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Gold Standard Fight Night 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mara has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mara.
Nice body punch from Mara.
A shot in the inside from Mara.
Lunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Lunn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mara is defending well.
Mara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Mara.
Mara works on Lunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Mara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lunn looks gassed!
Mara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mara lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matthew Mara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Lunn.
Mara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mara taking a breather.
Mara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mara has Lunn pressed against the cage.
Mara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lunns head.
Mara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mara presses Lunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mara is leaning against Lunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara is pushing Lunn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mara lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Mara scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Billy Lunn has been cut.
Lunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Mara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mara.
A right hand to the body from Mara.
Mara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mara just leaning against Lunn, taking a breather.
Mara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mara lands a left hand.
Mara has Lunn pressed against the cage.
Mara lands with a left to the head.
Mara stalling against the cage.
Mara landing knees to the body.
Mara landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mara.
Mara is leaning against Lunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mara stalls.
Mara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mara is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lunn.
Mara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lunn's defenses.
Mara lands a body punch.
Mara lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara lands with a right to the head.
Lunn is rocked!
Mara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mara finish him?
Mara slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara drops Lunn with a big knee straight up the middle! Lunn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mara circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Lunn tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mara wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Mara!
A relieved looking Matthew Mara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Workman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack-Time Bomb. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinson Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workman misses with a jab to the body
and Perez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Workman's knee momentarily.
Perez avoids the body shot from Workman.
Perez throws a jab when Workman was well out of range.
Perez tries to score with a low kick but Workman moves his leg out of the way.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Workman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Workman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Workman off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez throws a chopping leg kick but Workman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Workman working aggressively here.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Perez blocks a body shot from Workman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Workman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Workman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Workman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Workman looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Workman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Workman.
Workman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
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!
Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Workman.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Workman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Workman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Workman's front leg but catches the back leg as Workman tries to avoid it.
Workman lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman tries to land a body kick
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Workman throws a lazy uppercut
and Perez counters with a left to the body.
Workman is breathing heavily.
Workman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez connects with a jab.
A head kick by Workman misses
and Perez counters with a series of strikes. Workman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Workman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez throws a head kick that Workman semi-blocks.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Workman.
Perez slips a straight right by Workman.
Workman thows a body shot but no joy.
Workman throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a big head kick but Workman shrugs it off.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Workman connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Workman's face.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
A hook to the body from Perez.
Workman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perez lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez works on Workman's body with a couple of short punches.
Workman working aggressively here.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Workman's elbow.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Workman controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez avoiding damage.
Perez cracks Workman with a nice body shot.
Perez stalls.
Workman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez stalling the fight.
Workman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Workman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Workmans head.
Perez stalls.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez 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.
Perez throws a head kick that misses
and Workman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Workman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Workman moves out of range easily.
Workman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez gets a clinch.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Workman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez stalls.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Workman misses with a punch on the inside.
Workman is working Perez over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Perez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Workman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perez is looking to control Workman's arms but Workman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the cage.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Workman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Workman blocks a body shot from Perez.
A head punch on the inside from Workman fails to land.
Workman prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Workman avoids the damage to the body.
Workman working aggressively here.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Workman or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Workman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez gets a clinch.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Workman struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Workman misses with the head strike.
Perez lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Workman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Workman.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez swings for the body but Workman moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Workman misses with some punches.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Workman avoids the damage to the body.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Workman scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Workman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perez delivers a nice body kick.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Workman moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Workman blocks a body shot from Perez.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Workman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Workman.
Workman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Workman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Workman slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez is looking to slow Workman down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez clinches up with Workman and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Workman.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Workman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Perez.
Both fighters circling a little - Perez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perez lands with a slapping head kick.
Workman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perez moves away from the strike by Workman.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Workman misses with a body shot.
Perez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Workman.
Vinson Workman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Workman moves out of range easily.
Workman misses with a straight right.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Workman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Workman is looking to score with low kicks.
Perez clinches.
Perez blocking some punches.
Workman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Workman misses with some punches.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
Workman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Workman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Workman.
Perez with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Workman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Workman managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez slows down the pace here.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Luis Alberto Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Workman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Workman.
Workman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Workman up against the cage.
Workman tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Workman back against the cage.
Workman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Workman throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throws a combination. Workman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perez checks the leg kick.
Workman throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Workman looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perez 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ibrahimovic's choice of entrance music: Mind Heist. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibrahimovic defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Ibrahimovic slips the punch.
Hicks shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibrahimovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hicks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic moves forwards but Hicks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hicks is looking to score with low kicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Ibrahimovic saw that one coming.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibrahimovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibrahimovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hicks. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic scores with a nice right hand.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Ibrahimovic ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ibrahimovic - that will leave a mark!
Hicks shoots in but Ibrahimovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Ibrahimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Ibrahimovic.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Hicks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ibrahimovic.
Hicks is looking to wear down Ibrahimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Ibrahimovic cracks Hicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hicks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ibrahimovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Ibrahimovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick that knocks Hicks off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hicks drives through with a takedown into Ibrahimovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position here.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
Hicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic controlling the position.
Hicks 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.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ibrahimovic counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ibrahimovic enables Hicks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ibrahimovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hicks stays in close to Ibrahimovic's body and controls the position.
Ibrahimovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahimovic, not yet.
Hicks tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibrahimovic is retaining full guard.
Ibrahimovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibrahimovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hicks working for a triangle but Ibrahimovic defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Ibrahimovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibrahimovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Ibrahimovic wants to stand but Hicks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ibrahimovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks stuns Ibrahimovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a solid body kick.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hicks is defended easily by Ibrahimovic.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but Ibrahimovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibrahimovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Ibrahimovic to work.
Ibrahimovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Knees to the body from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic working Hicks over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic tries a knee to the head but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Hicks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ibrahimovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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 Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic walks into a left hand.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahimovic instigates a clinch.
Ibrahimovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hicks is blocking nicely.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ibrahimovic connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to stall.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibrahimovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Ibrahimovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Ibrahimovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahimovic is fending him off so far but Hicks persists. Nope, Ibrahimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Ibrahimovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick but Hicks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Ibrahimovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Ibrahimovic staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicks digs a good body shot into Ibrahimovic's ribs.
Nice jab there from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Bill Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
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 Bill Hicks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rannanjarvi's choice of entrance music: Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
168 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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31
169 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannanjarvi.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Rannanjarvi is out of range.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rannanjarvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rannanjarvi counters with a left to the body.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rannanjarvi.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rannanjarvi throws out the jab.
Rannanjarvi misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rannanjarvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. That's going to slow Penn down.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rannanjarvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rannanjarvi misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Penn misses.
Rannanjarvi looks to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rannanjarvi avoids it really well and circles away.
Rannanjarvi scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Penn misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi misses the shot to the body.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rannanjarvi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rannanjarvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Rannanjarvi. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Rannanjarvi dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rannanjarvi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn slips under a jab from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Penn tries to move into range but Rannanjarvi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rannanjarvi dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Rannanjarvi throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A shot to the liver by Rannanjarvi. Beautiful body shot.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penn's head.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rannanjarvi staying out of range there.
Rannanjarvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Rannanjarvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rannanjarvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn throws the left hand but Rannanjarvi avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Penn misses.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rannanjarvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rannanjarvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rannanjarvi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Rannanjarvi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rannanjarvi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Rannanjarvi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Rannanjarvi drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rannanjarvi cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi scores with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn misses with a hook.
Rannanjarvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi throws a series of strikes that have Penn backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking body kick.
Rannanjarvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Rannanjarvi ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Rannanjarvi moved out of range nicely.
Rannanjarvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rannanjarvi to the mat! Rannanjarvi manages to get full guard.
Rannanjarvi is pulling down on Penn's head to control his posture.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rannanjarvi is retaining full guard.
Rannanjarvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn stays in close to Rannanjarvi's body and controls the position.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rannanjarvi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rannanjarvi wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antti Rannanjarvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a takedown but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rannanjarvi misses with an uppercut.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab to the body.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rannanjarvi throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rannanjarvi moves away.
Rannanjarvi lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rannanjarvi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Penn.
Rannanjarvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Cassius Penn.
I think Rannanjarvi 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!
Antti Rannanjarvi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro comes to the cage accompanied by Carlos Puebla - Y En Eso Llego Fidel. Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
170 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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25
171 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinjo.
Shinjo fails with the takedown.
Shinjo looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Castro tests Shinjo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro scores with a nice strike.
Castro lunges at Shinjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinjo's hand.
Shinjo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castro doesn't seem bothered though.
Shinjo closes the distance and clinches.
Castro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Shinjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Shinjo misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro rushes Shinjo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Castro.
Castro has clasped his hands together around Shinjo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Castro landing strikes.
Castro looks up at the clock and then as Shinjo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Castro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shinjo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo manages to get back to half guard.
Castro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Castro is working for a submission of some sort.
Shinjo wants to improve his position but Castro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinjo keeps working.
Castro drops an elbow to the side of Shinjo's head.
Shinjo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castro is trying to control. Shinjo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castro is pressing down on Shinjo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shinjo is holding on for now.
Castro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shinjo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Shinjo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castro defends it easily.
Castro postures up and lands a big shot to Shinjo's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinjo controlling Castro's posture.
Castro lands a couple of digs.
Shinjo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Shinjo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinjo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castro's half guard.
Shinjo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castro defends it well.
Castro has his hands clasped together around Shinjo's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro has hold of Shinjo's hands but Shinjo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shinjo looks to land a strike but Castro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shinjo!
Shinjo regains half guard.
Shinjo has hold of Castro's hands but Castro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shinjo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castro is trying to control the action in half guard but Shinjo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shinjo is looking to improve his position.
Shinjo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Castro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Shinjo. No joy for Castro on that attempt.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo tries to score with a low kick but Castro moves his leg out of the way.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shinjo is out of range and Castro settles back down.
Shinjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro is looking to clinch but Shinjo is avoiding it.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shinjo is fending him off so far but Castro persists. Nope, Shinjo circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo slips a jab from Castro.
Shinjo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro tries to work over Shinjo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Castro lands a knee to the body.
Shinjo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shinjo lands a nice uppercut.
Shinjo scores with a shoulder strike.
Castro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shinjo.
Shinjo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shinjo is trying to break the clinch but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Castro misses with a knee to the head.
Shinjo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shinjo.
Castro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinjo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shinjo decides to stand and escape the position.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
Fidel Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinjo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinjo.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Castro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinjo on the side of the head.
Shinjo thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Shinjo slips the punch.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Castro checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Castro slams his shin into Shinjo's torso.
Castro scores with a nice body kick.
Castro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shinjo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shinjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinjo throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shinjo manages to get to full guard.
Castro lands a couple of digs.
Shinjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Shinjo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo trying to keep a closed guard but Castro is proving a slippery customer.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro prevents Shinjo from getting back to his feet.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shinjo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castro!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Castro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shinjo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Shinjo unloads with some shots from mount but Castro bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Fidel Castro 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shinjo tries to land a leg kick but Castro saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castro, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinjo misses the target.
Castro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Castro tenderised Shinjo's leg. Shinjo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shinjo to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A low kick from Shinjo is predictable there
and Castro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castro lands a high kick!
Shinjo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shinjo throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Shinjo misses the jab.
Shinjo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinjo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castro throws a head kick but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
Shinjo takes one to the chin there.
Shinjo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castro throws a front kick aimed at Shinjo's knee but Shinjo avoids it well.
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Shinjo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
Shinjo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Shinjo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Castro.
Shinjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
Shinjo stalling in the clinch but Castro improves position.
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Castro gets through Shinjo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinjo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Shinjo.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinjo avoids it.
Shinjo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Shinjo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shinjo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinjo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shinjo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Shinjo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Castro blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shinjo.
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castro checks a low kick from Shinjo.
Castro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinjo can pounce on him.
Shinjo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fidel Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinjo takes the fight into the clinch.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Shinjo scores with a shoulder strike.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. Shinjo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Shinjo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Castro's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Fidel Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a leg kick
and Castro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shinjo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castro.
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 Fidel Castro.
Well Castro 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Castro!
After winning the bout, Fidel Castro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes to the cage accompanied by Go hard or go home. Johnson has chosen Alvarez as his entrance music. Johnny Johnson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Nikov.
Nikov tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Nikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson lands a front kick.
A left lands for Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slips a jab from Nikov.
Nikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikov off to one side.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nikov.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nikov throws a head punch that misses.
Nikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Nikov tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Nikov back against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Nikov avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Nikov prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikov.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands a head kick. Nikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nikov somewhat.
Nikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Nikov down.
Nikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nikov is rocked!
A slow jab from Nikov misses its intended target.
Oh Nikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Nikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
and Johnson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nikov! He's just covering up as Johnson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soplamocos's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger!!!. A fine choice. Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Soplamocos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soplamocos.
That kick from Soplamocos tenderised Van damm's leg. Van damm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van damm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soplamocos.
Soplamocos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van damm tries to clinch up but Soplamocos circles away and keeps his distance.
Soplamocos dodges the punch combination from Van damm.
Soplamocos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Soplamocos from controlling successfully.
Soplamocos is looking to work some ground and pound but Van damm has wrist control.
Soplamocos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van damm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soplamocos has managed to get both his arms back between Van damm's legs - danger averted.
Soplamocos throwing strikes from guard but Van damm blocks nicely.
Van damm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soplamocos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Soplamocos from controlling successfully.
Van damm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soplamocos manages to get himself to full guard.
Van damm throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soplamocos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soplamocos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soplamocos trying to keep a closed guard but Van damm is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soplamocos is on top in guard.
Soplamocos looking to pass the guard.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Soplamocos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van damm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soplamocos trying to control but Van damm is working from the bottom.
Van damm looking for a sweep. Not yet Van damm, not yet.
Soplamocos is working Van damm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soplamocos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Soplamocos stands up over Van damm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van damm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soplamocos connects with a couple of short punches.
Soplamocos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van damm holds on and takes a little breather.
Soplamocos throws a strike but Van damm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos working a defensive guard here.
Van damm throwing strikes but missing.
Soplamocos is trying to keep Van damm in close.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Soplamocos keeps moving.
Soplamocos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soplamocos wants to sweep but no luck.
Van damm with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm trying to control but Soplamocos is working from the bottom.
Van damm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soplamocos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tong Van damm.
Soplamocos shoots for a double leg takedown but Van damm sprawls well. He's pushed Soplamocos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soplamocos thows a body shot but no joy.
Soplamocos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van damm throws a series of punches but Soplamocos moves out of range.
Van damm misses with an uppercut. Soplamocos saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soplamocos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soplamocos is looking to slow Van damm down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Soplamocos dominated that round.
That's time! Soplamocos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soplamocos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van damm misses with a lunging right hand
and Soplamocos counters with a solid body kick.
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van damm ducks right into an uppercut from Soplamocos.
Van damm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van damm blocks a head kick by Soplamocos.
Some wild striking there from Van damm.
Soplamocos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soplamocos throws the left hand but Van damm avoids the punch easily.
Soplamocos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Van damm does it's job there.
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!
Soplamocos misses the shot to the body.
Soplamocos swings for the body but Van damm moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm tried to score with a low kick but Soplamocos checks it.
Van damm checks a leg kick nicely.
Soplamocos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van damm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van damm ducks under a wild hook from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soplamocos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soplamocos's corner calls for a 1-2. Soplamocos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van damm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van damm misses with a looping left.
Soplamocos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van damm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soplamocos somewhat.
Van damm misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Van damm catches Soplamocos right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm wants to clinch.
Van damm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soplamocos was well out of range. Poor timing from Van damm.
Soplamocos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Soplamocos.
Van damm throws a leg kick but Soplamocos checks it.
Van damm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soplamocos.
An inside leg kick from Van damm misses.
Soplamocos defending well as Van damm loads up on a big left hand.
Tong Van damm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soplamocos has closed the distance and engaged Van damm in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Van damm.
Van damm breaks from the clinch.
Soplamocos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soplamocos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van damm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos keeps the fight on the outside.
Van damm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soplamocos counters with a straight right hand.
Soplamocos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soplamocos throws a body punch but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm lands a leg kick that knocks Soplamocos off balance momentarily.
Soplamocos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van damm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van damm throws a series of punches but Soplamocos moves out of range.
Soplamocos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soplamocos digs a good hook to Van damm's body.
Soplamocos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van damm.
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Soplamocos lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Van damm misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos moves in looking to clinch but Van damm pushes him off.
Soplamocos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van damm was well out of range. Poor timing from Soplamocos.
Van damm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van damm throws a solid leg kick but Soplamocos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van damm.
Van damm tries for a takedown but Soplamocos circles away easily
and Soplamocos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soplamocos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soplamocos throws a leg kick but Van damm checks it.
Soplamocos misses with a kick to the body.
Van damm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van damm slips a jab from Soplamocos.
Van damm wants to land a leg kick but Soplamocos is out of range.
Van damm throws a looping overhand right but Soplamocos ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van damm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soplamocos throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van damm.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch but Soplamocos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van damm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van damm connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soplamocos tries a head kick but it misses.
Soplamocos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soplamocos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van damm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van damm thows a body shot but no joy.
Van damm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van damm throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soplamocos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van damm.
Van damm thows a body shot but no joy.
Van damm throws a series of punches but Soplamocos avoids them all with ease.
Soplamocos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Van damm misses.
Soplamocos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van damm.
Soplamocos misses the shot to the body.
Van damm misses the shot to the body.
Soplamocos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van damm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van damm avoids the head kick by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soplamocos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van damm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van damm throws a front kick aimed at Soplamocos's knee but Soplamocos avoids it well.
Van damm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soplamocos. Soplamocos obviously looking to wear him down.
Soplamocos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van damm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van damm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Soplamocos throws a sloppy head kick and Van damm moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van damm blocks the body kick.
Soplamocos misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soplamocos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van damm - the referee stops the clock and Soplamocos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van damm. Soplamocos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van damm stalks Soplamocos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soplamocos's face. Soplamocos staggers backwards, shaken.
Soplamocos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van damm.
It looks like Kid Soplamocos has been cut.
Soplamocos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soplamocos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van damm scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos closes the distance and clinches up with Van damm, looking for a takedown. Soplamocos pushes Van damm against the cage but Van damm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van damm. That's going to slow Soplamocos down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van damm.
A low kick from Van damm misses
and Soplamocos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soplamocos 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.
Van damm is trying to control but can't.
Van damm is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soplamocos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van damm defends it well.
Soplamocos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soplamocos lands strikes from half guard.
Soplamocos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van damm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van damm trying to keep a closed guard but Soplamocos is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soplamocos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van damm keeping full guard, as Soplamocos tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Van damm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van damm 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
Our winner, Tong Van damm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar has chosen Warriors of the World as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro doesn't manage to clinch there - Caesar circles away.
Caesar cracks San Pedro with an open hand slap.
San Pedro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
San Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar throws a big right hand that misses.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. San Pedro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caesar works over San Pedro with some ground and pound from guard.
San Pedro working a defensive guard here.
Caesar stopping the sweep attempt from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
Caesar postures up in San Pedro's guard and throws a big left but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro controls Caesar momentarily but Caesar frees himself.
San Pedro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar .
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caesar throws a big right hand that misses.
San Pedro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
San Pedro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar .
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar working some strikes from top position.
San Pedro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
San Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
San Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar distracts San Pedro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caesar postures up.
Caesar chips away with some ground and pound.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar preventing the sweep.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San Pedro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caesar is in close to San Pedro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caesar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
San Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar throws an elbow that misses. San Pedro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caesar 's guard. Nice move by San Pedro!
Caesar wants to sweep but no luck.
Caesar is pulling down on San Pedro's head to control his posture.
Caesar wants to sweep but no luck.
Caesar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but San Pedro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is refusing to be controlled, as San Pedro sits in half guard.
San Pedro tries to pass to full mount but Caesar defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar gets full guard.
San Pedro is looking to work some ground and pound but Caesar has wrist control.
San Pedro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for San Pedro!
Caesar landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San Pedro tries to hold on but Caesar pushes him away.
Caesar raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius Caesar 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by San Pedro.
Caesar moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
San Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caesar throws out the jab.
Caesar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
Caesar shoots in and gets a takedown into San Pedro's guard.
Caesar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. San Pedro is keeping the position for now.
Caesar preventing the sweep.
Caesar works over San Pedro with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar preventing the sweep.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
San Pedro keeping full guard, as Caesar tries to pass.
Caesar distracts San Pedro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San Pedro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar throwing strikes from guard but San Pedro blocks nicely.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San Pedro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar works over San Pedro with some ground and pound from guard.
Caesar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
San Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro wants to sweep but no luck.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caesar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
San Pedro has momentary wrist control but Caesar slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar cracks San Pedro with a solid left hand.
Caesar chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wants to sweep but no luck.
Caesar working some strikes from top position.
San Pedro is rocked!
Caesar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh San Pedro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
San Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
San Pedro seems to have got his legs back now.
Caesar with a nice head shot there.
Gaius Julius Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now San Pedro is on top in guard.
San Pedro being controlled here momentarily.
San Pedro preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Caesar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. San Pedro defends it easily.
Caesar wants to sweep here but San Pedro controlling him for the moment.
Caesar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
San Pedro tries to hold on but Caesar postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can San Pedro hang on?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Caesar ! San Pedro is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gaius Julius Caesar !
During a confident post fight interview, Gaius Julius Caesar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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