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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 5393 p4p, 443 weight class) and Frankie Lamas (ranked 6619 p4p, 492 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Lamas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek throws a body punch but Lamas moves out of range.
Lamas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lamas scores a nice knee to the body.
Lamas wants to stall.
Lamas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lamas misses with some punches.
Von Hayek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamas takes one to the chin there.
Lamas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hayek.
Lamas avoids the body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamas moves away.
Lamas wants to counter with a clinch but Von Hayek pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamas clinches with his opponent.
Lamas blocks a body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek working aggressively here.
Von Hayek is working for takedown but Lamas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Von Hayek takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Hayek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas blocks a body shot from Von Hayek.
Lamas breaks from the clinch.
Von Hayek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamas darts in and clinches Von Hayek up against the cage.
Lamas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Lamas.
Lamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamas lands a knee to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Von Hayek has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Lamas.
Lamas can't break the clinch.
Von Hayek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamas backwards.
Von Hayek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lamas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Von Hayek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas has a couple of punches blocked by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lamas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frankie Lamas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Von Hayek is defended easily by Lamas.
Lamas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich August Von Hayek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Hayek blocks a head kick by Lamas.
Von Hayek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Lamas.
Lamas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Hayek is out of range and Lamas settles back down.
Lamas tests Von Hayek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Hayek is rocked!
Lamas closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Von Hayek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Hayek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lamas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lamas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lamas! Von Hayek is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Lamas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KarateO Masuta (ranked 6231 p4p, 493 weight class) and Cody Myres (ranked 22065 p4p, 539 weight class). Masuta comes to the cage accompanied by We Can Dance . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, KarateO Masuta !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch but Masuta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres is looking to clinch.
Masuta lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Masuta avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masuta throwing a counter right hand but Myres manages to avoid it.
Masuta throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Masuta .
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch but Masuta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masuta throws a counter high kick but Myres was just alert enough to avoid it.
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.
Masuta throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cody Myres has been cut.
Myres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masuta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masuta throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masuta scores with a nice right hand.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Masuta shakes him off and moves away.
Myres wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Masuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KarateO Masuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masuta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Myres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Masuta has got the better of the exchanges.
Masuta scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres doesn't manage to clinch there - Masuta circles away.
Cody Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Masuta avoids it this time.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.
Myres fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Masuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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.
Masuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myres takes the fight into the clinch.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Masuta .
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masuta breaks the clinch.
Myres has closed the distance and engaged Masuta in a clinch.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Masuta .
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
Masuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Cody Myres's cut even more.
Masuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Myres drives through and clinches with Masuta against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KarateO Masuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Masuta throws a nice head kick!
Masuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses.
Myres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres tries to clinch up
and Masuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres moves in looking to clinch but Masuta pushes him off.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Masuta .
Masuta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Myres wants to clinch up but Masuta keeps it at a distance.
Masuta lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Masuta throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.
Masuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.
Myres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Masuta looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Masuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Myres avoids the head kick by Masuta .
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Masuta shakes him off and moves away.
Myres avoids the head kick by Masuta .
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Masuta misses.
Masuta keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Masuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Cody Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KarateO Masuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Myres fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
KarateO Masuta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masuta , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KarateO Masuta !
KarateO Masuta really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that na logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bina Raga (ranked 3499 p4p, 388 weight class) and Seth Slithers (ranked 2964 p4p, 336 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bina Raga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Slithers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raga works over Slithers's head and body with a nice combination.
Slithers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Slithers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raga misses with a double jab.
Bina Raga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raga throws a series of strikes that have Slithers backpedaling.
Slithers shoots in and drives through. Raga sprawls well.
Slithers dives in and scores a takedown into Raga's guard.
Slithers wants to control from the top but Raga keeps moving.
Slithers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slithers on the ground.
Slithers trying to control the position from guard on top but Raga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slithers 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.
Slithers won't allow Raga to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slithers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Raga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slithers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raga, who protects the arm well.
Raga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raga wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Slithers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slithers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slithers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Slithers.
Raga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slithers off and has taken his back!
Raga is trying to stick to Slithers's back but Slithers is turning into Raga. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Raga's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Slithers.
Slithers trying to control but Raga is working from the bottom.
Slithers stopping the sweep attempt from Raga.
Raga keeping full guard, as Slithers tries to pass.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slithers trying to control but Raga is working from the bottom.
Raga wants to sweep here but Slithers controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Raga manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Raga prevents the takedown attempt.
Raga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Raga.
Raga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slithers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slithers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Slithers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slithers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Raga on the inside.
A hook to the body from Raga.
Raga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raga lands an elbow just above Slithers 's eye.
It looks like Seth Slithers has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slithers takes an elbow to the temple.
Raga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slithers tries to pull guard but Raga won't allow it.
Raga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slithers's defenses.
That has opened up Seth Slithers's cut even more.
Slithers pulls guard.
Raga trying to control but Slithers is working from the bottom.
Raga controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bina Raga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Slithers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raga throws a sloppy head kick and Slithers moves out of range easily.
Slithers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raga.
Slithers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raga circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Raga. Those never looked like landing.
Slithers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slithers tries for a takedown but Raga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Slithers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Slithers with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga misses with a body punch
and Slithers moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raga.
A short left from Raga.
Still in the clinch, Raga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slithers is rocked!
Raga landing knees to the body.
Raga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slithers can do to turn this around?
Slithers is breathing heavily.
Raga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slithers takes a shot to the head.
Slithers tries to pull guard but Raga holds him up against the cage and eventually Slithers drops back down to his feet.
Raga can't find room to land a body shot as Slithers controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Raga misses
and Slithers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raga is looking to improve his position.
Raga is trying to stand back up but Slithers is controlling him
Slithers prevents Raga from improving his position.
Raga is working hard here to advance position.
Raga keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Slithers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raga defending well though.
Slithers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga trying to hold on to Slithers's head to control him but Slithers postures up.
Slithers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slithers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Raga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slithers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raga is just riding it out for now. Slithers eventually gives up the hold.
Slithers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raga tries to kick Slithers off but Slithers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raga is looking for a sweep. Slithers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raga trying to control but Slithers postures up.
Raga tries to kick Slithers off but Slithers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slithers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raga sees it coming and defends easily.
Raga is looking for a sweep. Slithers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slithers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Slithers wants to control but Raga is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raga throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bina Raga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Slithers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raga lands a glancing blow to the side of Slithers's head.
Nice cross by Raga.
Raga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slithers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raga slaps away a takedown attempt from Slithers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slithers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Raga. No joy for Slithers on that attempt.
Raga throws a big counter combination but Slithers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Raga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slithers.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Slithers.
Raga tries to land a front kick but Slithers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slithers avoids the head kick by Raga.
Raga stuffs the takedown.
Bina Raga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slithers circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slithers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slithers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raga.
Slithers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raga is fending him off so far but Slithers persists. Nope, Raga circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raga cracks Slithers with a good jab.
A left and a right from Raga both land. Nice combination.
Slithers is still on wobbly legs! Can Raga finish him?
Slithers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slithers seems to have recovered his senses.
Raga stuffs the takedown.
Slithers tries to keep at a distance but Raga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slithers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raga scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bina Raga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slithers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raga tries to throw a body punch but Slithers avoids it by throwing Raga back against the cage.
Raga unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Slithers! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Raga is unloading with more strikes now! Slithers drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bina Raga!
After winning the bout, Bina Raga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Seth Slithers had this to say: 'He escaped my death grip. Next time he wont be so lucky. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Bizihwaeile (ranked 3326 p4p, 169 weight class) and White Blood Cell (ranked 1217 p4p, 73 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes to the cage accompanied by Been Had . Blood Cell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Santiago Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Blood Cell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood Cell throws a leg kick but Bizihwaeile moved away.
Bizihwaeile jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Blood Cell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood Cell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blood Cell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Blood Cell misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood Cell counters with a straight right hand.
Blood Cell throws a jab when Bizihwaeile was well out of range.
Blood Cell misses with an uppercut.
Blood Cell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Blood Cell moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab from Blood Cell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood Cell.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santiago Bizihwaeile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile works the jab nicely.
Blood Cell moves into the clinch successfully.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Blood Cell pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blood Cell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood Cell lands a nice uppercut.
Blood Cell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Blood Cell pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell working aggressively here.
Blood Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Blood Cell working aggressively here.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood Cell backwards.
Blood Cell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood Cell working aggressively here.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood Cell tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Blood Cell lands a shot to the body.
Blood Cell breaks the clinch.
A jab from Blood Cell misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blood Cell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bizihwaeile misses with a head kick.
Blood Cell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back to recover.
Blood Cell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Blood Cell.
Bizihwaeile takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blood Cell slips a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell misses with an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile throws a big counter combination but Blood Cell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Blood Cell.
Blood Cell misses the shot to the body.
Blood Cell cracks Bizihwaeile with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood Cell gets a double leg takedown into Bizihwaeile's guard.
Bizihwaeile pushes Blood Cell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bizihwaeile scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood Cell throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaeile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaeile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blood Cell cracks Bizihwaeile with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blood Cell.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood Cell scores with a nice strike.
Bizihwaeile scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like White Blood Cell has been cut.
Bizihwaeile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood Cell. That did some damage!
Blood Cell looks to land a left hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range nicely.
Bizihwaeile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bizihwaeile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the strikes.
White Blood Cell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Bizihwaeile does no damage.
Bizihwaeile swinging wildly here.
Blood Cell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Blood Cell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on White Blood Cell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that Blood Cell avoids nicely.
Blood Cell misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile is looking for a counter combo.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood Cell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bizihwaeile throws Blood Cell to one side and escapes!
That kick from Blood Cell tenderised Bizihwaeile's leg. Bizihwaeile is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blood Cell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood Cell misses with a low kick.
Blood Cell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizihwaeile counters with a one-two to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that Blood Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood Cell also avoids with ease.
Blood Cell blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaeile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Blood Cell.
Bizihwaeile misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blood Cell! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood Cell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that half lands.
Blood Cell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blood Cell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blood Cell slips a jab and a cross from Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
White Blood Cell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood Cell misses with a kick to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Blood Cell counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood Cell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood Cell throws the kick towards the body but Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Blood Cell scores with a punch to the head.
Blood Cell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bizihwaeile on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blood Cell misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blood Cell is looking to land body kicks.
Blood Cell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago Bizihwaeile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood Cell misses the target.
Blood Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Bizihwaeile misses.
Blood Cell lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood Cell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bizihwaeile leaves Blood Cell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Blood Cell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blood Cell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab. Blood Cell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood Cell.
Blood Cell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bizihwaeile will feel that in the morning.
Nice defenses there by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blood Cell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bizihwaeile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood Cell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bizihwaeile looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bizihwaeile walks into a stiff left hand from Blood Cell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood Cell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bizihwaeile gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blood Cell misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood Cell feints the counter takedown.
Blood Cell throws a big shot that misses.
Blood Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile lands with a slapping head kick.
Bizihwaeile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood Cell jabs Bizihwaeile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood Cell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bizihwaeile. Those never looked like landing.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Blood Cell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on White Blood Cell's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blood Cell takes a swing at Bizihwaeile's ribcage but misses.
Blood Cell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaeile seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood Cell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blood Cell scores with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Blood Cell both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Blood Cell misses.
Blood Cell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bizihwaeile counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood Cell misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Blood Cell moves out of range easily.
Blood Cell throws a jab when Bizihwaeile was well out of range.
Blood Cell connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood Cell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood Cell missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
Blood Cell with the counter takedown but Bizihwaeile avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile lands with a right hand.
Blood Cell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blood Cell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bizihwaeile to the mat! Bizihwaeile manages to get full guard.
Blood Cell looking to pass the guard.
Blood Cell wants to control from the top but Bizihwaeile keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bizihwaeile wants to get back to his feet but Blood Cell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blood Cell drops back looking for a leg! Bizihwaeile is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bizihwaeile manages to kick Blood Cell off! Blood Cell jumps back into Bizihwaeile's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bizihwaeile manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood Cell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bizihwaeile counters with a left and a right that stings Blood Cell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the strikes.
As Blood Cell looks to move away, Bizihwaeile throws a big counter combo but Blood Cell just gets out of the way.
Blood Cell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Blood Cell does no damage.
Blood Cell ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Blood Cell misses with an uppercut.
Blood Cell missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood Cell rushes Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Blood Cell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Our sources have told us that Bizihwaeile has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Blood Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Blood Cell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blood Cell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bizihwaeile has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bizihwaeile is not content to let Blood Cell control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries to kick Blood Cell off but Blood Cell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blood Cell is looking to take a break and control but Bizihwaeile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile tries to kick Blood Cell off but Blood Cell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blood Cell wants to free his trapped foot but Bizihwaeile is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bizihwaeile is refusing to be controlled, as Blood Cell sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blood Cell punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
White Blood Cell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood Cell 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Blood Cell!
White Blood Cell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 2366 p4p, 266 weight class) and Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 1323 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Ilmarinen.
Neuer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neuer misses with a wild combination.
Ilmarinen cracks Neuer with an open hand slap.
Neuer fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neuer looks to land a left hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range nicely.
Neuer looks for a takedown but Ilmarinen sprawls well.
Ilmarinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilmarinen. That's going to slow Neuer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen feints a jab promting Neuer to slip. Ilmarinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neuer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Neuer.
As Ilmarinen tries to get set, Neuer tries to push him back and clinch up but Ilmarinen manages to avoid the attempt.
Neuer fails with the takedown.
Ilmarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Neuer's shoulder, as Neuer tries to avoid the shot.
Neuer has managed to clinch.
Ilmarinen stalling the fight.
Ilmarinen prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neuer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ilmarinen breaks from the clinch.
Neuer throws a lazy body kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neuer moves out of range of the body kick.
Neuer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen throws a looping overhand right but Neuer ducks down to avoid it.
Ilmarinen's coach down at K.O Heaven was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ilmarinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neuer fails to land the takedown.
Neuer fails with a takedown attempt.
Neuer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neuer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Neuer moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Neuer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Neuer misses the shot to the body.
Neuer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilmarinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neuer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Neuer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neuer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ilmarinen prevents it.
Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neuer slips a jab and a cross from Ilmarinen.
Neuer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Neuer throws a head kick that misses.
Neuer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ilmarinen quickly recovers to half guard.
Neuer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neuer is looking for a kimura but Ilmarinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Neuer to get the leverage.
Ilmarinen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ilmarinen is looking for a sweep. Neuer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ilmarinen pushes Neuer off looking to stand but Neuer dives back in and keeps control.
Ilmarinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neuer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand.
Neuer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ilmarinen is just riding it out for now. Neuer eventually gives up the hold.
Neuer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neuer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ilmarinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neuer.
Neuer is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ilmarinen misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen cracks Neuer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neuer is looking to clinch.
Neuer throws a body kick that misses.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Neuer is just out of range.
Neuer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ilmarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Ilmarinen throws a series of punches but Neuer avoids them all with ease.
Neuer attempts a counter takedown but Ilmarinen avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neuer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ilmarinen managing to block the knees to the body from Neuer.
Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neuer shoots in looking for a takedown. Ilmarinen tries to sprawl out of it but Neuer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ilmarinen 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.
Neuer looking to score a takedown here. Ilmarinen is defending well but Neuer drives through and ends up in Ilmarinen's guard.
Ilmarinen wants to stand and escape but Neuer is having none of it.
Ilmarinen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Neuer dives into side control.
Neuer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neuer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ilmarinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neuer advances nicely into full mount.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand up.
Neuer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ilmarinen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer avoids the attempt from Ilmarinen to control.
Neuer working for a guillotine from mount but Ilmarinen is in no mood to give up.
Manuel Neuer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilmarinen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Neuer raining down shots from the mount!
Ilmarinen wants to control but Neuer is having none of it.
Neuer working for a guillotine from mount but Ilmarinen is in no mood to give up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neuer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ilmarinen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ilmarinen shrugs it off.
Ilmarinen tries to hold on but Neuer pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ilmarinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neuer is working for a kimura but Ilmarinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Ilmarinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neuer.
Ilmarinen pushes Neuer off looking to stand but Neuer dives back in and keeps control.
Ilmarinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Neuer.
Neuer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ilmarinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neuer prevents Ilmarinen from standing back up.
Ilmarinen is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Neuer.
Neuer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ilmarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neuer.
Neuer throws a shot from downtown. Ilmarinen moves away and avoids it.
Neuer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ilmarinen circles away.
Neuer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ilmarinen sprawls well initially but Neuer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Ilmarinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neuer pushing down on Ilmarinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neuer is trying for a kimura here. Ilmarinen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Neuer wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manuel Neuer!
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 1000 p4p, 57 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 1134 p4p, 70 weight class). Robert Grandis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Grandis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grandis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
Hermann scores with a sloppy right hand. Grandis should have avoided that one.
Grandis misses with a hook.
Grandis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Nice body punch from Grandis.
Grandis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Hermann blocks a body shot from Grandis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Hermann tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grandis.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Grandis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Grandis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hermann prevents a body shot from Grandis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermann controlling the action here for a moment.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grandis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hermann can turn it around.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
A short left from Grandis.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Grandis scores with a hook to the body.
Grandis breaks from the clinch.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis throws a hook but Hermann avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Grandis finds it's way through Hermann's defenses.
Grandis slips a jab from Hermann.
Hermann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grandis counters with a thumping low kick.
Hermann takes one to the side of the head.
Grandis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hermann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hermann misses.
It looked like Grandis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hermann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Grandis needs to keep his hands up - Hermann had a free shot at his head there.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hermann blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Grandis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Hermann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Hermann.
Grandis tries to clinch but Hermann is having none of it.
Hermann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grandis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Hermann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hermann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grandis.
Grandis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis misses with a low kick as Hermann jumps back.
Hermann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermann staying out of range there.
Grandis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grandis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grandis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis swings for the body but Hermann moves out of range.
Hermann swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermann tries to close the distance and clinch but Grandis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Hermann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grandis. Grandis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Grandis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Hermann blocks the low kick.
Hermann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hermann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grandis finds it's way round the side to connect with Hermann's head.
Hermann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hermann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann has managed to clinch.
Grandis prevents a body shot from Hermann.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Hermann.
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 Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hermann moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
Hermann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Good standup being displayed there by Grandis as he connects with a hook.
Grandis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermann.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Grandis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hermann just manages to avoid it.
Hermann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grandis momentarily.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Hermann as he connects with a hook.
Grandis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermann.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis lands with a shot to the body.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Grandis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Hermann misses.
Hermann throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Grandis misses with a low kick as Hermann jumps back.
Grandis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robert Grandis is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis cracks Hermann with a good jab.
Grandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermann is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis throwing a counter right hand but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Hermann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grandis takes a swing at Hermann's ribcage but misses.
Hermann lands with an uppercut that bounces Grandis off the cage and back into range.
Hermann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Hermann throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Grandis.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Hermann finds it's target.
Grandis delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis throws a hook but Hermann avoids it easily.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermann circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hermann! But no joy.
Hermann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hermann cracks Grandis with an open hand slap.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hermann moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Hermann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grandis slips under a jab.
Hermann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Hermann's shoulder, as Hermann tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grandis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grandis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grandis with a body shot.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Hermann saw that one coming.
Hermann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Hermann has closed the distance and engaged Grandis in a clinch.
Grandis is leaning against Hermann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Hermann.
A body shot lands from Grandis.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Grandis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Grandis.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grandis pushes Hermann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Grandis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Hermann tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hermann is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Grandis finish him?
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann seems to have recovered his senses.
Grandis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermann can do to turn this around?
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Hermann tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
Hermann blocking some punches.
Hermann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Hermann misses its intended target.
Hermann just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandis lands a head shot.
Grandis connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that second round.
That's time! Grandis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hermann with a nice cross.
Hermann throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
Hermann connects with a right hand. Grandis shakes it off.
Grandis slips a jab from Hermann.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hermann catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hermann misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hermann.
Grandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a left hand
and Grandis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Hermann's shoulder, as Hermann tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann walks into a jab.
Grandis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hermann sprawling to the canvas! Hermann rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grandis finish him?!
Grandis looks to throw the jab but Hermann is out of range.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermann connects with a jab.
Grandis tries to move into range but Hermann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grandis throws a hook but Hermann blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis throws a body punch but Hermann moves out of range.
Hermann misses the body punch
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hermann misses the jab.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermann.
Hermann throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Hermann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grandis takes a swing at Hermann's ribcage but misses.
Hermann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hermann slips a jab from Grandis.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl Hermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grandis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hermann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hermann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hermann cracks Grandis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hermann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grandis slips a straight right by Hermann.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Grandis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hermann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hermann scores with a hook.
Hermann lands with a right hand.
Grandis clinches up with Hermann and pushes him back against the cage.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Hermann controls the action.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
Hermann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis scores with a shoulder strike.
Hermann throws a head punch that misses.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grandis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hermann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Hermann.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Grandis pushes Hermann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grandis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Grandis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hermann won't allow it.
Hermann tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis prevents a body shot from Hermann.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Hermann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Hermann prevents a body shot from Grandis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hermanns head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grandis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorde Dramicanin (ranked 580 p4p, 79 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 1344 p4p, 172 weight class). Hide comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightwish kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dorde Dramicanin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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186 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dorde Dramicanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dramicanin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hide swings for the body but Dramicanin moves out of range.
Dramicanin rushes Hide and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide lands a left hand.
I was talking to Dramicanin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dramicanin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dramicanin avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dramicanin.
A short right from Dramicanin on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Dramicanin avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Dramicanin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dramicanin avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Hide fails to land.
Hide tries a body shot but Dramicanin blocks it.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide slows down the pace here.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide tries a body shot but Dramicanin blocks it.
Dramicanin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dramicanin is defending well for now.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dramicanin prevents a body shot from Hide.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dramicanin's face.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Dramicanin blocks it.
Dramicanin breaks the clinch.
Dramicanin misses the shot to the body.
Hide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dramicanin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dramicanin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dramicanin throws a looping overhand right but Hide ducks down to avoid it.
Hide has Dramicanin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dramicanin's elbow.
Hide is pushing Dramicanin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Dramicanin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
Dramicanin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hide lands with a cross.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dramicanin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Hide has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dramicanin misses with the combination.
Hide throws a right hand that misses
and Dramicanin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hide lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide clobbers Dramicanin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hide drops his hands momentarily and Dramicanin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hide is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dramicanin moves in close and cracks Hide with a massive right hand! Hide, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dramicanin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dorde Dramicanin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dorde Dramicanin waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jah Wobble (ranked 811 p4p, 101 weight class) and Joao Silvera (ranked 812 p4p, 100 weight class). Wobble comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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World class MT
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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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jah Wobble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera misses with a straight right.
Silvera connects with a body shot.
Silvera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wobble's head backwards.
It looks like Jah Wobble has been cut.
Wobble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvera.
Silvera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wobble in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvera. Wobble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvera lands with a straight right. Wobble didn't see that one coming.
Silvera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvera misses the shot to the body.
As Silvera tries to get set, Wobble tries to push him back and clinch up but Silvera manages to avoid the attempt.
Joao Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera misses with a low kick.
Wobble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silvera sprawls and moves away.
Silvera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wobble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wobble tries to counter with a takedown but Silvera is quick to defend against it.
Silvera throws a lazy uppercut
and Wobble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wobble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silvera is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvera wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Wobble has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wobble thows a huge punch but Silvera dodges it nicely.
Silvera is trying to get back to full guard.
Wobble looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wobble thows a huge punch but Silvera dodges it nicely.
Wobble throwing shots but Silvera is blocking nicely.
Wobble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvera's head.
Wobble wants to pass the guard but Silvera is defending well.
Wobble prevents Silvera from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Silvera wants to improve his position but Wobble is controlling well.
Wobble is working for a kimura but Silvera is defending it quite comfortably.
Wobble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wobble slips a nice elbow through Silvera's hands, connecting with Silvera's forehead.
Wobble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvera's head.
Silvera wants to control but Wobble is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wobble scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble is working for an americana but Silvera has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Wobble was thinking about the submission.
Wobble chips away with some ground and pound.
Wobble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wobble throws a big right hand that misses.
Wobble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wobble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wobble throws an elbow that misses. Silvera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wobble's guard. Nice move by Silvera!
Silvera gets to his feet. Wobble looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wobble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wobble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wobble wants to control from the top but Silvera keeps moving.
Silvera 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.
Wobble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wobble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wobble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wobble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Silvera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jah Wobble's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wobble dodges the punch combination from Silvera.
Wobble moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Silvera misses.
Silvera cracks Wobble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silvera misses with a looping left.
Silvera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvera misses the jab.
Wobble tries to counter with a takedown but Silvera is quick to defend against it.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Silvera is predictable there
and Wobble counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvera won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silvera is not content to let Wobble control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble misses with the ground and pound.
Wobble wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Wobble in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silvera defending against the ground and pound.
Silvera prevents Wobble from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Wobble.
Wobble creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wobble passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silvera!
Wobble is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silvera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silvera is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wobble throwing strikes here but Silvera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silvera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wobble looking to finish Silvera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silvera!
Wobble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvera is looking to escape.
Wobble sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wobble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silvera?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wobble controlling the pace for now.
Silvera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wobble.
Wobble trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jah Wobble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wobble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silvera?
Wobble trying to control but Silvera is having none of it.
Wobble looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silvera hang on?
Wobble with shots to the head and body - Silvera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wobble throwing strikes here but Silvera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wobble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Wobble there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wobble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvera can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wobble! Silvera is hurt baaadly! Wobble is firing away with more strikes - Silvera is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jah Wobble!
A relieved looking Jah Wobble thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 746 p4p, 86 weight class) and Jesse Juntta (ranked 417 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Grossman moved away.
Grossman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grossman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juntta.
Juntta just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
Grossman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Juntta.
A thudding body kick lands there by Juntta!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grossman pushes Juntta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman tries to work over Juntta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Juntta fails to land.
Juntta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grossman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
Juntta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juntta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Grossman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta throws an elbow that misses.
Grossman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juntta lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Grossman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Juntta's head.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman presses Juntta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Grossman as the two fighters clinch.
Juntta swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grossman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juntta.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Grossman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossman.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grossman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grossman avoids it.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Juntta fails to land.
Juntta prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Juntta controls his hands.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman is working Juntta over against the cage.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juntta.
Juntta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juntta.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Juntta lands an elbow that stopped Grossman in his tracks for a moment.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Juntta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman tries a body shot but Juntta blocks it.
Juntta lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Juntta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Juntta.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grossman.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Grossman takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Juntta takes a shot to the head.
Juntta lands with a right to the head.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Juntta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grossman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grossman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman misses with a left hand
letting Juntta counter with a right hand.
Juntta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juntta misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Vasily Grossman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta working aggressively here.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Grossman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juntta blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Juntta on the inside.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Juntta misses with the head strike.
Juntta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Juntta misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grossman's brow.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Juntta controls the action.
Nice elbow from Juntta.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Juntta controls the action.
Juntta throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juntta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Vasily Grossman has been cut.
Grossman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juntta.
Juntta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grossman is working Juntta over against the cage.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grossman pushes Juntta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juntta lands with a right to the head.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Juntta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juntta misses with a body punch.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
A shot in the inside from Juntta.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Juntta lands a shoulder strike.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Juntta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta working aggressively here.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juntta scores with a hook to the body.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
Juntta lands a shoulder strike.
Juntta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Grossman.
Juntta working aggressively here.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Juntta working aggressively here.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
Grossman pushes Juntta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman pushes Juntta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Juntta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vasily Grossman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Juntta throws out a loose jab but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Juntta tries to get set, Grossman tries to push him back and clinch up but Juntta manages to avoid the attempt.
Juntta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juntta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Juntta swinging wildly here.
Juntta looks to throw the jab but Grossman is out of range.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta defending well as Grossman loads up on a big left hand.
Grossman lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juntta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grossman's head backwards.
We've been told by Grossman's head coaches at Q Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab by Juntta.
Juntta throws a body shot but no joy.
Juntta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juntta.
Juntta lands an uppercut.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juntta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vasily Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Juntta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Juntta.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juntta's elbow.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juntta scores with a shoulder strike.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta lands with a right to the head.
Grossman lands a body punch.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta takes a shot to the head.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juntta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juntta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juntta lands a nice elbow.
Juntta blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Juntta lands with a right to the head.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grossman dodges an elbow strike from Juntta.
A head punch on the inside from Juntta fails to land.
Good body shot from Juntta.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Grossman.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta scores with a shot to the side of Grossman's head.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta blocks an uppercut.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vasily Grossman.
I think Juntta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Grossman!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasily Grossman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 617 p4p, 84 weight class) and Jim Jones Jr (ranked 858 p4p, 120 weight class). Jim Jones Jr 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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr misses the jab.
Boxaaja misses with a looping right.
Jones Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boxaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones Jr.
Boxaaja does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boxaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxaaja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxaaja throws a right and a left that Jones Jr avoids nicely.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Boxaaja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boxaaja seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxaaja working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxaaja has control of Jones Jr's left arm, preventing Jones Jr from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr trying to control but Boxaaja is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boxaaja is trying to control the position but Jones Jr postures up.
Jones Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boxaaja's head.
Boxaaja has momentary wrist control but Jones Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Boxaaja keeping moving, preventing Jones Jr from controlling successfully.
Jones Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Jones Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxaaja is retaining full guard.
Boxaaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones Jr postures up in Boxaaja's guard and throws a big left but Boxaaja blocks it.
Boxaaja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jones Jr trying to control but Boxaaja is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boxaaja is rocked!
Jones Jr is working Boxaaja over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Boxaaja is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones Jr gets to his feet and stands over Boxaaja, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Boxaaja felt that one! Jones Jr unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Boxaaja from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jones Jr!
After winning the bout, Jim Jones Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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