AFC 9: Mayo vs Lombard PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heristos Merialoser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sibayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sibayan has chosen Stand up and shout as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Merialoser
vs
Sibayan

167 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heristos Merialoser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Sibayan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Merialoser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sibayan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Merialoser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Merialoser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merialoser wants it to stay on the feet.
Sibayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heristos Merialoser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sibayan.

Sibayan gets tackled into the cage by Merialoser. Merialoser maintains the clinch.
Merialoser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sibayan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Merialoser.
Sibayan takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mark Sibayan has been cut.
Merialoser landing knees to the head.

Sibayan is rocked!
Merialoser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sibayan is still on wobbly legs! Can Merialoser finish him?
Merialoser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sibayan seems to have recovered his senses.
Merialoser is stalling here.
Merialoser scores with a knee to the head.
Sibayan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Merialoser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sibayan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Merialoser gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merialoser taking a breather.
Merialoser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Merialoser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Merialoser has Sibayan pushed against the cage.
Merialoser tries a knee to the head but Sibayan blocks it.
Merialoser connects with a knee to the head.
Merialoser stalls.
Merialoser looking to throw knees to the head but Sibayan is blocking nicely.
Merialoser is breathing heavily.
Merialoser misses with a knee to the head.
Merialoser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sibayan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Merialoser connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sibayan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Merialoser misses with a knee to the head.
Sibayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Merialoser controls his hands.
Sibayan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Merialoser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sibayan wants a takedown.
Sibayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Merialoser controls his hands.
Merialoser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sibayan is working for takedown but Merialoser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sibayan is working for takedown but Merialoser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Merialoser prevents the takedown attempt.
Merialoser is pressed up against the cage. Sibayan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Merialoser down to the mat. Merialoser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sibayan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merialoser trying to keep a closed guard but Sibayan is proving a slippery customer.

Sibayan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sibayan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sibayan drops back looking for a leg! Merialoser is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Merialoser manages to kick Sibayan off! Sibayan jumps back into Merialoser's guard.
Sibayan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sibayan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Merialoser's guard.

Sibayan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Merialoser tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sibayan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Sibayan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Adel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adel comes to the cage accompanied by let the body hit the floor. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Adel
vs
Payne

188 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karim Adel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adel shoots in but no luck this time.
Adel fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Adel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adel.
Payne misses with an uppercut

and Adel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Adel wants to work for an arm triangle but Payne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Adel is looking for a kimura here.
Payne is looking to improve his position.

Adel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Payne is just riding it out for now. Adel eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adel seems to be looking for submissions.

Adel is working for a kimura but Payne is defending it quite comfortably.

Adel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Payne defends it well.
Adel trying to pass the guard but Payne defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Adel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adel trying to mount his opponent but Payne defends it.

Adel is looking for a kimura here.

Adel is working for a kimura but Payne is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adel seems to be working for a kimura but Payne defends the submission attempt.

Adel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Adel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Adel is working for a submission of some sort.

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.

Adel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Payne defends it well.

Adel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Adel is looking for a kimura but Payne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adel to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Adel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adel shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Adel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne stuns Adel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payne scores with a hook.
Adel blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payne lands with a right hand.
Adel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.

Payne throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Adel tumbling to the canvas!

Adel is rocked!
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Adel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne trying to control but Adel is working from the bottom.
Adel seems to have got his legs back now.
Payne distracts Adel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Adel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Adel has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adel's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Adel blocks nicely.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payne is working Adel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adel has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Adel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Adel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Payne defends well.

Adel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Payne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payne chips away with some ground and pound.
Payne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Payne lands a couple of digs.

Adel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Payne scoring with some ground and pound.
Payne cracks Adel with a solid left hand.

Adel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adel has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adel is keeping the position for now.
Payne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Payne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Payne scoring with punches to the head and body.

Payne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne wants to control from the top but Adel keeps moving.

Adel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payne distracts Adel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payne wants to control from the top but Adel keeps moving.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Adel blocks nicely.
Payne scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Adel shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payne misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Payne there.
Adel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Adel walks into a straight right hand from Payne.
Payne swings widly with a right hand

and Adel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne is pulling down on Adel's head. It's preventing any offense from Adel, at least for the moment.
Adel stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.

Adel has gone for a leg lock! Payne slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adel's guard.
Max Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Adel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Adel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adel's head.

Adel looking for a guillotine here but Payne defends easily.

Adel has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Payne doesn't defend quickly enough and Adel has managed to lock this one up! Can Payne escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Adel on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karim Adel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Benga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Booms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Benga
vs
Booms

200 cm
20
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Benga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Booms!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booms.
Benga misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Booms.

It looks like Kane Benga has been cut.
Benga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benga shoots in looking for a takedown. Booms tries to sprawl out of it but Benga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Booms manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booms manages to avoid it.
Booms lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benga looks to score with a jab to the body but Booms is just out of range.
Benga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benga is breathing heavily.
Booms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Booms drops Benga with a big left hand! Benga is injured, injured bad! Booms jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Booms!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Connen
vs
Noons

175 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Gilop®

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shael Connen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tj Noons!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Connen - just one landing.

It looks like Tj Noons has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connen counters with a right hand to the body.
Noons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Connen backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connen cracks Noons with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Noons tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Connen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Noons is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shael Connen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Majak Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Dressler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dressler has chosen Raptile - Fight Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marc Dressler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Daw
vs
Dressler

183 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Majak Daw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Dressler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Daw. Those never looked like landing.
Daw misses the jab.
Dressler slips a straight right by Daw.
Daw throws a body punch but Dressler moves out of range.
Daw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dressler was well out of range. Poor timing from Daw.
Daw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dressler has time to react.
Majak Daw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dressler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Dressler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daw's half guard.
Daw is looking to escape.
Dressler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dressler working over Daw with some ground and pound. Daw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dressler prevents Daw from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dressler.
Dressler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dressler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daw's head.

Dressler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dressler stops Daw from getting back to his feet.
Dressler is looking to take a break and control but Daw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dressler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dressler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daw defending well though.
Dressler throwing shots but Daw is blocking nicely.
Dressler throwing shots but Daw is blocking nicely.
Dressler stops Daw from getting back to his feet.
Dressler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dressler throwing shots but Daw is blocking nicely.
Daw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dressler.
Dressler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dressler prevents Daw from standing back up.
Daw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dressler with the ground and pound but Daw uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dressler prevents Daw from getting back to his feet.
Dressler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dressler is looking to work some ground and pound but Daw has wrist control.
Dressler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dressler trying to control but Daw is working from the bottom.
Dressler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daw wants to stand and escape but Dressler is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dressler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dressler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dressler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daw wants to stand but Dressler is controlling the position.
Daw is breathing heavily.
Dressler passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dressler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dressler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Dressler.
Dressler wants to take a breather but Daw is having none of it.
Dressler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dressler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dressler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dressler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw is refusing to be controlled, as Dressler sits in half guard.
Dressler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dressler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dressler is pressing down on Daw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daw is holding on for now.
Dressler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dressler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dressler is looking to advance position but Daw won't allow it.
Daw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dressler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Dressler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daw lands the left hand.
Daw throws the left hand but Dressler avoids the punch easily.
Daw misses the jab.
Daw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daw lands with a cross.
Dressler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daw. Dressler does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dressler or perhaps it was just good defense by Daw which made him look bad.
Dressler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dressler is breathing heavily.
Daw misses with a straight left.
Daw scores with the left hand. Dressler knows he should have avoided that one.
Daw digs a good body shot into Dressler's ribs.
Daw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Daw misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw works over Dressler's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Daw.
Daw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daw.
Daw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dressler's hands.
Nice shot lands for Daw.
Dressler takes one to the side of the head.
Dressler walks into a left hand.
Majak Daw is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Daw lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Daw does it's job there.
Dressler takes one to the side of the head.

Oooooh!!! Daw has knocked Dressler down with a huge combo! Daw steps away and waves a wobbly Dressler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dressler is rocked!
Daw steps in with a hook that catches Dressler right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Daw follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dressler looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Majak Daw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juri Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Lagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Lagos has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Han
vs
Lagos

181 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juri Han!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xander Lagos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Han avoids it really well and circles away.
Han lands with a cross.
Juri Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han misses with a looping right.

Lagos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lagos is trying to ground and pound but Han uses the momentary lack of control by Lagos to regain half guard.
Lagos controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagos wants to control but Han is keeping him busy.
Lagos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lagos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xander Lagos.
A telegraphed right hand from Han misses the target.
Lagos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice takedown defense from Han. No joy for Lagos on that attempt.
Han tries to clinch up

and Lagos counters with a shoot takedown. Han fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han keeping moving, preventing Lagos from controlling successfully.
Han utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xander Lagos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lagos drops his hands momentarily and Han takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han tries to clinch but Lagos moves out of range.
Han throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Han throws a leg kick which misses Lagos's front leg but catches the back leg as Lagos tries to avoid it.
Han lands with a straight right. Lagos didn't see that one coming.
Han lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Han lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Han scores with a nice strike.
Han throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lagos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Han wants to clinch

and Lagos counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagos 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 Han's shoulder. That is not cool.

Han sneaks out the side door and pushes Lagos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Han tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lagos counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Han connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lagos on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Han has Lagos up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juri Han dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Han loads up on a big right hand but Lagos slips the punch.
Han tries a head kick but it misses.
Lagos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lagos walks into a straight right hand from Han.
Lagos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Han pinned against the cage. Han gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Han as Lagos shoots in.
Lagos misses with a hook. Han ducked under it nicely.
Han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Han looks to clinch

and Lagos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Han!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lagos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lagos tries to control but Han wriggling away.
Lagos controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Han wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lagos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lagos trying to control but Han is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Xander Lagos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Han clobbers Lagos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Han throws a head kick that misses.
Han moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lagos avoids the head kick by Han.
Han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lagos fails with a takedown attempt.
Juri Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Lagos.
Han is looking to clinch.

Lagos takes the fight into the clinch.
Han lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Han tries to clinch up but Lagos circles away and keeps his distance.
Han tries to clinch but Lagos is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juri Han will probably get the nod.
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.

That kick from Han tenderised Lagos's leg. Lagos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xander Lagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Han tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lagos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lagos.
Han wants to stand up but Lagos is controlling him.
Lagos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Xander Lagos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lagos wants to control from the top but Han keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xander Lagos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Han comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Han displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lagos.
Han's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lagos under the eye.
Crunch! Han slams his shin into Lagos's torso.
Lagos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Han keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Han lands with an overhand left.
Lagos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagos slips a jab and a cross from Han.
Han comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Han catches Lagos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Juri Han is winning the standup battle so far.
Han lands with a shot to the body.
Han connects with a high kick.
Han lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Han thumps Lagos with a low kick.
Lagos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Han scores with a leg kick.
Han connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Han pushes Lagos up against the cage in a clinch.
Han landing knees to the body.
Han tries a knee to the head but Lagos blocks it.
Han with a knee to the head.

Han breaks from the clinch.
Han scores with a hook.
Han connects with a leg kick. Lagos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Han lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch but Lagos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Han throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Han has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Han with a knee to the head.
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lagos's face.
Han is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lagos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lagos's face.
Han pressing his opponent against the cage.
Han is trying to break the clinch but Lagos has him pressed against the cage.

Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lagos has closed the distance and engaged Han in a clinch.

Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juri Han clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Han lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lagos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lagos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lagos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lagos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Han keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Han will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Xander Lagos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Han darts in and clinches Lagos up against the cage.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han has a couple of punches blocked by Lagos.

Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Han throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lagos's head.
Han just misses with a punch to the body.
Han moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Han. Beautiful body shot.
Han defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lagos.
Han just misses with a punch to the body.
Han darts in trying to clinch

and Lagos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lagos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagos wants to control from the top but Han keeps moving.
Han keeping full guard, as Lagos tries to pass.
Lagos stays in close to Han's body and controls the position.
Han keeping moving, preventing Lagos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xander Lagos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lagos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Han as he jumps to the side.
Lagos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Han sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lagos somewhat.
Juri Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Lagos.
Lagos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Han connects with a body shot.
Han tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Lagos dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lagos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lagos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lagos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lagos is just content to waste time from the top position. Han takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Han can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lagos controls the pace.
Han keeping full guard, as Lagos tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lagos controls the pace.
Lagos trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xander Lagos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lagos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lagos takes one to the side of the head.

Lagos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lagos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Han wants to stand and escape but Lagos is having none of it.
Han keeping moving, preventing Lagos from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xander Lagos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Han thows a left - swing and a miss!
Han keeps Lagos at a distance using the push kick.
Han wants to clinch but Lagos slips to the side

so Lagos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lagos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Han swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Han wants to stand up but Lagos is controlling him.
Lagos controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juri Han is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Xander Lagos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lagos drops his hands momentarily and Han takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lagos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lagos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Lagos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Han has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juri Han!
Juri Han is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
92%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dumile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Krobanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis Krobanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dumile
vs
Krobanov

185 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Gilop®
Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Dumile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexis Krobanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krobanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumile.
Krobanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dumile counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Krobanov misses.
Krobanov misses with an uppercut
and Krobanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krobanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dumile counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexis Krobanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krobanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krobanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krobanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krobanov misses with a few strikes there.
Krobanov throws a hook but Dumile avoids it easily.
Krobanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dumile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dumile dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.

Dumile closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krobanov is trying to stand up here but Dumile is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Dumile there.

Dumile is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumile thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krobanov's head.
Dumile perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krobanov is trying to control but Dumile passes into side control!
Check out the look on Dumile's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dumile lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krobanov down.
Dumile is staying tight to Krobanov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dumile 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.
An elbow from Dumile crashes against the mat.
Krobanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dumile. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumile working the head with strikes.
Dumile working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dumile working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krobanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dumile controlling from side mount.
Dumile throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dumile controls the position.

Dumile looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dumile has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumile controlling his opponent.
Dumile landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dumile scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krobanov?
Dumile landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dumile breaks from Krobanov's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumile fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krobanov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dumile looking to finish Krobanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krobanov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumile tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krobanov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krobanov looks gassed!
Dumile landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dumile landing strikes from the mount and Krobanov is in trouble!
Dumile looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Krobanov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dumile!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinco Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mayo
vs
Lombard

189 cm
26
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cinco Mayo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard scores with a jab. Mayo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Mayo is predictable there
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombard misses with a body kick.
Mayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mayo has time to react.
Mayo throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombard scores with a body shot.
Lombard throws a combination that misses
and Mayo counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayo lands a leg kick that knocks Lombard off balance momentarily.
Mayo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lombard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayo. Mayo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombard looks gassed!
Lombard misses with a double jab
and Mayo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayo.
Mayo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayo lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Bernard Lombard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Mayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cinco Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Mayo misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Mayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayo throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayo tries to move into range but Lombard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mayo throws a head kick that misses
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mayo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Lombard as he connects with a hook.
Mayo throws a head kick that misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lombard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mayo throws a head kick that misses
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayo's hands.
Nice cross by Lombard.
Nice uppercut there from Lombard.
Lombard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mayo throws a leg kick
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombard scores with a three punch combo!
Lombard throws a series of strikes that have Mayo backpedaling.
Lombard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mayo back to the cage. Lombard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lombard lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo thows a leg kick but Lombard checks it
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayo throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Mayo avoids them all with ease.
Lombard lands with a cross.
Lombard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard works over Mayo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayo at a distance.
Lombard 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 from Lombard.
Lombard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard connects with a nice looking jab.
Lombard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mayo backs up against the cage.

Mayo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard lands a body shot.
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo throws a head kick that misses
and Mayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lombard is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Lombard shuts the power down on Mayo. Lights out, game over! Lombard is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bernard Lombard!
Bernard Lombard is the new light heavyweight champion!