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UnderGround FC 103 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davis Lanny (ranked 2756 p4p, 314 weight class) and Howard Houls (ranked 5666 p4p, 482 weight class). Davis Lanny is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davis Lanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howard Houls!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanny shoots and misses
and Houls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lanny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Houls is predictable there
and Lanny counters with a three punch combo that has Houls backing up. Houls nods at Lanny to acknowledge the strikes.
Lanny on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lanny shoots in for a double leg but Houls sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Houls misses with a looping right.
Lanny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houls 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.
Houls throws a low kick but Lanny moves out of range easily.
Houls moves into the clinch.
Houls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lanny smiles and moves away.
Lanny misses with a double jab.
Houls looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis Lanny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Houls misses.
Houls wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houls throws a leg kick
and Houls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lanny throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Houls looks winded!
Lanny cracks a nice hook into Houls's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Lanny has knocked Houls down with a huge combo! Lanny steps away and waves a wobbly Houls back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Houls is rocked!
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!
Lanny thuds his shin into the meat of Houls's side.
Houls is still on wobbly legs! Can Lanny finish him?
Houls drops his hands momentarily and Lanny needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Houls just on the top of the head. Houls drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Houls - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Davis Lanny!
Davis Lanny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Howard Houls spoke after the fight, saying 'Loss is part of life. If you don't have loss, you don't grow.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 3693 p4p, 390 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 1921 p4p, 228 weight class). Bill Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Armstrong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Armstrong's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a huge right that knocks Armstrong out cold! Brown is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Brown!
An out of breath Bill Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 2151 p4p, 114 weight class) and Alex Murray (ranked 2551 p4p, 134 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Heimo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murray 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.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Heimo misses with a wild combination.
Heimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray misses with a hook
enabling Heimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimo missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Heimo does no damage.
Murray misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Heimo can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heimo breaks the clinch.
Heimo dodges the punch combination from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heimo throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Heimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Heimo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Heimo's head.
Heimo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heimo cracks the inside of Murray's front leg.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray throws a jab when Heimo was well out of range.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimo.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heimo counters with a thumping low kick.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Heimo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Heimo thuds a left hand into Murray's body.
Heimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray's head.
Heimo throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Heimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimo tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Heimo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murray blocks a body shot from Heimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo lands an uppercut.
Murray misses with a knee strike.
Heimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray is pushing Heimo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Heimo fails to land.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Heimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray stalls.
Heimo tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Heimo back against the cage.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Aleksi Heimo has been cut.
Heimo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Heimo throws a head punch that misses.
Heimo misses with a punch to the body.
Murray is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimo can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Heimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Heimo lands with a left to the head.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Murray trying to stall but Heimo improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Heimo.
Heimo misses with a punch to the body.
Heimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heimo misses with a two punch combination.
Heimo scores with a kick to the body.
Heimo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Heimo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murray misses with a hook.
Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Alex Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Heimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray misses with a hook
and Heimo counters with a straight right hand.
Murray tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Heimo is out of range.
Heimo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Murray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heimo throws a big shot that misses.
Heimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Heimo ducks down to avoid it.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heimo digs a good hook to Murray's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Heimo lands a jab to the head.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Heimo tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Heimo slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Heimo misses the target.
Heimo misses with a wild combination.
Heimo lands a jab.
Heimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Heimo swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Heimo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a body punch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Heimo.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Heimo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray takes a swing at Heimo's ribcage but misses.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Heimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Heimo's head.
Heimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Heimo coming out on top.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Heimo slips the punch.
Murray staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimo.
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Heimo stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimo throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heimo swinging wildly here.
Heimo tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heimo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Murray tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo avoids the body shot from Murray.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Heimo.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray dips to his left and cracks Heimo with an uppercut!
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Heimo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Heimo's head back.
Heimo is rocked!
Murray drops Heimo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Murray follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Murray!
Alex Murray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2058 p4p, 243 weight class) and Gomez Addams (ranked 2963 p4p, 336 weight class). Addams has chosen Family Vales as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomez Addams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Raiam Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Addams ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos backing away here, and Addams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been told by Dos Santos's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Addams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Addams is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Addams moved out of range.
Addams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Addams wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
It looked like Dos Santos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Addams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Addams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Addams is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Addams is just out of range.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.
Addams feints a counter leg kick.
Addams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Addams.
Addams raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Addams moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Addams.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Addams moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Addams controls his hands.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Addams.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Addams throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working Addams over against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.
Dos Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Addams. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Addams.
Addams tries a quick counter leg kick but Dos Santos is wise to it.
Addams tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Addams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Santos will feel that in the morning.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Addams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Addams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos jabs Addams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Addams's midsection.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Addams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Addams moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Addams manages to avoid it.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Addams blocks it.
Addams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Addams throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tests Addams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Addams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Addams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Addams throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Addams rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Addams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Addams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos gets through Addams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Addams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
It looks like Raiam Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Addams tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Addams tries a quick counter leg kick but Dos Santos is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raiam Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Addams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Santos will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Addams misses
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Addams.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addams can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Addams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Addams counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raiam Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Addams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Addams wants to clinch.
Addams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Addams lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Addams staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
Addams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Addams slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Addams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Addams tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Addams avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Addams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Addams is trying to counter with his kicks.
Addams wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Addams moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Addams thinks about the counter body kick.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Addams ducked under it nicely.
Addams tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Addams misses with a leg kick.
Dos Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Addams looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Addams ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Addams's head back.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Dos Santos manages to step out the way in time.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Addams's head but Addams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Dos Santos manages to step out the way in time.
Addams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Addams tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Addams ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Addams wants to counter with a clinch but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Addams looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Addams scores with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raiam Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raiam Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pax Africa (ranked 1076 p4p, 124 weight class) and Tyrone Biggs (ranked 1192 p4p, 138 weight class). Pax Africa 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pax Africa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Biggs misses
and Africa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Biggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Africa counters with a takedown into side control.
Africa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Biggs's shoulder. That is not cool.
Africa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Biggs is trying to escape the position but Africa is controlling the position.
Biggs is trying to control Africa's posture but Africa avoids it.
Africa working the ground and pound.
Africa scoring with punches from side control.
Biggs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Africa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Africa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Africa wants to control for a moment but Biggs uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Africa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Africa thows a huge punch but Biggs dodges it nicely.
Africa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Biggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Africa. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Africa is nestled in close to Biggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Biggs is staying active underneath Africa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Africa 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.
Africa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Africa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Africa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Africa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Biggs is refusing to be controlled, as Africa sits in half guard.
Africa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africa thows a huge punch but Biggs dodges it nicely.
Africa throwing shots but Biggs is blocking nicely.
Africa controlling the pace.
Biggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Africa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Africa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Biggs is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pax Africa!
Pax Africa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 1329 p4p, 158 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 922 p4p, 111 weight class). Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen slips a jab and a cross from Kneeland.
Tosen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Kneeland stalks Tosen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tosen's face. Tosen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kneeland lands with a hook. Tosen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kneeland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kneeland throws a leg kick
and Tosen counters with a one-two to the body.
Kneeland misses with a hook. Tosen ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Tosen blocks the leg kick.
Kneeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kneeland. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosen lands a right hook to the body.
Kneeland throws a hook but Tosen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tosen misses its intended target.
Kneeland swinging wildly here.
Kneeland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kneeland lunges at Tosen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tosen's hand.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut. Tosen saw that one coming.
Tosen works the jab nicely.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kneeland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tosen's head backwards.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
Kneeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Tosen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kneeland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kneeland misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen walks into a stiff left hand from Kneeland.
Kneeland slips under a jab from Tosen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneeland.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneeland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tosen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kneeland moves away from the strike by Tosen.
Kneeland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
A little feinted left hand from Tosen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kneeland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tosen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kneeland thinking.
Tosen looks to land a left hand but Kneeland moved out of range nicely.
Kneeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looks to land a left hand but Kneeland moved out of range nicely.
Kneeland misses with a looping left.
Tosen throws a looping overhand right but Kneeland ducks down to avoid it.
Tosen lands a nice shot that snaps Kneeland's head back.
Kneeland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kneeland misses with a looping left.
Kneeland scores with the left hand. Tosen knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Kneeland.
Tosen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kneeland.
Kneeland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
Kneeland misses with a looping left.
Tosen moves away from the strike by Kneeland.
Tosen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Kneeland.
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeland moves out of range as Tosen strikes.
Tosen connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Kneeland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tosen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skillz Kneeland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tosen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tosen presses Kneeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Tosen.
Tosen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneeland.
A knee to the head by Tosen.
Tosen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kneeland uses from the top position.
Tosen working for a triangle but Kneeland defends it easily.
Tosen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Tosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kneeland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tosen is tightening it up a little... Kneeland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kneeland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kneeland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tosen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mama Tosen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 1850 p4p, 222 weight class) and Derek Erwin (ranked 879 p4p, 118 weight class). Derek Erwin 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Terrorelli looks to land a right hand but Erwin moved out of range.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Terrorelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terrorelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Terrorelli looks to land a left hand but Erwin moved out of range nicely.
Erwin jabs Terrorelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terrorelli takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Erwin is looking to clinch but Terrorelli is avoiding it.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Terrorelli's shoulder, as Terrorelli tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Terrorelli is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Terrorelli slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Erwin throws a body punch but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Erwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Terrorelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin misses with a shot to the body
and Terrorelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrorelli moves away.
Terrorelli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Erwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Erwin.
Erwin swings for the body but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Terrorelli is looking to counter punch.
Terrorelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erwin lands a right hook to the body.
Erwin thuds a left hand into Terrorelli's body.
Terrorelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erwin's head backwards.
A big left from Terrorelli misses.
A lazy left from Terrorelli finds it's target.
Erwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terrorelli slips a straight right by Erwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrorelli.
Erwin misses with a hook. Terrorelli ducked under it nicely.
Terrorelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Terrorelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erwin throws a hook but Terrorelli avoids it easily.
Erwin moves in looking to clinch but Terrorelli pushes him off.
Erwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Terrorelli should have avoided that one.
Terrorelli scores with a jab.
Terrorelli slips under a jab.
It looked like Terrorelli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Erwin.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrorelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Terrorelli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Terrorelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erwin tries to clinch but Terrorelli is having none of it.
Terrorelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Terrorelli scores with a jab. Erwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terrorelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erwin's head backwards.
Erwin cracks Terrorelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Erwin works Terrorelli's body with a nice hook.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Terrorelli moved out of range nicely.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Terrorelli's head coaches at Fenrir MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Terrorelli throwing a counter right hand but Erwin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
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!
Erwin misses with an uppercut.
Erwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Terrorelli off the cage and back into range.
Terrorelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Erwin swings for the body but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Terrorelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Terrorelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrorelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrorelli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrorelli, as that shot connected.
Erwin misses with a hook
and Terrorelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli connects with a body shot.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Terrorelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrorelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erwin scores with a jab. Terrorelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Terrorelli closes the distance but Erwin moves to the side
and Erwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Terrorelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrorelli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Terrorelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terrorelli misses with a hook. Erwin ducked under it nicely.
Erwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terrorelli's head backwards.
Terrorelli is rocked!
Erwin drops Terrorelli with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Terrorelli! Erwin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Erwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Erwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 650 p4p, 89 weight class) and Walter Jackson (ranked 1193 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has Cruz pressed against the cage.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Jackson .
With the fighters up against the cage, Cruz throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz slips a straight right by Jackson .
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson . That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz is rocked!
Ricardo Cruz's cut is getting worse.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson , which made it look bad.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Jackson .
Jackson lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson .
Jackson lands a left hand.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson .
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
so Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Jackson wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Jackson tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz has his foot on Jackson 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. 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.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson stands up and beckons Cruz to his feet.
Jackson jabs at Cruz's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Cruz slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz sets himself, and Jackson steps forward looking for the clinch! Cruz avoids it this time.
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson , who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson is pushing Cruz's head away, looking to escape. Cruz manages to hold on to the position though.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cruz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two 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.
Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jackson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Jackson !
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into side control.
Cruz misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Jackson wants to stand but Cruz has his arm trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz dives in and grabs Jackson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Walter Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Jackson !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Lievremont (ranked 792 p4p, 93 weight class) and Pablo Rodriguez (ranked 571 p4p, 67 weight class). Lievremont kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stromae - Papaoutai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sylvain Lievremont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lievremont misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Lievremont misses.
Rodriguez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick that knocks Lievremont off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Lievremont. Lievremont gets slowly back to his feet.
Lievremont has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Lievremont's shoulder, as Lievremont tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Lievremont takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lievremont moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lievremont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lievremont was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lievremont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lievremont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Lievremont.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Lievremont saw that one coming.
Lievremont walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Lievremont.
No luck for Lievremont with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lievremont throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws out a powerful jab.
Lievremont lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lievremont misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lievremont momentarily.
Lievremont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lievremont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lievremont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lievremont's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lievremont throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lievremont throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Lievremont moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Lievremont is avoiding it.
Lievremont went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lievremont had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lievremont tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lievremont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lievremont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lievremont looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvain Lievremont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lievremont stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Lievremont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Lievremont misses.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Lievremont up against the cage.
Lievremont has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez is working Lievremont over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodriguez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Lievremont prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont blocks an uppercut.
Lievremont jumps guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lievremont manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lievremont has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rodriguez regains guard immediately.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lievremont controls the pace.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lievremont controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont passes Rodriguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lievremont prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
Lievremont is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lievremont pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez trying to control but Lievremont postures up.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lievremont haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Lievremont. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lievremont in his tracks.
Lievremont throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Rodriguez tenderised Lievremont's leg. Lievremont is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lievremont takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Lievremont moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lievremont.
Lievremont has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodriguez cracks Lievremont with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lievremont scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lievremont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Lievremont 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Lievremont up against the cage.
Lievremont changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodriguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lievremont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pablo Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez 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.
Lievremont takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lievremont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Lievremont saw that one coming.
Lievremont throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Lievremont is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lievremont misses with the combination.
Lievremont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lievremont takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lievremont throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. Lievremont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lievremont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lievremont's head backwards.
Lievremont with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodriguez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Lievremont ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Lievremont avoids it easily.
Lievremont moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lievremont thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lievremont.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lievremont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Lievremont drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sylvain Lievremont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lievremont misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Lievremont acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lievremont misses with a double jab.
Lievremont throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lievremont is in Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Lievremont tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Lievremont is fighting to break Rodriguez's control of his arms but Rodriguez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lievremont avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lievremont passes into half guard.
Lievremont looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Lievremont is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lievremont is working away from the top position though.
Lievremont trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
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.
Rodriguez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lievremont seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lievremont's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lievremont's back!
Lievremont is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rodriguez gets his way!
Lievremont is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lievremont misses with a hook
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lievremont is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lievremont looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lievremont swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Lievremont acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lievremont throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Lievremont is looking for a counter combo.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Lievremont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lievremont swinging wildly here.
Lievremont slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez throws a jab when Lievremont was well out of range.
Lievremont looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievremont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lievremont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lievremont throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Rodriguez finds it's way through Lievremont's defenses.
Rodriguez leaves Lievremont with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Rodriguez defending well as Lievremont loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Rodriguez.
Lievremont is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rodriguez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lievremont takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lievremont tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Lievremont tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Lievremont blocks it.
Lievremont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lievremont misses with the combination.
Lievremont misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
A punch lands to the side of Lievremont 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lievremont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Lievremont keeps it at a distance.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lievremont swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lievremont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lievremont throws out the jab.
Rodriguez cracks Lievremont with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Lievremont moves out of range.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lievremont. That did some damage!
Lievremont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Lievremont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lievremont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Lievremont throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lievremont to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvain Lievremont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lievremont throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Lievremont has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lievremont there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lievremont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Lievremont just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Rodriguez.
Lievremont tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lievremont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lievremont fails to land with a series of punches.
Lievremont takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lievremont shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lievremont's calf.
Lievremont drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez pulls Lievremont in close to his closed guard and prevents Lievremont from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Lievremont postures up.
Sylvain Lievremont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lievremont throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Rodriguez!
Pablo Rodriguez made sure to mention his sponsor, Top Gun Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross A Zoo (ranked 503 p4p, 68 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 478 p4p, 64 weight class). Simone has chosen Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro as his entrance music. Joey Simone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
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World class MT
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and A Zoo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simone slips a jab and a cross from A Zoo.
Simone scores with a crisp jab that stopped A Zoo in his tracks.
Simone lands with a nice body kick.
Simone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and A Zoo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simone throws a solid leg kick but A Zoo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Simone.
A Zoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simone.
A Zoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Simone. Simone obviously looking to wear him down.
Simone rushes A Zoo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by A Zoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Simone fails to land.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
Simone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simone counters with a slapping leg kick.
A Zoo moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from A Zoo misses the target.
A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Simone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with A Zoo's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, A Zoo throws an elbow but misses.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Simone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from A Zoo on the inside.
Simone misses with some punches.
Simone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simone avoids a punch combination nicely.
A Zoo scores with a jab to the head.
A Zoo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A Zoo blocks a leg kick.
A Zoo looks to land a combination but Simone avoids it well.
A Zoo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simone throws a lazy head kick
and A Zoo counters by clinching up.
A Zoo pushes Simone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simone blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
Simone misses with a punch to the body.
Simone misses with a punch on the inside.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A Zoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A Zoo throws a head kick that misses
and Simone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A Zoo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simone throws a jab but it's blocked by A Zoo.
A Zoo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A Zoo blocks a low kick nicely.
A Zoo misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simone throws a head kick that A Zoo semi-blocks.
A Zoo throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simone! But no joy.
Simone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A Zoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A Zoo moves away from the strike by Simone.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch but A Zoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A Zoo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Simone just manages to avoid it.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simone misses with a head kick.
Simone blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simone checks a leg kick.
A Zoo misses with a two punch combination.
A Zoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo drives through and clinches with Simone against the cage.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A Zoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simone's defenses.
Simone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Joey Simone's cut even more.
A Zoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simone backwards.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but A Zoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A Zoo tries to counter by clinching up but Simone breaks away and moves out of range.
Simone jabs A Zoo right on the nose. A Zoo blinks but takes it well.
A Zoo wants to land a leg kick but Simone is out of range.
Simone tries to land a front kick but A Zoo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Simone tries to clinch up but A Zoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Simone throws a nice outside leg kick.
A Zoo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross A Zoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simone throws a sloppy head kick
and A Zoo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Simone misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Simone, right into the meat.
A Zoo has closed the distance and engaged Simone in a clinch.
Simone has had enough of the clinch but A Zoo keeps him there for the moment.
Simone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
Simone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Simone.
A Zoo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Simone.
Simone is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Simone avoids the elbow strike from A Zoo, against the cage.
A short right from A Zoo on the inside.
Simone throws a punch but it's blocked by A Zoo.
Simone takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Joey Simone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone takes an elbow to the temple.
Simone manages to break the clinch.
Simone lands with an overhand left.
Simone looks for the body kick but A Zoo saw that one coming.
A Zoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A Zoo wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simone! But no joy.
Simone tests A Zoo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A Zoo checks a leg kick nicely.
A Zoo closes the distance and pushes Simone back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A Zoo.
Simone avoids a wild elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables A Zoo to keep the fight standing.
Simone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joey Simone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Simone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A Zoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simone's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Simone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cross A Zoo!
Our winner, Cross A Zoo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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