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UnderGround FC 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Ziuzlikov (ranked 6029 p4p, 275 weight class) and Chan Siam (ranked 6057 p4p, 277 weight class). Fedor Ziuzlikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chan Siam's chin.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Ziuzlikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziuzlikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Siam tries to sprawl out of it but Ziuzlikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ziuzlikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siam.
Siam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Siam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ziuzlikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siam moves into full mount!
Siam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ziuzlikov looks a forlorn figure.
Siam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziuzlikov can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Siam.
Siam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ziuzlikov is looking to improve his position but Siam isn't that keen on the idea.
Siam lands with some strikes.
Siam controlling the pace for now.
Ziuzlikov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ziuzlikov is trying to escape the mount.
Ziuzlikov is squirming around, avoiding Siam's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Siam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chan Siam!
During a confident post fight interview, Chan Siam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 3370 p4p, 353 weight class) and Cyrus Bautista (ranked 3666 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrus Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Bautista
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bautista won't be happy with that.
Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bautista looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bautista is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Bautista can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvins Burunduks (ranked 3171 p4p, 372 weight class) and Michael Cruz (ranked 3031 p4p, 361 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvins Burunduks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurunduks.
Burunduks misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burunduks is rocked!
Burunduks has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Burunduks trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cruz lands a big shot to the head and Burunduks winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Cruz!
After the fight, Michael Cruz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 3552 p4p, 364 weight class) and Kang Urip (ranked 2203 p4p, 270 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kang Urip!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urip throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Urip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Urip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urip lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Urip thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urip slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urip lands a big right hook! Jones looks hurt but is still standing! Urip lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Jones falls down and Urip dives in with a huge hammer fist! Jones 's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Urip runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kang Urip!
Kang Urip seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rosenthal (ranked 2348 p4p, 209 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 3896 p4p, 304 weight class). Johnny Rosenthal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Michael Benitoy's chin.
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Benitoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Rosenthal tries to counter by clinching up but Benitoy breaks away and moves out of range.
Benitoy with a poor takedown
and Rosenthal counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnny Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Michael Benitoy.
Benitoy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rosenthal sprawls well initially but Benitoy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rosenthal trying to get back to full guard but Benitoy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rosenthal wants to control but Benitoy is having none of it.
Rosenthal is trying desperately to improve position.
Rosenthal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benitoy keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal stops Benitoy from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benitoy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rosenthal has Benitoy in his guard.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Benitoy from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benitoy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benitoy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rosenthal keeping full guard, as Benitoy tries to pass.
Rosenthal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benitoy stands up from Rosenthal's guard - Benitoy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rosenthal gets caught flat footed, as Benitoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Benitoy cracks Rosenthal with a solid left hand.
Rosenthal strikes from his own guard.
Benitoy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rosenthal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benitoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rosenthal working for a triangle but Benitoy defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Michael Benitoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benitoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosenthal's waist but Rosenthal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benitoy off to one side.
Benitoy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rosenthal is looking to improve his position.
Rosenthal is working hard here to advance position.
Benitoy is nestled in close to Rosenthal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benitoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenthal looking for submissions off his back.
Rosenthal actively working from the bottom here.
Benitoy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rosenthal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benitoy pulls his head out easily.
Benitoy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rosenthal to stand up.
Benitoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benitoy showed some decent athleticism there.
Benitoy slows the pace down in half guard.
Benitoy working Rosenthal over with strikes.
Benitoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosenthal keeps working.
John Michael Benitoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rosenthal to get to his feet.
John Michael Benitoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitoy 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.
Rosenthal has his feet on Benitoy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Benitoy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitoy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rosenthal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rosenthal trying to hold on to Benitoy's head to control him but Benitoy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal wants to get back to full guard.
Benitoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benitoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benitoy not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rosenthal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benitoy goes for a double leg but Rosenthal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rosenthal continues to drive forward.
Benitoy scores with a takedown into Rosenthal's guard.
Rosenthal pushes Benitoy off and gets back to his feet.
Benitoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosenthal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benitoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Benitoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitoy trying to control the position but Rosenthal is working away.
Rosenthal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Benitoy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Benitoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benitoy winds up and cracks Rosenthal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benitoy slips a nice elbow through Rosenthal's hands, connecting with Rosenthal's forehead.
Benitoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benitoy is looking to advance position but Rosenthal won't allow it.
Benitoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rosenthal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benitoy is controlling the pace.
Rosenthal wants to control but Benitoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnny Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal tries to kick Benitoy off but Benitoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy lands strikes from half guard.
Benitoy passes to full mount!
Benitoy avoids the attempt from Rosenthal to control.
Rosenthal throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Benitoy looking to control but Rosenthal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosenthal throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Benitoy working Rosenthal over with strikes here.
Benitoy unloading with bombs!
Benitoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benitoy working the ground and pound effectively.
John Michael Benitoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitoy controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Michael Benitoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benitoy 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Michael Benitoy!
John Michael Benitoy gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohhamad Iman (ranked 3208 p4p, 314 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 2666 p4p, 282 weight class). Mohhamad Iman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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255 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohhamad Iman!
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, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iman backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mohhamad Iman has been cut.
Stone wants to slow Iman down by chopping away at his legs.
Iman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Iman misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Iman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Iman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone's coach down at Valhalla MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Stone is trying to buck Iman off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iman trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Iman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Iman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Stone trying to get back to his feet but Iman is in full control for now.
Iman is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Stone has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Iman has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Stone taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Iman doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mohhamad Iman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Pittsford (ranked 3136 p4p, 337 weight class) and Raanta Runtiringeni (ranked 2566 p4p, 287 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Pittsford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raanta Runtiringeni!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runtiringeni tries to clinch there but Pittsford circles away.
Pittsford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pittsford tries a head kick but it misses.
Pittsford throws a right hand that Runtiringeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Runtiringeni also avoids with ease.
Pittsford misses with a wild combination.
Runtiringeni feints the counter takedown.
Pittsford throws a head kick but Runtiringeni moves out of range.
Runtiringeni changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steven Pittsford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runtiringeni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pittsford.
Runtiringeni tries to counter with a clinch but Pittsford shakes him off and moves away.
Pittsford tries to bum rush Runtiringeni with a series of wild strikes but Runtiringeni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Runtiringeni drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pittsford defends it well.
Pittsford throws a push kick but Runtiringeni slaps the foot to one side.
Pittsford throws a head kick that misses
and Runtiringeni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Runtiringeni is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pittsford is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runtiringeni has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pittsford defend it? Runtiringeni steps over the head and cranks it - Pittsford is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Runtiringeni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raanta Runtiringeni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whorely Alvarez (ranked 1734 p4p, 231 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 2531 p4p, 312 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whorely Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Van Dijk.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Dijk did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Van Dijk won't allow it.
Van Dijk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Dijk tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez is working for a kimura but Van Dijk is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Dijk trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Dijk keeps working.
Alvarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Van Dijk is working from the bottom.
Van Dijk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents Van Dijk from improving his position.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Van Dijk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dijk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Dijk is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alvarez wants to pass to mount but Van Dijk is defending the position.
Van Dijk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Dijk.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Alvarez passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Dijk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarez is stalling here. Van Dijk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alvarez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Dijk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 Whorely Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarez cracks Van Dijk with an uppercut from hell and Van Dijk crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Alvarez's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Van Dijk is rocked!
Van Dijk is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Van Dijk looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Dijk, not yet.
Van Dijk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Dijk is retaining full guard.
Alvarez forces his way into half guard.
Van Dijk trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
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!
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Van Dijk to control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Dijk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alvarez working Van Dijk over with strikes here.
Van Dijk is looking to improve his position but Alvarez isn't that keen on the idea.
Alvarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Van Dijk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Dijk is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van Dijk is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Van Dijk in real trouble here! The ref calls for Van Dijk to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whorely Alvarez!
Whorely Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 1313 p4p, 182 weight class) and Oleksander Kurtzov (ranked 1456 p4p, 198 weight class). Kurtzov has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleksander Kurtzov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurtzov! But no joy.
Lomax misses with the combination.
Lomax catches Kurtzov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lomax has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kurtzov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lomax as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lomax. Those never looked like landing.
Lomax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurtzov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lomax just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lomax.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lomax.
Lomax is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurtzov backwards.
Kurtzov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vincent Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleksander Kurtzov.
Lomax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurtzov tries to pull guard but Lomax forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lomax gets through Kurtzov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lomax swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurtzov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kurtzov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lomax misses with the head strike.
Lomax pushes Kurtzov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lomax misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurtzov tries to pull guard but Lomax holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurtzov drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Lomax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lomax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lomax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lomax on the inside.
Kurtzov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kurtzov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
Kurtzov looks winded!
Lomax throws a big uppercut that drops Kurtzov! More strikes from Lomax and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kurtzov lies dazed against the cage as Lomax celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Diallo (ranked 1264 p4p, 168 weight class) and Prince Anawalla (ranked 1950 p4p, 237 weight class). Diallo comes to the cage accompanied by Who's Stopping Me?. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Prince Anawalla will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeMarcus Diallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Anawalla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anawalla works Diallo's body with a nice hook.
Anawalla tries to keep at a distance but Diallo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Diallo.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Diallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Anawalla.
Diallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anawalla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diallo's brow.
Anawalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diallo misses with the head strike.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Diallo.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
Anawalla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diallo's elbow.
Diallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diallo has Anawalla pressed against the cage, preventing Anawalla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diallo prevents a body shot from Anawalla.
Diallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Diallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diallo tries to work over Anawalla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anawalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Diallo controls his hands.
Anawalla misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diallo.
A shot in the inside from Diallo.
Anawalla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diallo tries to throw a body punch but Anawalla avoids it by throwing Diallo back against the cage.
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
Diallo pushes Anawalla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anawalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Diallo controls his hands.
Diallo misses with some punches.
Diallo digs a right hand underneath Anawalla's ribcage. Anawalla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Diallo.
Diallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diallo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anawalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anawalla misses with some punches.
Diallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Diallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diallo.
Diallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Anawalla controls his hands.
Diallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diallo's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diallo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diallo misses with a punch to the body.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Diallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diallo blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Diallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Nice body punch from Diallo - that landed with a thud.
Anawalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anawalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Diallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Diallo lands a body punch.
Anawalla looks winded!
Diallo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diallo.
Diallo lands a hook that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Anawalla takes a shot to the head.
Diallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diallo lands a body punch.
Diallo lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diallo.
Diallo scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diallo lands a nice uppercut.
Diallo lands with a left to the head.
Anawalla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diallo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anawalla or not.
A hook to the body from Diallo.
Diallo gets through Anawalla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diallo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anawalla or not.
Diallo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla takes a shot to the head.
Diallo lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diallo.
Diallo lands a right hand.
Diallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diallo misses with a punch to the body.
Diallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Diallo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anawalla.
Diallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Anawalla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Diallo - that landed with a thud.
Diallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Anawalla takes a shot to the head.
Anawalla has a couple of punches blocked by Diallo.
Anawalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Diallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Diallo.
Diallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Anawalla fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus Diallo 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.
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Diallo closes the distance and clinches.
Diallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diallo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anawalla can do to turn this around?
Diallo tries a body shot but Anawalla blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Diallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anawalla is trying to break the clinch but Diallo has him pressed against the cage.
Anawalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diallo.
Diallo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Diallo fails to land.
Anawalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it misses.
Diallo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Diallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diallo misses with a punch to the body.
Anawalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diallo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diallo.
It looks like Prince Anawalla has been cut.
Diallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Diallo lands an uppercut.
Anawalla is rocked!
Anawalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diallo lands with a left to the head.
Anawalla is still on wobbly legs! Can Diallo finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Anawalla fails to land.
Diallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Anawalla tries to circle away but Diallo has him pinned against the cage.
Anawalla tries to circle away but Diallo has him pinned against the cage.
Anawalla seems to have recovered his senses.
DeMarcus Diallo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anawalla is breathing heavily.
Diallo blocks the elbow strike.
Diallo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Diallo as the two fighters clinch.
Diallo lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Diallo.
Diallo lands with a short shot to the head.
Diallo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Anawalla's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Anawalla drops to his knees and Diallo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMarcus Diallo!
DeMarcus Diallo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Someone tell Raiam Dos Santos that there's a new sheriff in town. '.
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