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RISE 48: Gustavsson v Philippe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 6978 p4p, 5821 weight class) and Xian Kang (ranked 666 p4p, 604 weight class). Xian Kang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xian Kang!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him off.
Thibodeaux attempts a counter takedown but Kang avoids it well and moves away.
Kang moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him off.
Thibodeaux attempts a counter takedown but Kang avoids it well and moves away.
Kang moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him off.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kang wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Thibodeaux tries to counter with a takedown but Kang is quick to defend against it.
Kang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux drives through and clinches with Kang against the cage.
Kang wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux has picked Kang up - he's going for a ride! Thibodeaux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thibodeaux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thibodeaux in particular looking to stall.
Thibodeaux passes the guard and advances to mount!
Thibodeaux controlling the position easily from mount.
Thibodeaux prevents Kang from getting the reversal.
Kang wants to hold on but Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Thibodeaux looking to ground and pound but Kang is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang can't escape the position.
Kang tries to lock up and control but Thibodeaux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Thibodeaux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thibodeaux punching from mount but Kang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kang blocking the ground and pound.
Thibodeaux looking to ground and pound but Kang is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thibodeaux thowing shots but they're missing.
Thibodeaux controlling his opponent.
Thibodeaux throws some wild stikes that Kang manages to avoid easily.
Thibodeaux controlling from mount.
Thibodeaux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kang tries to hold on but Thibodeaux postures up.
Thibodeaux thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux content just to control the position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Thibodeaux's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thibodeaux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux prevents Kang from getting the reversal.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laurenz Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thibodeaux changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kang tries to avoid it but Thibodeaux manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kang to the ground. Kang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kang tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thibodeaux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Thibodeaux is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang tries to roll over but Thibodeaux keeps him under control.
Thibodeaux thows a huge punch but Kang dodges it nicely.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thibodeaux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thibodeaux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thibodeaux wants to work for an arm triangle but Kang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
Kang is looking to improve his position.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thibodeaux passes into side control, despite Kang's attempt to control the position.
Thibodeaux advances nicely into full mount.
Thibodeaux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thibodeaux content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux punching from mount but Kang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thibodeaux thowing shots but they're missing.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
Kang is desperately trying to improve his position but Thibodeaux has a good base and remains in mount.
Thibodeaux controlling from the full mount.
Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux looking for a guillotine from mount but Kang is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thibodeaux throwing strikes here but Kang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thibodeaux looking to finish with strikes here!
Kang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Thibodeaux.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang is working to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laurenz Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
That's time! Thibodeaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thibodeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thibodeaux drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kang sprawls and moves away.
Thibodeaux has Kang up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang trying to stall but Thibodeaux improves his position.
Kang is trying to stall.
Kang is pressed up against the cage. Thibodeaux has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kang down to the mat. Kang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Kang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux shoots in looking for a takedown but Kang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thibodeaux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kang wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Kang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thibodeaux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thibodeaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thibodeaux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kang looking to control.
Thibodeaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thibodeaux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thibodeaux.
Kang is trying to keep Thibodeaux in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Kang in a clinch.
Kang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurenz Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants a takedown.
Kang wants to stall.
Thibodeaux is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kang can't fight it off and eventually Thibodeaux manages to take the fight to the floor. Kang looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thibodeaux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang wants to sweep here but Thibodeaux controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurenz Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurenz Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 5158 p4p, 7013 weight class) and Robert Brown (ranked 412 p4p, 494 weight class). Robert Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Brown!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cizek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cizek wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown stands up from Cizek's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cizek lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Cizek takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Brown is rocked!
 It looks like Robert Brown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tries to work over Cizek's front leg with a kick but Cizek checks it.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Cizek circles away.
Cizek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Cizek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cizek with a nice calf kick.
Cizek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cizek.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Cizek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Cizek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cizek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown looks winded!
The fighters circle, before Cizek throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Brown's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cizek lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Cyril Cizek!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Salazar (ranked 5052 p4p, 6267 weight class) and Juice The Kidd (ranked 477 p4p, 535 weight class). The Kidd has chosen Draco On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juice The Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
The Kidd throws a series of punches but Salazar avoids them all with ease.
The Kidd misses with a looping right.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Kidd moves away.
The Kidd lands a jab.
The Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salazar.
Salazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Kidd.
The Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salazar.
Salazar misses with an uppercut.
Salazar scores with a jab. The Kidd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramon Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
Salazar swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar moves out of range as The Kidd strikes.
The Kidd misses with a looping right.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Kidd.
The Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazar.
A big right from Salazar misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Kidd! But no joy.
The Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Kidd's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Kidd moves away from the strike by Salazar.
The Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salazar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazar slips a straight right by The Kidd.
The Kidd lands an overhand right.
Salazar misses with a hook. The Kidd ducked under it nicely.
The Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazar.
The Kidd looks to land a right hand but Salazar moved out of range.
Salazar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Salazar misses.
The Kidd throws a hook but Salazar blocks it.
Salazar throws the left hand but The Kidd avoids the punch easily.
The Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
The Kidd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Kidd lands with a shot to the body.
The Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Salazar.
Salazar ducks right into an uppercut from The Kidd.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
The Kidd misses with a straight right.
Salazar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Kidd manages to circle out of the way.
Salazar blocks a jab.
Salazar throwing a counter right hand but The Kidd manages to avoid it.
Salazar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salazar throws a body punch but The Kidd moves out of range.
The Kidd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and The Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling The Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
The Kidd scores with a punch to the head.
The Kidd lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Salazar misses.
A big right from Salazar misses.
Salazar jabs The Kidd right on the nose. The Kidd blinks but takes it well.
The Kidd blocks a jab.
The Kidd slips a straight right by Salazar.
Salazar looks to land a right hand but The Kidd moved out of range.
Salazar misses with a hook.
Salazar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Kidd.
Salazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Kidd.
Salazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salazar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salazar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and The Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Kidd misses with a few strikes there.
The Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salazar moves away from the strike by The Kidd.
A big right from Salazar misses.
The Kidd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Kidd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Kidd lands a jab to the nose.
The Kidd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salazar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and The Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from The Kidd misses.
A big right from Salazar misses.
Salazar throws a hook but The Kidd blocks it.
The Kidd throws out a counter right but Salazar avoids it with no problem.
Salazar throws a poor cross that misses
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar slips a jab from The Kidd.
The Kidd catches Salazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Salazar swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Kidd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Kidd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Salazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling The Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazar looks to land a left hand but The Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar throws a big shot that misses.
The Kidd moves away from the strike by Salazar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juice The Kidd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Salazar swings widly with a right hand
and The Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salazar moves out of range as The Kidd strikes.
Salazar throws a hook but The Kidd blocks it.
The Kidd slips a straight right by Salazar.
Salazar throws a big shot that misses.
The Kidd lands a nice looking body shot.
Salazar takes a swing at The Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Salazar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salazar misses the body punch
and The Kidd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazar throws a hook but The Kidd avoids it easily.
A left lands for Salazar.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and The Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Salazar misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Kidd.
The Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Salazar defending well as The Kidd loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar throws a jab but it's blocked by The Kidd.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. The Kidd saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from The Kidd misses.
The Kidd moves out of range as Salazar strikes.
The Kidd lands a right hook to the body.
The Kidd throws the left hand but Salazar avoids the punch easily.
The Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Salazar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juice The Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Kidd looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Salazar misses with an uppercut
enabling The Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Salazar.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Salazar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Salazar forces The Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
The Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kidd.
The Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Kidd gets through Salazar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Salazar as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Kidd backwards.
The Kidd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by The Kidd.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
The Kidd blocks an uppercut.
The Kidd tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kidd tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Salazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Kidd misses with some punches.
The Kidd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Kidd pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Salazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar gets through The Kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
The Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Kidd cracks Salazar with a nice body shot.
Salazar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar blocks an uppercut.
The Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Kidd is working Salazar over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kidd.
Salazar blocks an uppercut.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Kidd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar misses with an uppercut
and The Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salazar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar throws a hook but The Kidd blocks it.
The Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazar misses with a straight left.
The Kidd closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Salazar lands a right hand.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kidd.
The Kidd misses with the head strike.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by The Kidd.
The Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kidd misses with the head strike.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kidd.
The Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by The Kidd.
Salazar lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juice The Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salazar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Salazar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salazar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Kidd.
Salazar lands a jab.
Salazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar misses with an uppercut
and The Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for The Kidd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salazar throws a jab but it's blocked by The Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar throws a hook but The Kidd blocks it.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - The Kidd circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Salazar misses the target.
Jab, jab by The Kidd - just one landing.
The Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazar doesn't seem bothered though.
The Kidd dips to his left and cracks Salazar with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar misses with a straight right.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar misses with a shot to the body
and The Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Salazar jabs at The Kidd's body.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Kidd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Kidd! But no joy.
The Kidd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salazar connects with a nice looking jab.
Salazar misses with a right hand
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Salazar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. The Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Kidd throws out the jab.
Salazar throws a jab when The Kidd was well out of range.
Salazar misses with a hook
letting The Kidd counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Kidd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salazar throws a poor cross that misses
and The Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Kidd has time to react.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from The Kidd.
The Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Salazar's shoulder, as Salazar tries to avoid the shot.
The Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
The Kidd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salazar swings widly with a right hand
and The Kidd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kidd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salazar misses with a right hand
and The Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Salazar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salazar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Kidd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salazar misses with a right hand
and The Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches.
The Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramon Salazar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Kidd lands a shoulder strike.
The Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Kidd tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Salazar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salazar scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kidd.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Kidd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juice The Kidd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar lands a right hand.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kidd.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kidd.
A frustrated look appears on The Kidd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as The Kidd controls his hands.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as The Kidd controls his hands.
Ramon Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramon Salazar.
I think The Kidd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juice The Kidd!
Juice The Kidd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Bakarow (ranked 5258 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Kovalevsky Petrov (ranked 541 p4p, 542 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Bakarow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kovalevsky Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bakarow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakarow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov trying to hold on to Bakarow's head to control him but Bakarow postures up.
Bakarow controlling the action here.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petrov is trying to control but Bakarow passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to bench press Bakarow off him but Bakarow keeps the position.
Petrov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow is chipping away with strikes.
Bakarow working the ground and pound.
Petrov is trying to control Bakarow's posture but Bakarow avoids it.
Petrov seems a little lost for a moment, as Bakarow dominates the positioning.
Petrov gets back to half guard.
Bakarow content to control rather than advance.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bakarow controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Bakarow stalling.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Bakarow is pressing down on Petrov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrov is holding on for now.
Bakarow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bakarow connects with a nice short shot to Petrov's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bakarow wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Bakarow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bakarow is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrov moves into full guard.
Petrov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bakarow has his hands clasped together but Petrov extends and breaks Bakarow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Petrov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kovalevsky Petrov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garbol Sharpen (ranked 5219 p4p, 3823 weight class) and Sulaiman Sayed (ranked 265 p4p, 216 weight class). Sulaiman Sayed is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garbol Sharpen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sulaiman Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharpen breaks from the clinch.
Garbol Sharpen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayed circles away.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sharpen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sayed feints a counter leg kick.
Sharpen looks to clinch
and Sayed counters with a single leg into guard. Sharpen didn't expect that.
Sayed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sharpen is looking to stand up but Sayed isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpen pushes Sayed off and gets back to his feet.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from Sharpen. Sharpen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed moves into range and clinches up with Sharpen.
Sayed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sharpen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayed controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpen is trying to stand back up but Sayed is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayed content to control rather than advance.
Sharpen trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sayed in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpen wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sayed avoids the head kick by Sharpen.
Sharpen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSayed.
Sharpen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sayed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharpen misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Sayed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sharpen's guard.
Sayed looks winded!
Sharpen is looking to sweep but instead, Sayed has passed into half guard.
Sharpen wants to get back to full guard.
Sharpen is working hard here to advance position.
Sharpen is trying to control but Sayed passes into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sharpen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharpen trying to control the hands but Sayed won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sulaiman Sayed dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sharpen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Sayed misses.
Sharpen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharpen.
Sayed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sayed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpen clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpen is trying to pull guard but Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garbol Sharpen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sayed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sayed is controlling the pace.
Sharpen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sayed working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sayed manages to move to mount!
Sharpen tries to hold on but Sayed postures up.
Sharpen is desperately trying to improve his position but Sayed has a good base and remains in mount.
Sayed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpen tries to hold on but Sayed pushes him away.
Sharpen is trying to stand.
Sayed avoids the attempt from Sharpen to control.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharpen is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Sayed controlling from the full mount.
Sulaiman Sayed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sayed prevents Sharpen from getting the reversal.
Sayed content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sayed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sayed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sulaiman Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sayed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sayed shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharpen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sayed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sharpen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sayed.
Sharpen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpen tries to clinch
and Sayed counters with a left to the body.
Garbol Sharpen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sayed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharpen thows a leg kick but Sayed checks it
and Sharpen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharpen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharpen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Sharpen is predictable there
and Sayed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sayed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpen tries to roll over but Sayed keeps him under control.
Sayed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sharpen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sayed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, if Sayed is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sharpen tries to roll over but Sayed keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sharpen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sayed flicks out a counter leg kick but Sharpen steps away.
Sharpen tries to clinch up.
Sharpen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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.
Sharpen gets caught flat footed, as Sayed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sayed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sharpen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sayed manages to pass to side control.
Sharpen is trying to maintain the position but Sayed is very close to passing his half guard.
Sharpen is trying to stand back up but Sayed is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sayed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garbol Sharpen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sulaiman Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sharpen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sayed pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulaiman Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sulaiman Sayed!
In defeat, Garbol Sharpen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Smash that'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ankle Breaker (ranked 2281 p4p, 3905 weight class) and James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 132 p4p, 221 weight class). James Clerk Maxwell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankle Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Breaker is looking for a kimura but Clerk Maxwell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Breaker to get the leverage.
Breaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Clerk Maxwell tries to lock up and control but Breaker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Breaker 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.
Breaker controlling the pace for now.
Breaker looking to control but Clerk Maxwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell just holding on.
Clerk Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
Clerk Maxwell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Breaker.
Breaker misses with a head shot.
Breaker lands a big elbow.
Breaker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clerk Maxwell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clerk Maxwell and Breaker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Breaker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clerk Maxwell, who protects the arm well.
Clerk Maxwell stops Breaker from passing to mount.
Breaker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clerk Maxwell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Breaker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clerk Maxwell, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Clerk Maxwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Breaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Clerk Maxwell is defending well.
Clerk Maxwell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Breaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Breaker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clerk Maxwell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Breaker has control of an arm but Clerk Maxwell manages to advance to Breaker's back!
Clerk Maxwell struggling to keep hold of the position.
Breaker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Breaker staying busy and making it hard for Clerk Maxwell to control.
Breaker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker trying to control but not successfully.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to stick to Breaker's back but Breaker is turning into Clerk Maxwell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Clerk Maxwell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Breaker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ankle Breaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Breaker misses with a takedown attempt - Clerk Maxwell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Clerk Maxwell. No joy for Breaker on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Clerk Maxwell misses.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Breaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clerk Maxwell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Breaker fails with the takedown
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ankle Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Clerk Maxwell - just one landing.
 Breaker is rocked!
Breaker ducks into an uppercut from Clerk Maxwell and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Clerk Maxwell!
An out of breath James Clerk Maxwell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 2702 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Oba Umar (ranked 366 p4p, 370 weight class). Oba Umar 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oba Umar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Oba Umar has been cut.
We've been told by Inhanamoto's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Inhanamoto looks to land a right hand but Umar moved out of range.
Inhanamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Umar.
Inhanamoto throws a body punch but Umar moves out of range.
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umar.
Umar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Umar misses with a straight right.
Umar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto misses the jab.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Umar avoids it easily.
Umar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Inhanamoto connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Umar throws a poor cross that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Inhanamoto staying out of range there.
Umar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umar throws an off balance right hand
and Umar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Umar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inhanamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Umar misses with a jab to the body
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Oba Umar's cut even more.
Inhanamoto slips a straight right by Umar.
Inhanamoto lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
Umar misses with a lunging right hand
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Umar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, jab by Inhanamoto - just one landing.
Umar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Umar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands with a good body shot.
Inhanamoto scores with a jab to the head.
The cut above Oba Umar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Inhanamoto swings for the body but Umar moves out of range.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Umar blocks it.
Umar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Inhanamoto finds it's way through Umar's defenses.
Oba Umar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Inhanamoto throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Umar tumbling to the canvas!
Umar is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oba Umar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giro Inhanamoto!
Giro Inhanamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Altieri (ranked 1855 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 238 p4p, 247 weight class). Luca Altieri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Altieri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki wants to clinch up but Altieri keeps it at a distance.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peramaki darts in trying to clinch
and Altieri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Altieri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peramaki keeps working.
Altieri throwing shots but Peramaki is blocking nicely.
Peramaki is looking to get back to full guard here but Altieri has managed to pass to side control instead.
Peramaki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki manages to get to full guard.
Altieri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Altieri has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altieri wants to control from the top but Peramaki keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peramaki is looking to cinch up a triangle. Altieri throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Peramaki's body to avoid the submission. Peramaki has instead reached around Altieri's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Peramaki arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kimmo Peramaki!
Kimmo Peramaki is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 980 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 21 p4p, 30 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger connects with a jab.
Granger scores with a nice right hand.
Granger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by The Bouncer there.
The Bouncer connects with a nice looking jab.
Granger clinches with his opponent.
Granger tries to work over The Bouncer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Bouncer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Bouncer blocks a body shot from Granger.
The Bouncer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
The Bouncer blocks a body shot from Granger.
The Bouncer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Bouncer swinging wildly here.
Granger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Granger throws a hook to the side of The Bouncer's head but The Bouncer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
The Bouncer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by The Bouncer. Beautiful body shot.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a jab when The Bouncer was well out of range.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer connects with a nice looking jab.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bouncer was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
The Bouncer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Bouncer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granger.
Granger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Granger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Granger there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger takes one on the button.
The Bouncer throws a body shot but no joy.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
The Bouncer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger moves out of range as The Bouncer throws a body kick.
The Bouncer takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and Granger counters with a right hand to the body.
Granger lands with an uppercut that bounces The Bouncer off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by The Bouncer.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer digs a good body shot into Granger's ribs.
The Bouncer swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bouncer was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
Granger takes a swing at The Bouncer's ribcage but misses.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Granger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Granger misses the jab.
The Bouncer scores with a shot to the body.
The Bouncer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Bouncer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and The Bouncer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
The Bouncer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger throws a sloppy body shot
and The Bouncer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
The Bouncer connects with a body shot that sends Granger's belly button to the back.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger lands a really nice looking cross but The Bouncer seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granger lunges at The Bouncer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Bouncer's hand.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Granger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
Granger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granger throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
The Bouncer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Granger misses with a hook. The Bouncer ducked under it nicely.
Granger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Bouncer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Bouncer digs a good hook to Granger's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by The Bouncer as he checks the leg kick.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the head.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Granger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Granger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer slips under a jab.
The Bouncer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Bouncer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Granger to score with a decent uppercut.
The Bouncer with a hook.
The Bouncer jabs at Granger's body.
Granger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Bouncer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Granger.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer misses with a low kick.
Granger swings for the body but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on The Bouncer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Bouncer throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - The Bouncer coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bouncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Bouncer finds it's way round the side to connect with Granger's head.
Granger misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer throws the kick towards the body but Granger avoids it.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as The Bouncer blocks the low kick.
The Bouncer flicks out a counter leg kick but Granger steps away.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bouncer is just out of range.
Granger takes one on the button.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Granger misses.
The Bouncer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Bouncer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Bouncer works Granger's body with a nice hook.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
The Bouncer scores with the left hand. Granger knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Granger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granger on the side of the head.
Granger throws a jab when The Bouncer was well out of range.
Nice body punch from The Bouncer.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer thuds his shin into the meat of Granger's side.
The Bouncer tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Granger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bouncer misses with a two punch combination.
Granger throws a leg kick
and The Bouncer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
The Bouncer tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger looks to land a right hand but The Bouncer moved out of range.
A nice side step and The Bouncer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger throws a leg kick that is checked
letting The Bouncer counter with a right hand.
Granger misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer misses with a looping right.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Granger throws a body punch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Granger tries to clinch but The Bouncer is having none of it.
The Bouncer connects with a body shot that sends Granger's belly button to the back.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Bouncer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Granger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Granger throws a chopping leg kick but The Bouncer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Bouncer stuns Granger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bouncer looks for the body kick but Granger saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
Granger blocks a head kick by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
The Bouncer tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.
The Bouncer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger throws a leg kick
enabling The Bouncer to counter with a crisp jab.
Granger missing with a left hand there. The Bouncer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bouncer counters with a body kick.
Granger avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
Granger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
Granger throwing a counter right hand but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Bouncer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer blocks a leg kick.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that Granger ducks under and follows up with a left that Granger also avoids with ease.
Granger misses with a hook. The Bouncer ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by The Bouncer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Bouncer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Granger tried to score with a low kick but The Bouncer checks it.
Granger lands a nice shot that snaps The Bouncer's head back.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
The Bouncer lands a body shot.
The Bouncer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws out a powerful jab.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Bouncer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bouncer.
A combination from The Bouncer does no damage.
A shot to the body from The Bouncer misses
and Granger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granger takes one on the button.
Granger clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Bouncer's elbow.
The Bouncer prevents a body shot from Granger.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger misses with a body punch.
The Bouncer misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Bouncer's elbow.
The Bouncer blocks a body shot from Granger.
The Bouncer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Bouncer working aggressively here.
The Bouncer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granger tries a body shot but The Bouncer blocks it.
The Bouncer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Bouncer is trying to break free.
Granger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Bouncer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Bouncer misses with a body punch.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but The Bouncer avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
The Bouncer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
A body shot lands from The Bouncer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but Granger avoids them all with ease.
Granger tests The Bouncer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer dodges the punch combination from Granger.
The Bouncer just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from The Bouncer
and Granger counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Bouncer's knee momentarily.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granger rather than just go for the knockout.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Granger misses the target.
The Bouncer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Granger throwing a counter right hand but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer lands a slapping body shot.
The Bouncer blocks a jab.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
The Bouncer's corner calls for a 1-2. The Bouncer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Granger scores with a sloppy right hand. The Bouncer should have avoided that one.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Granger has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but The Bouncer ducks down to avoid it.
The Bouncer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Bouncer staying out of range there.
The Bouncer lands a lovely overhand right.
Granger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Granger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Bouncer lands with a shot to the body.
Granger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Bouncer throws out a powerful jab.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a double jab
and Granger counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Bouncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Granger or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granger blocking some punches.
The Bouncer lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Bouncer lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer misses with a punch to the body.
The Bouncer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but The Bouncer avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
The Bouncer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Granger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Bouncer can turn it around.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
Granger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
The Bouncer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger tries to move into range but The Bouncer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick
and Granger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Bouncer lands a nice looking body kick.
The Bouncer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer lands with a hook. Granger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Granger misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bouncer was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Bouncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Bouncer 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny The Bouncer!
After winning the bout, Benny The Bouncer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Frank Granger was interviewed post fight and said 'Im old and slow myabe time to take my money and run! live the good life Beer and girls anyway respect to Benny The Bouncer great fight '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 446 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 10 p4p, 27 weight class). Gustavsson comes into the arena with Knockout - 2Pac blaring out of the sound system. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. Ivern Gustavsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Philippe has his feet on Gustavsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gustavsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gustavsson 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 Philippe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gustavsson wants to control but Philippe is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Philippe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Gustavsson wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Gustavsson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Philippe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Philippe shows good takedown defense.
Gustavsson shoots for a takedown but Philippe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philippe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson feints and as Philippe raises his hands in defense, Gustavsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Gustavsson is in close to Philippe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. Philippe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by Philippe!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gustavsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
Philippe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philippe to the mat! Philippe manages to get full guard.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gustavsson postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Gustavsson's head back.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but Philippe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Philippe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philippe quickly recovers to half guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Philippe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is looking to escape.
Philippe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson stays in close to Philippe's body and controls the position.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Philippe wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson has Philippe pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Philippe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.
Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustavsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Philippe wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson stops Philippe from standing up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustavsson won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Philippe is working away.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Philippe down.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
The strikes coming from Gustavsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Philippe's head but Philippe avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson misses with the ground and pound.
Philippe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Philippe has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
Gustavsson working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philippe is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson stalling.
Gustavsson tries to pass to full mount but Philippe defends it.
Ground and pound from Gustavsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson 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.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson 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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