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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yahaya Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Olevaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yahaya Axelsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yahaya Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximo Olevaro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olevaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsson shoots in and drives through. Olevaro sprawls well.
Axelsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olevaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Axelsson won't allow Olevaro to sweep him here.
Olevaro wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axelsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olevaro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Axelsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olevaro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Axelsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Olevaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olevaro lands with a nice body punch.
Olevaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Olevaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Axelsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olevaro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Axelsson manages to move to mount!
Axelsson scoring with strikes but Olevaro is staying in there.
Axelsson landing shots from mount.
Axelsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Axelsson unloading with bombs!
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olevaro is rocked!
Olevaro is in a horrible position here. Axelsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olevaro is still in real trouble! Can Axelsson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Axelsson! Olevaro is hurt baaadly! Axelsson is firing away with more strikes - Olevaro is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yahaya Axelsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krimely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen MEGA PUNK BEST as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Krimely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krimely shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Krimely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krimely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Krimely. Krimely maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jason Krimely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krimely has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Krimely.
Krimely has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Krimely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krimely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krimely throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Krimely shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Krimely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson tries to counter with a clinch but Krimely shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krimely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krimely feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Krimely is having none of it.
Thompson looking to control.
Krimely won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.
Krimely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krimely engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thompson is pulling down on Krimely's head. It's preventing any offense from Krimely, at least for the moment.
Thompson wants to stand but Krimely is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimely not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Krimely isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krimely's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krimely is pushing down on Thompson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thompson is fighting to maintain full guard but Krimely has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Krimely darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Krimely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson gets caught napping as Krimely dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
Krimely slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Krimely isn't so interested in that idea.
Krimely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krimely is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krimely won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krimely dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson looks for a takedown but Krimely sprawls well.
Krimely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson throws Krimely to one side and escapes!
Krimely works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson throws a head kick but Krimely moves out of range.
Jason Krimely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Krimely lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Krimely.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krimely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimely clinches up against the cage.
Krimely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Krimely has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Krimely content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Krimely dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Krimely is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thompson can't fight it off and eventually Krimely manages to take the fight to the floor. Thompson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Krimely postures up.
Krimely slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krimely tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Krimely dives into side control.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Krimely stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Krimely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krimely fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a fast counter high kick but Krimely manages to duck under it in time.
Krimely clinches.
Krimely manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krimely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krimely wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krimely counters with a stiff right hand.
Krimely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson tries to roll over but Krimely keeps him under control.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Krimely is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krimely not doing much here.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krimely is controlling the pace.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krimely is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krimely dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krimely has his takedown stuffed
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krimely cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krimely to keep the fight standing.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Krimely clinches.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krimely takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krimely breaks the clinch.
Jason Krimely is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimely fails with the takedown.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Krimely drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Krimely feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Krimely changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krimely prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Krimely engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thompson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Krimely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krimely stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Krimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krimely misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krimely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krimely shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krimely showed some decent athleticism there.
Thompson tries to kick Krimely off in order to stand up. Krimely Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krimely staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimely could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Krimely landing a few strikes.
Thompson tries to bench press Krimely off him but Krimely keeps the position.
Thompson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Krimely.
Krimely taking a breather here.
Krimely throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jason Krimely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krimely works to advance to full mount. Thompson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krimely controlling the pace for now.
Thompson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Krimely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson is trying to stand up.
Krimely controlling his opponent.
James Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krimely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Krimely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krimely 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Krimely!
Jason Krimely 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mercer Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klemens Czerwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klemens Czerwinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mercer Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klemens Czerwinski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Czerwinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Czerwinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mercer Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away.
Czerwinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricard tries to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
Ricard wants to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czerwinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard pushes Czerwinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Czerwinski up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ricard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Czerwinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Ricard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricard leaning against his opponent.
Ricard jumps guard and drags Czerwinski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Czerwinski postures up.
Czerwinski stands and steps away. Ricard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but Czerwinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Czerwinski defends it nicely.
Czerwinski gets caught flat footed, as Ricard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Czerwinski manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czerwinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricard has him pressed against the cage.
Ricard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Czerwinski walks away with a smile on his face. Ricard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricard fails with the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Czerwinski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Czerwinski, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Czerwinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Czerwinski tries to avoid it but Ricard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Czerwinski to the ground. Czerwinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ricard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Czerwinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Czerwinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Czerwinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch but Czerwinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard fails with the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to clinch up
and Czerwinski counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Czerwinski avoids it really well and circles away.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricard.
Ricard fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klemens Czerwinski 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.
Nice takedown defense from Czerwinski. No joy for Ricard on that attempt.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Ricard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Czerwinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ricard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Czerwinski, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Czerwinski against the cage but Czerwinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mercer Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard shoots in but Czerwinski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Czerwinski leaves Ricard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard tries to clinch but Czerwinski is having none of it.
Czerwinski unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Czerwinski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
Ricard closes the distance but Czerwinski moves to the side
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a left hand
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Czerwinski, which made it look bad.
Czerwinski throws a counter combo.
Ricard misses the body punch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt - Czerwinski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Klemens Czerwinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away easily
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Czerwinski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricard is rocked!
Ricard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Ricard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Czerwinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Ricard seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ricard tries to clinch but Czerwinski moves out of range.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but Czerwinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Czerwinski unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricard tries to clinch but Czerwinski moves out of range.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away easily
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Czerwinski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czerwinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Czerwinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard moves into the clinch.
Czerwinski breaks the clinch.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
Ricard dives in and grabs Czerwinski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Czerwinski pushes down on Ricard's head and hops out.
Ricard tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Czerwinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard shoots and misses
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard wants to clinch up but Czerwinski keeps it at a distance.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Czerwinski unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Czerwinski as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czerwinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricard.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Czerwinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klemens Czerwinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ricard tries to clinch but Czerwinski is having none of it.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
Ricard shoots in but Czerwinski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ricard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czerwinski is fending him off so far but Ricard persists. Nope, Czerwinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick and Czerwinski moves out of range easily.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Klemens Czerwinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard shoots in and drives through. Czerwinski sprawls well.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mercer Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czerwinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away easily
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
Ricard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard throws a lazy body kick
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricard fails with the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Czerwinski circles away.
Czerwinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ricard shoots in but no luck this time.
Czerwinski unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
Klemens Czerwinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Czerwinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
Ricard shoots for a takedown but Czerwinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czerwinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Czerwinski sprawls well. Czerwinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ricard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czerwinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricard.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Czerwinski, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Czerwinski against the cage but Czerwinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ricard tries to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Czerwinski but Czerwinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
A low kick from Ricard misses
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Ricard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard fails with the takedown
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Czerwinski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricard looks to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick and Czerwinski moves out of range easily.
Czerwinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricard tries to clinch up.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
Ricard dives in for a single leg takedown but Czerwinski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Czerwinski throws a counter combo.
Ricard has his takedown stuffed
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Ricard.
Czerwinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricard.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Czerwinski circles away.
Ricard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Czerwinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Czerwinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice takedown defense from Czerwinski. No joy for Ricard on that attempt.
Czerwinski throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ricard is defended easily by Czerwinski.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
Mercer Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Czerwinski defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Czerwinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Czerwinski unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ricard tries to clinch but Czerwinski moves away
and Czerwinski counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Ricard backs off Czerwinski throws a huge counter combo but Ricard manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Czerwinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Czerwinski is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klemens Czerwinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Czerwinski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klemens Czerwinski!
A relieved looking Klemens Czerwinski 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Lokietek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton's entrance music is Eminem - Berzerk. A fine choice. Ashton Eaton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wladyslaw Lokietek's chin.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladyslaw Lokietek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokietek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lokietek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eaton defends well and Lokietek ends up having to push Eaton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eaton keeps the fight on the outside.
Lokietek moves in looking to clinch but Eaton pushes him off.
Lokietek darts in trying to clinch
and Eaton counters with a right hand that sends Lokietek tumbling to the canvas! Can Eaton finish him? He dives into Lokietek's guard looking to do just that!
Lokietek is rocked!
Eaton loads up on a big left hand. Lokietek felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Eaton looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lokietek can't hide his disappointment, as Eaton celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashton Eaton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Perry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Perry!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Perry.
Perry shoots in and drives through. House sprawls well.
Perry cracks House with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perry lands a nice hook to House's body. House takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perry wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
House is rocked!
House gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Perry points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. House wakes up just in time to hear Perry thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Perry!
A very excited looking King Perry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslaw Krzywousty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Goldman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boleslaw Krzywousty!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krzywousty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krzywousty tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Krzywousty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krzywousty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goldman scores with a decent looking hook.
Krzywousty is rocked!
Krzywousty tries to clinch but Goldman moves away
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krzywousty is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldman finish him?
Krzywousty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goldman.
Krzywousty tries to clinch
and Goldman rattles Krzywousty with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Krzywousty tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Goldman dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Krzywousty stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Michelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lazaretto by Jack White. Bruce Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikkel Michelsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michelsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith forces Michelsen back against the cage and clinches.
Michelsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michelsen tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Michelsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Michelsen has managed to clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Michelsen.
Bruce Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikkel Michelsen.
Michelsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michelsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is leaning against Michelsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Michelsen in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Michelsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michelsen's defenses.
It looks like Mikkel Michelsen has been cut.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Michelsen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Michelsen is rocked!
Smith lands a big right hand that drops Michelsen! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Smith!
Bruce Smith is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Bruce Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Coors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milo Coors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Saber!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saber missing with a left hand there. Coors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coors throws a poor cross that misses
and Saber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Saber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saber misses with a straight left.
Coors attempts a counter takedown but Saber avoids it well and moves away.
Saber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coors. Coors circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coors avoids the body shot from Saber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber scores with a jab.
Coors scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saber manages to avoid it.
Saber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Saber misses its intended target.
Coors drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saber sprawls and moves away.
Coors clinches.
Coors definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coors is working Saber over against the cage.
Saber scores with a shot to the side of Coors's head.
Coors tries to throw a body punch but Saber avoids it by throwing Coors back against the cage.
Coors blocks an uppercut.
Coors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saber stalling in the clinch.
Saber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coors gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saber regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coors postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coors looking to pass the guard.
Coors controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coors postures up.
Coors trying to control but Saber is working from the bottom.
Coors throws a big right hand that misses.
Coors looking to pass the guard.
Coors stopping the sweep attempt from Saber.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coors avoids a kick to the body.
Coors slips a jab from Saber.
Coors slips under a jab.
Coors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Saber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coors shoots for a double leg takedown but Saber sprawls well. He's pushed Coors's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saber avoids the body shot from Coors.
Coors tries to clinch there but Saber circles away.
A slow jab from Saber misses its intended target.
Saber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coors backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber slips under a jab from Coors.
Saber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coors feinted with a counter takedown.
Saber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saber blocks a low kick nicely.
Saber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coors with a body shot.
Saber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coors.
Saber throws a looping overhand right but Coors ducks down to avoid it.
Saber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saber looks to score with a jab to the body but Coors is just out of range.
Saber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coors moves away.
Coors attempts a counter takedown but Saber avoids it well and moves away.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coors moves out of range as Saber strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cameron Saber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saber misses with an uppercut. Coors saw that one coming.
Saber misses with a kick to the body
and Coors counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saber won't be happy with that.
Saber explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Coors on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coors tries to clinch but Saber moves out of range.
Coors throws a body punch but Saber moves out of range.
Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coors walks into a stiff left hand from Saber.
Saber throws the left hand but Coors avoids the punch easily.
Coors misses with a hook
and Saber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coors thinking.
Cameron Saber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coors missing with a left hand there. Saber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Saber enables Coors to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Saber is wriggling around but Coors manages to pass to half guard.
Saber trying to control but Coors postures up.
Coors keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Coors tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coors lands a nice short elbow.
Saber is trying to maintain the position but Coors is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coors throwing shots but Saber is blocking nicely.
Coors 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.
Coors is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coors is thwarting Saber's attempts to control the position.
Coors is looking for a kimura here.
Coors slips a nice elbow through Saber's hands, connecting with Saber's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coors is looking for a kimura but Saber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coors to get the leverage.
Coors is looking to take a break and control but Saber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coors thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Coors.
Coors is trying to control. Saber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coors prevents Saber from standing back up.
Saber is trying to maintain the position but Coors is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coors shoots in for a double leg but Saber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saber pinned against the cage. Saber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saber misses with a body shot.
Saber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coors attempts a counter takedown but Saber avoids it well and moves away.
Saber throws a right hand that misses
so Coors counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coors is one step ahead there.
Saber wants to get back to his feet but Coors is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milo Coors will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coors is looking to clinch.
Saber misses with a body shot.
Coors looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coors throwing shots but Saber is blocking nicely.
Coors thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saber's head.
Coors uses his free foot to push down on Saber's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saber.
Saber tries to improve his position but Coors has taken his back! Coors has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Saber tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Coors pushes Saber away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Milo Coors!
A determined Milo Coors didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales comes to the cage accompanied by U Don't Know Me. Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Morales shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morales blocks the body kick.
Morales fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Morales thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Morales shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Morales didn't see that one coming.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson jabs at Morales's body.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Morales 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morales. That did some damage!
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Morales is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Morales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Johnson catches Morales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales 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.
Morales tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Morales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morales takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morales had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morales looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Morales is rocked!
Johnson lands a brutal head kick. Morales looks out on his feet and Johnson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Bradley Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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