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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Dijk (ranked 4528 p4p, 157 weight class) and Paul Ladentro (ranked 5767 p4p, 170 weight class). Joost Van Dijk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ladentro!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ladentro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Dijk is looking for a counter combo.
Ladentro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladentro works the jab nicely.
Van Dijk walks into a straight right hand from Ladentro.
Ladentro misses with a double jab
and Van Dijk counters with a right hand to the body.
Ladentro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Dijk misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dijk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown but Ladentro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Dijk tries to clinch up.
Paul Ladentro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladentro throws a series of punches but Van Dijk moves out of range.
Ladentro swings for the body but Van Dijk moves out of range.
Ladentro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Dijk eats them both and turns towards Ladentro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladentro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Dijk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Dijk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ladentro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ladentro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ladentro is looking to clinch but Van Dijk is avoiding it.
Van Dijk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ladentro lunges at Van Dijk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Dijk's hand.
Ladentro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Dijk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ladentro to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Dijk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Ladentro.
It looks like Joost Van Dijk has been cut.
Van Dijk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ladentro defends well and Van Dijk ends up having to push Ladentro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Ladentro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Dijk misses the shot to the body.
Ladentro lands with a good body shot.
Van Dijk moves forwards but Ladentro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladentro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ladentro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ladentro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Dijk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ladentro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Dijk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Dijk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ladentro is out of range and Van Dijk settles back down.
Ladentro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Dijk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladentro moves into range and clinches up with Van Dijk.
Van Dijk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ladentro lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ladentro.
Ladentro'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.
The referee calls for Ladentro to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ladentro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joost Van Dijk's cut.
That's time! Van Dijk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ladentro throws a nice looking combination but Van Dijk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dijk looks for a takedown but Ladentro sprawls well.
Van Dijk connects with a body shot.
Ladentro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ladentro scores with a three punch combo!
Ladentro clinches with his opponent.
Ladentro misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dijk tries for a takedown but Ladentro manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dijk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladentro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dijk blocks an elbow strike.
Van Dijk is looking to break free of the clinch but Ladentro has double underhooks.
Van Dijk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladentro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ladentro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Dijk.
Ladentro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Dijk up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ladentro throws an elbow but misses.
Ladentro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Dijk backwards.
Ladentro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Dijk is trying to trip Ladentro. He has hold of a leg but Ladentro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Van Dijk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ladentro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Dijk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Dijk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladentro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ladentro is pulling down on Van Dijk's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Dijk, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk passes into half guard.
Ladentro is trying to stand.
Van Dijk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ladentro!
Van Dijk unloads with some shots from mount but Ladentro bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladentro tries to lock up and control but Van Dijk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ladentro is controlling an arm, preventing Van Dijk from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ladentro is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ladentro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joost Van Dijk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ladentro swinging wildly here.
Van Dijk is looking for a counter combo.
Ladentro clinches up against the cage.
Van Dijk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ladentro prevents it.
Ladentro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Dijk wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Dijk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ladentro pulls Van Dijk in to control the position.
Van Dijk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dijk pushing down on Ladentro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ladentro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Dijk is working away from the top position though.
Ladentro is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Dijk is keen to just control but Ladentro is a slippery customer.
Ladentro trying to control here.
Van Dijk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ladentro's head.
Ladentro gets full guard.
Van Dijk slips nicely into half guard.
Van Dijk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ladentro tries to get to full guard but Van Dijk has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ladentro is trying to get back to full guard.
Ladentro is staying active underneath Van Dijk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Dijk prevents Ladentro from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ladentro manages to get to full guard.
Joost Van Dijk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Ladentro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Dijk passes Ladentro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 Joost Van Dijk.
I think Ladentro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Ladentro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Romeu Pinto (ranked 4672 p4p, 363 weight class) and Syd The Scorpion (ranked 4049 p4p, 335 weight class). The Scorpion has chosen Hed PE Renegade as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Romeu Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Syd The Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Scorpion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeu Pinto half committed to a counter leg kick.
The Scorpion misses with a head kick.
The Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Romeu Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Scorpion.
Romeu Pinto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The Scorpion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romeu Pinto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Scorpion somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeu Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by The Scorpion.
The Scorpion misses with a takedown attempt - Romeu Pinto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horacio Romeu Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syd The Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Romeu Pinto. No joy for The Scorpion on that attempt.
Romeu Pinto attempts a counter takedown but The Scorpion avoids it well and moves away.
The Scorpion shoots in and drives through. Romeu Pinto sprawls well.
The Scorpion shoots in looking for a takedown but Romeu Pinto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Scorpion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Scorpion closes the distance but Romeu Pinto moves to the side
and Romeu Pinto counters with a shoot takedown. The Scorpion fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romeu Pinto chips away with some ground and pound.
The Scorpion controls Romeu Pinto momentarily but Romeu Pinto frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romeu Pinto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romeu Pinto lands a couple of elbows.
The Scorpion keeping moving, preventing Romeu Pinto from controlling successfully.
Romeu Pinto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Scorpion's head.
Romeu Pinto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romeu Pinto trying to control but The Scorpion is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romeu Pinto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Romeu Pinto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Scorpion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romeu Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Scorpion is looking to stand up but Romeu Pinto won't let him.
The Scorpion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Romeu Pinto is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Relentless Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Romeu Pinto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeu Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Scorpion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto with a nice head shot there.
Romeu Pinto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Scorpion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romeu Pinto.
Romeu Pinto preventing the sweep.
Romeu Pinto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romeu Pinto connects with a couple of short punches.
Romeu Pinto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romeu Pinto lands a couple of elbows.
Romeu Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but The Scorpion is retaining full guard.
Romeu Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
Romeu Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but The Scorpion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Scorpion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romeu Pinto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romeu Pinto cracks The Scorpion with a solid left hand.
Romeu Pinto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romeu Pinto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Scorpion being controlled here, momentarily.
The Scorpion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romeu Pinto is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romeu Pinto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Romeu Pinto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Scorpion shoots in and drives through. Romeu Pinto sprawls well.
The Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romeu Pinto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romeu Pinto is looking to counter punch.
The Scorpion looks to land a combination but Romeu Pinto avoids it well.
Romeu Pinto tries to counter with a takedown but The Scorpion is quick to defend against it.
Romeu Pinto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Scorpion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Romeu Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Scorpion gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeu Pinto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Scorpion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Romeu Pinto blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Scorpion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Scorpion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romeu Pinto blocks it with crossed arms.
Romeu Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Scorpion can do to turn this around?
The Scorpion wants to get back to striking at distance but Romeu Pinto won't allow it.
The Scorpion is trying to push Romeu Pinto away but Romeu Pinto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Syd The Scorpion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Scorpion prevents a body shot from Romeu Pinto.
The Scorpion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Romeu Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romeu Pinto is trying to trip The Scorpion. He has hold of a leg but The Scorpion is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Romeu Pinto persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The Scorpion looking to control but Romeu Pinto passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romeu Pinto lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto tries to pass to full mount but The Scorpion defends it.
Romeu Pinto is working hard here to advance position.
The Scorpion is looking to escape.
Romeu Pinto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Scorpion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Romeu Pinto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romeu Pinto won't allow The Scorpion to sweep him here.
Horacio Romeu Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Scorpion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romeu Pinto controlling from the top position.
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 Horacio Romeu Pinto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romeu Pinto, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Romeu Pinto!
Syd The Scorpion was interviewed post fight and said 'Hymie delivers in Pawnee this message to a confused and stunned crowd.."I might be bleeding, But I'm still breathing, You might hate me, But you can't break me..you pussy bitch motherfuckers..Come and get me." Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongali Samson (ranked 4394 p4p, 349 weight class) and Oskar Schmidt (ranked 2956 p4p, 283 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by Hosh Tokolosh. Schmidt has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mongali Samson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mongali Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskar Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Samson tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.
Schmidt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Schmidt manages to end up in side control.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
Samson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmidt's best efforts.
Samson trying to control from the bottom.
Samson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schmidt is trying to control the action in half guard but Samson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samson wants to control but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Samson is staying active underneath Schmidt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schmidt lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Mongali Samson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt is trying to control. Samson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schmidt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samson has hold of Schmidt's hands but Schmidt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schmidt working over Samson with some ground and pound. Samson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Samson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Samson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schmidt scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mongali Samson's cut is getting worse.
Samson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Samson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Samson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schmidt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samson trying to hold on to Schmidt's head to control him but Schmidt postures up.
Schmidt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mongali Samson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Samson wants to improve his position but Schmidt is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Schmidt there.
Jeez, Mongali Samson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mongali Samson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oskar Schmidt!
Oskar Schmidt 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Hogan (ranked 4416 p4p, 348 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 2996 p4p, 284 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by In The End - Linkin Park. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith scores with a jab. Hogan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like John Hogan has been cut.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hogan eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Hogan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hogan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good shot there by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith lands with a straight right. Hogan didn't see that one coming.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Hogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogan ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Hogan is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Hogan's cut.
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.
Hogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hogan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hogan ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Hogan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hogan seems unphased.
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
Hogan feinted with a counter takedown.
Hogan has been working on his balance at MMA Dojo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Smith.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a right hand that Hogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogan also avoids with ease.
John Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Hogan backs away looking to recover.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hogan shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Hogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Hogan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Hogan's head back.
Smith stalks Hogan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hogan's face. Hogan staggers backwards, shaken.
Donk. Smith catches Hogan right on the button with a cross.
John Hogan's cut is getting worse.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Hogan down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Hogan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith wobbles Hogan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Smith dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Hogan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Smith!
A victorious Joe Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, John Hogan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I thought I could defend his takedowns and strikes and I was wrong. But I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tromundo (ranked 6960 p4p, 223 weight class) and Tomas Vincent (ranked 4530 p4p, 183 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Tromundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent tries for a takedown but Tromundo circles away easily
and Vincent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Tromundo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tromundo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vincent or perhaps it was just good defense by Tromundo, which made it look bad.
Joe Tromundo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Vincent.
Vincent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tromundo is trying to defend but Vincent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vincent prevents Tromundo from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromundo is refusing to be controlled, as Vincent sits in half guard.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vincent working Tromundo over with strikes.
Tromundo moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tromundo looking for a sweep. Not yet Tromundo, not yet.
Vincent stands up over Tromundo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vincent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tromundo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vincent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent scoring with some ground and pound.
Vincent stands up over Tromundo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vincent works over Tromundo with some ground and pound from guard.
Vincent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vincent stands up over Tromundo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tromundo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vincent is aware though and is defending well.
Vincent lands a couple of digs.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tromundo's head.
Vincent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tromundo trying to keep a closed guard but Vincent is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tromundo looking for a guillotine here but Vincent defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Vincent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tromundo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vincent fails to land the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tromundo enables Vincent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tromundo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tromundo looking for a sweep. Not yet Tromundo, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vincent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tromundo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vincent postures up and lands a big shot to Tromundo's brow.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tromundo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vincent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tromundo wants to sweep but no luck.
Tromundo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vincent on the ground.
Tromundo wants to stand up but Vincent is controlling him.
Vincent postures up and lands a big shot to Tromundo's brow.
Tromundo keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Vincent scoring with some ground and pound.
Tromundo pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
Vincent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent scoring with some ground and pound.
Vincent connects with a couple of short punches.
Vincent cracks Tromundo with a solid left hand.
Vincent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vincent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tromundo is keeping the position for now.
Vincent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vincent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tromundo keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tromundo controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
Vincent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tromundo connects with a single shot there.
Vincent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tromundo misses the target.
And Vincent tries to counter it with a takedown but Tromundo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincent.
A little feinted left hand from Tromundo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vincent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tromundo counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Tromundo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Vincent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent with a poor takedown
and Tromundo counters with a stiff right hand.
Vincent dives in for a single leg takedown but Tromundo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tromundo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tromundo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vincent back to the cage. Tromundo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vincent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tromundo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vincent.
Tromundo misses with a few strikes there.
Vincent drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tromundo is looking for a sweep.
Vincent is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Tromundo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vincent lands some shots froms side control.
Vincent sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tromundo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vincent landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo tries to improve position but can't.
Tomas Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tromundo can't do much from the bottom here.
Tromundo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Vincent creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vincent lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tromundo down.
Tromundo tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Tromundo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tromundo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tromundo tries to escape but Vincent is in control.
Tromundo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe Tromundo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tromundo is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Tromundo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vincent 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Vincent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curly Hannigan (ranked 6105 p4p, 483 weight class) and Murder Junkie (ranked 6233 p4p, 489 weight class). Hannigan comes to the cage accompanied by Hed PE Renegade. Junkie has chosen Google Murder Junkies and enjoy the full male nudity. as his entrance music. Murder Junkie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curly Hannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murder Junkie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannigan slips a jab and a cross from Junkie.
Junkie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hannigan tries to clinch but Junkie moves out of range.
Junkie moves into range and clinches up with Hannigan.
Hannigan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hannigan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannigan is controlling Junkie's posture.
Hannigan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junkie is one step ahead there.
Hannigan keeping moving, preventing Junkie from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannigan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junkie is one step ahead there.
Junkie advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannigan pushes Junkie off looking to stand but Junkie dives back in and keeps control.
Junkie is working for a submission of some sort.
Hannigan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hannigan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hannigan.
Junkie looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Hannigan keeping moving, preventing Junkie from controlling successfully.
Hannigan has control of Junkie's left arm, preventing Junkie from doing any damage.
Junkie advances to half guard.
Junkie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hannigan's thigh. Hannigan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hannigan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Junkie manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Junkie looking for a guillotine here but Hannigan defends easily.
Junkie keeping full guard, as Hannigan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murder Junkie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Junkie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Junkie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hannigan.
Hannigan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hannigan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Junkie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hannigan passes Junkie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hannigan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Junkie is pressing down on Hannigan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junkie working for submissions but it's allowed Hannigan to get to half guard.
Hannigan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Hannigan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hannigan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hannigan wants to take a breather but Junkie is having none of it.
Junkie is trying to stand.
Hannigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junkie keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junkie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junkie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junkie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Junkie.
Junkie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hannigan escapes and throws Junkie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Junkie is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curly Hannigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hannigan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Junkie clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curly Hannigan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hannigan scores with a leg kick.
Junkie scores with a jab.
Curly Hannigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junkie has closed the distance and engaged Hannigan in a clinch.
Junkie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junkie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junkie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junkie lands a shot to the body.
Junkie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junkie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hannigan wants to stall.
Junkie scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannigan tries to pull guard but Junkie won't allow it.
Hannigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junkie has Hannigan pressed against the cage, preventing Hannigan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junkie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junkie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hannigan has clasped his hands together around Junkie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junkie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hannigan's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junkie wants to improve his position but Hannigan is controlling well.
Hannigan is trying to control. Junkie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Junkie is looking to improve his position.
Hannigan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Junkie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hannigan wants to control but Junkie is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Junkie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Junkie.
Hannigan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hannigan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hannigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Junkie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junkie can't keep his opponent in guard - Hannigan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hannigan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Junkie moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murder Junkie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junkie 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murder Junkie!
A very excited looking Murder Junkie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Benchamek Sitsopirang (ranked 5173 p4p, 440 weight class) and William Regal (ranked 24890 p4p, 513 weight class). William Regal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benchamek Sitsopirang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Regal!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsopirang pushes Regal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsopirang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsopirang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitsopirang lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsopirang gets a clinch.
Sitsopirang misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsopirang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sitsopirang tries to pull guard but Regal won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsopirang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Regal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsopirang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Regal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sitsopirang has closed the distance and engaged Regal in a clinch.
Sitsopirang stalling against the cage.
Regal is trying to break free.
Sitsopirang landing knees to the body.
Regal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Regal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sitsopirang throws an elbow that misses. Regal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sitsopirang's guard. Nice move by Regal!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Regal is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsopirang has wrist control.
Regal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sitsopirang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Regal.
Sitsopirang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sitsopirang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sitsopirang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sitsopirang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sitsopirang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sitsopirang is trying to keep Regal in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benchamek Sitsopirang dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsopirang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Regal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsopirang closes the distance and pushes Regal back into the cage.
Regal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsopirang has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsopirang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Sitsopirang.
Sitsopirang tries a body shot but Regal blocks it.
Regal breaks from the clinch.
Sitsopirang keeps Regal at a distance using the push kick.
Regal tries to keep at a distance but Sitsopirang has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsopirang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sitsopirang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regal can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsopirang walks away with a smile on his face. Regal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsopirang misses with a body kick.
Regal throws a series of punches but Sitsopirang avoids them all with ease.
Sitsopirang clinches.
Regal breaks the clinch.
Sitsopirang doesn't manage to clinch there - Regal circles away.
Sitsopirang gets a clinch.
Sitsopirang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Regal scores with a knee to the head.
Benchamek Sitsopirang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsopirang pushes Regal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Regal fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsopirang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsopirang stalling.
Sitsopirang pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sitsopirang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sitsopirang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regal smiles and moves away.
Regal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsopirang.
Sitsopirang takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsopirang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Regal up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benchamek Sitsopirang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Regal misses with the combination.
Regal moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsopirang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regal misses with a leg kick.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Regal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regal misses with a combination
and Sitsopirang counters with a left to the body.
Regal throws a combination that misses
and Sitsopirang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal misses with a double jab.
Regal 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.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch up but Regal circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Regal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benchamek Sitsopirang is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsopirang closes the distance and pushes Regal back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal letting Sitsopirang take a breather here.
Sitsopirang controlling the action here for a moment.
Regal is trying to break free.
Regal is trying to break free.
Sitsopirang pulls guard.
Regal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sitsopirang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regal as he jumps to the side.
Regal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsopirang.
Regal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsopirang scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch there but Regal circles away.
Sitsopirang misses with the combination.
Sitsopirang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Regal as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Regal misses.
Sitsopirang throws a head kick but Regal moves out of range.
Sitsopirang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Regal is fending him off so far but Sitsopirang persists. Nope, Regal circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benchamek Sitsopirang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsopirang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regal, pushing him back against the cage.
Regal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William Regal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benchamek Sitsopirang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsopirang misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benchamek Sitsopirang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsopirang, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benchamek Sitsopirang!
After the big win, Benchamek Sitsopirang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between UniConor Noble (ranked 3968 p4p, 171 weight class) and Titus Contreras (ranked 2873 p4p, 133 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. The key to victory for UniConor Noble has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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20
135 lbs
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26
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, UniConor Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras misses the shot to the body.
Noble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noble rushes Contreras and presses him up against the cage.
Noble scores with a shot to the side of Contreras's head.
Noble lands a hook that snaps the head of Contreras backwards.
Noble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Contreras letting Noble take a breather here.
Contreras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Noble gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Noble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble scores with a shoulder strike.
Noble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contreras tries for a takedown but Noble circles away easily
and Noble counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noble sprawls well. Noble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Contreras gets slowly back to his feet.
UniConor Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Contreras.
Noble goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Titus Contreras has been cut.
Contreras tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Noble counters with a straight right hand.
Contreras has a takedown stuffed.
Noble throwing a counter right hand but Contreras manages to avoid it.
Titus Contreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble moves into the clinch successfully.
Noble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noble is trying to stall.
Noble can't find room to land a body shot as Contreras controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noble.
Noble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noble cracks Contreras with a nice body shot.
Contreras has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Noble is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Contreras turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Contreras manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noble is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Contreras asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Contreras cracks Noble with a big right hand but Noble just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UniConor Noble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Contreras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Noble misses with the combination.
Noble cracks Contreras with a good jab.
Contreras shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noble as he avoids it easily.
Noble throws a body shot but no joy.
Contreras wants to counter with a clinch but Noble pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Contreras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Contreras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Noble wants to get back to his feet but Contreras is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noble is keeping the position for now.
Contreras stops Noble from standing up.
Contreras trying to control the position from guard on top but Noble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Noble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Contreras is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Contreras with that takedown attempt.
Noble lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Contreras moves into range and clinches up with Noble.
Noble manages to break the clinch.
Noble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noble goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Noble is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Noble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Noble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noble connects with a body shot that sends Contreras's belly button to the back.
Noble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UniConor Noble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titus Contreras's cut.
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!
Contreras moves into range and clinches up with Noble.
Noble lands with a light punch inside.
Noble is leaning against Contreras and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noble gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Contreras.
Noble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Contreras wants to stall.
UniConor Noble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble presses Contreras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noble trying to control the position but instead, Contreras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Noble into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble lands a right hand.
Noble gets through Contreras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contreras is rocked!
Noble lands an uppercut.
Contreras is still on wobbly legs! Can Noble finish him?
Contreras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Noble prevents it.
Contreras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noble is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Noble lands with a light punch inside.
Noble pushes Contreras back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noble manages to break the clinch.
Contreras misses with a takedown
and Noble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
UniConor Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Contreras.
Noble cracks Contreras on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Contreras falls backwards against the cage. Noble follows up with more strikes that drop Contreras to his knees. Noble keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Contreras! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). UniConor Noble!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, UniConor Noble made sure he mentioned Freebandzz, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gunn (ranked 3570 p4p, 393 weight class) and Fil Bojtojovskiy (ranked 3268 p4p, 368 weight class). Gunn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Headstrong. Fil Bojtojovskiy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fil Bojtojovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Bojtojovskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bojtojovskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bojtojovskiy backwards.
Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bojtojovskiy goes for a takedown attempt but Gunn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bojtojovskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bojtojovskiy looks winded!
Gunn has Bojtojovskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Gunn on the inside.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bojtojovskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Bojtojovskiy.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bojtojovskiy backwards.
Bojtojovskiy misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bojtojovskiys head.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bojtojovskiy taking a breather.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Bojtojovskiy is rocked!
A short right from Gunn on the inside.
Bojtojovskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bojtojovskiy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bojtojovskiy drops to his knees and Gunn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gunn!
Chris Gunn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Divanei Silva (ranked 2971 p4p, 322 weight class) and Ronald DiVerdici (ranked 3328 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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175 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Divanei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald DiVerdici!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiVerdici cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DiVerdici throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
DiVerdici throws a big shot that misses.
DiVerdici should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
DiVerdici throws a body shot but no joy.
DiVerdici fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DiVerdici feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
DiVerdici stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DiVerdici wants it to stay on the feet.
DiVerdici now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DiVerdici looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
DiVerdici keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
DiVerdici looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! DiVerdici slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
DiVerdici looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva won't allow DiVerdici to sweep him here.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but DiVerdici manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but DiVerdici is one step ahead there.
DiVerdici got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DiVerdici has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DiVerdici's guard.
DiVerdici has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva wants to stand but DiVerdici has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from DiVerdici.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control but DiVerdici is working from the bottom.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DiVerdici's guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but DiVerdici is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DiVerdici tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
DiVerdici really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Divanei Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch but DiVerdici is having none of it.
DiVerdici stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
DiVerdici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from DiVerdici.
DiVerdici stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
DiVerdici takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
DiVerdici misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DiVerdici ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DiVerdici.
DiVerdici misses the shot to the body.
DiVerdici throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DiVerdici throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ronald DiVerdici seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DiVerdici throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DiVerdici swivels and escapes.
DiVerdici lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DiVerdici lands a two punch combo.
DiVerdici has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva avoids the body shot from DiVerdici.
Ronald DiVerdici seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
DiVerdici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
DiVerdici throws a right and a left that both miss.
DiVerdici throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from DiVerdici.
DiVerdici's coach down at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on DiVerdici's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
DiVerdici won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but DiVerdici defends the submission attempt.
DiVerdici keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but DiVerdici is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but DiVerdici is defending the position.
DiVerdici is looking to escape.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
DiVerdici tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DiVerdici is controlling an arm, preventing Silva from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald DiVerdici showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
DiVerdici throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
DiVerdici lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
DiVerdici is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
DiVerdici throws a body shot but no joy.
Divanei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DiVerdici with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DiVerdici lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from DiVerdici. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
DiVerdici just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but DiVerdici is quick to defend against it.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DiVerdici lands a high kick!
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DiVerdici pushes Silva off, looking to escape but Silva dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and DiVerdici is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Divanei Silva!
A victorious Divanei Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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