of the head.
Princip moves forwards but Marcelo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marcelo can't get the takedown.
Louis Princip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis Princip has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marcelo stalling in the clinch but Princip improves position.
Princip lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcelo controls his hands.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcelo controls his hands.
Princip working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marcelo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Princip just stands there and leans against the cage.
Princip scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcelo is breathing heavily.
Princip wants to get back to his feet.
Marcelo trying to control from half guard but Princip is working away.
Marcelo prevents Princip from standing back up.
Marcelo trying to mount his opponent but Princip defends it.
Marcelo is looking to take a break and control but Princip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Princip pushes Marcelo off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcelo darts in and clinches Princip up against the cage.
Marcelo looking for a takedown.
Princip is working Marcelo over against the cage.
Princip blocks a body shot from Marcelo.
Princip tries a body shot but Marcelo blocks it.
Princip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcelo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Princip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip blocks an uppercut.
Marcelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Marcelo.
Marcelo drops his hands momentarily and Princip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Princip moves out of range.
Marcelo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Marcelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
Marcelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Princip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marcelo under the eye.
Marcelo takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a series of punches but Marcelo moves out of range.
Marcelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Princip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Princip is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marcelo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Marcelo is looking to take a break and control but Princip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcelo is trying to get an arm triangle but Princip is defending well.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Princip is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Princip is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorginho Marcelo!
Our winner, Jorginho Marcelo, 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.
Louis Princip was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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FIGHT
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