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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Boco (ranked 20979 p4p, 4315 weight class) and Cameron Bye (ranked 621 p4p, 471 weight class). Boco's entrance music is Crazy Nights. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 8 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Boco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boco has his takedown stuffed
and Bye counters with a nice body shot.
Bye pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boco back to the cage. Bye follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boco throws a combination that misses
and Bye counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Boco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bye drops Boco with a beautiful combination! Boco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bye is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Bye. Beautiful body shot.
Boco is breathing heavily.
Boco has a takedown stuffed.
Bye steps in with a hook that catches Boco right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bye follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Boco looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Bye!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Newland (ranked 4118 p4p, 5930 weight class) and Bertel Haardt (ranked 411 p4p, 491 weight class). Max Newland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Newland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haardt instigates a clinch.
Newland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Max Newland has been cut.
Haardt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haardt landing knees to the body.
Haardt lands a nice uppercut.
Haardt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newland is breathing heavily.
Haardt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Haardt.
Haardt slowing the pace effectively.
Haardt slowing the pace effectively.
Haardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haardt lands with a left to the head.
Newland throws a head punch that misses.
Haardt lands a nice elbow.
Newland lands a body shot in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Haardt has eaten all the pies!
Newland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Haardt misses.
Haardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haardt misses with an uppercut. Newland saw that one coming.
Haardt misses with a wild combination.
Newland wants to clinch.
Haardt misses with a straight right.
Newland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haardt sends Newland crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Haardt is motioning to the referee to let Newland up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Max Newland's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haardt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haardt blocks a head kick by Newland.
Newland looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Newland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Newland.
Haardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Newland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newland avoids the body shot from Haardt.
Newland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Newland is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haardt. Newland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Newland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newland ducks under a wild hook from Haardt.
Newland loads up on a big right hand but Haardt slips the punch.
Newland seems to have got his legs back now.
Haardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Newland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Newland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newland 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haardt pushes Newland up against the cage in a clinch.
Haardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newlands head.
Haardt prevents a body shot from Newland.
Haardt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newland's defenses.
Max Newland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haardt as Newland tries to tie him up.
Newland is trying to break the clinch but Haardt has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haardt as Newland tries to tie him up.
Newland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haardt.
Jeez, Max Newland's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Newland has had enough of the clinch but Haardt keeps him there for the moment.
Newland taking a breather.
Haardt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Newland to his knees! Haardt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertel Haardt!
In defeat, Max Newland stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh come on dude, I lost, I didn't die...stop being so dramatic!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caspian Tennessen (ranked 22204 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 609 p4p, 218 weight class). Tennessen comes into the arena with Manowar - Warriors of the World blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caspian Tennessen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Tennessen darts in looking for a takedown but Kelly gets double underhooks and turns Tennessen into the cage.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Tennessen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tennessen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tennessen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Tennessen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Tennessen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tennessen avoids it.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tennessen fails to land.
Kelly tries a body shot but Tennessen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tennessen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly'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.
Tennessen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tennessen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly stalls.
Tennessen misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Tennessen.
 It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Tennessen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tennessen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tennessen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Tennessen misses with the head strike.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands an elbow inside.
Kelly avoiding damage.
Tennessen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Tennessen controls the action.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tennessen misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennessen managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Tennessen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tennessen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Tennessen blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Tennessen.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tennessen pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tennessen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tennessen throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Tennessen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tennessen can't get the takedown.
Kelly has Tennessen pushed against the cage.
Tennessen misses with some punches.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Tennessen avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennessen blocks an elbow strike.
Tennessen throws an elbow that misses.
Tennessen gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tennessen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly tries a body shot but Tennessen blocks it.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tennessen avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Tennessen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tennessen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tennessen throws an elbow but misses.
Tennessen misses with the head strike.
Tennessen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tennessen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Tennessen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tennessen.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tennessen misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Tennessen misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tennessen is keeping busy.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Tennessen misses with some punches.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Tennessen.
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 Caspian Tennessen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's time! Tennessen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Tennessen lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly jabs Tennessen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly feints a jab promting Tennessen to slip. Kelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tennessen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tennessen avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Tennessen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kelly misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tennessen slips under a jab from Kelly.
Tennessen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Kelly's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Tennessen lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tennessen won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Kelly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennessen 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.
Tennessen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Tennessen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tennessen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tennessen distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tennessen stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tennessen is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tennessen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tennessen passes into half guard.
Tennessen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tennessen working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennessen prevents Kelly from standing back up.
Tennessen seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tennessen lands a nice short elbow.
Tennessen drops an elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly is trying to stand up here but Tennessen is controlling him well.
Kelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Tennessen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kelly pushes Tennessen off looking to stand but Tennessen dives back in and keeps control.
Tennessen 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tennessen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tennessen winds up and cracks Kelly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tennessen stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Tennessen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tennessen lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennessen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kelly is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tennessen connects with a nice short shot to Kelly's temple.
Tennessen prevents Kelly from standing back up.
Tennessen is trying for a kimura here. Kelly looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tennessen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caspian Tennessen!
Caspian Tennessen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Caelin (ranked 5408 p4p, 6955 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 550 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Caelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rinaldi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Caelin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rinaldi is controlling him.
Rinaldi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Rinaldi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Caelin wants to get back to his feet but Rinaldi passes into half guard.
Caelin is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi wants to pass the guard but Caelin is defending well.
Caelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rinaldi on the ground.
Rinaldi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rinaldi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Caelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caelin is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinaldi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Caelin is looking to get back to is feet but Rinaldi passes into side control.
Rinaldi controlling the position from side mount.
Caelin is looking to get back to his feet here but Rinaldi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Caelin's back.
Caelin trying to get back to his feet but Rinaldi is in full control for now.
Rinaldi scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Caelin is doing well to defend. Rinaldi seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Caelin is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustav Rinaldi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Golles (ranked 1896 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Paolo Alfonso (ranked 231 p4p, 497 weight class). Alfonso has chosen 1 2 as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Alfonso!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonso tries to land a leg kick but Golles saw it coming and moves away.
Golles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golles moves into range and clinches up with Alfonso.
Golles misses with the head strike.
Golles working Alfonso over with knees to the body.
Golles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Golles fails to land.
Golles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Golles with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Golles.
Golles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alfonso.
Alfonso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paolo Alfonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golles forces Alfonso back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Golles on the inside.
Alfonso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golles misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso dodges an elbow strike from Golles.
Golles misses with the head strike.
Golles throws a head punch that misses.
Golles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alfonso is defending well for now.
Alfonso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alfonso avoids it.
Golles breaks from the clinch.
Alfonso throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Golles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alfonso.
Golles moves into the clinch successfully.
Golles misses with a punch on the inside.
Alfonso has had enough of the clinch but Golles keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Golles.
Golles lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso is looking to break free of the clinch but Golles has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Golles.
Golles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alfonso backwards.
Golles manages to break the clinch.
Golles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golles lands a nice uppercut.
Alfonso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Golles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alfonso just misses with a punch to the body.
Golles blocks a head kick by Alfonso.
Alfonso tried to score with a low kick but Golles checks it.
Alfonso digs a good hook to Golles's body.
Alfonso throws a head kick but Golles moves out of range.
Golles avoids the body shot from Alfonso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Golles stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso is looking to break free of the clinch but Golles has double underhooks.
Golles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golles stalls.
Golles breaks the clinch.
Alfonso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Golles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alfonso lands a head kick. Golles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alfonso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golles moves away.
Alfonso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golles manages to avoid it.
Golles fails to land with a series of punches.
Golles closes the distance and clinches.
Alfonso can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso blocks an elbow strike.
Golles breaks from the clinch.
Alfonso throws a leg kick but Golles checks it.
Alfonso blocks a head kick by Golles.
Golles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golles stalling.
Still in the clinch, Golles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golles lands with a left to the head.
Golles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golles has a couple of punches blocked by Alfonso.
A short uppercut from Golles.
Alfonso can't break the clinch.
Golles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Golles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alfonso throws a head kick but Golles moves out of range.
Alfonso blocks a head kick by Golles.
Golles drops Alfonso with a beautiful combination! Alfonso stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Golles is looking for the KO!
 Alfonso is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golles throws a monster overhand right that drops Alfonso! Golles follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Golles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 2310 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 326 p4p, 281 weight class). Scot Harwath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Bogger's chin.
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwath takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogger's head backwards.
Harwath throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogger.
Harwath lands the left hand.
A big left from Bogger misses.
Harwath loads up on a big right hand but Bogger slips the punch.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
A lazy left from Harwath finds it's target.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogger misses with a straight right.
Harwath throws out a counter right but Bogger avoids it with no problem.
James Bogger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath thuds his right hand into Bogger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bogger throws out a loose jab but Harwath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath tests Bogger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harwath cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Harwath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harwath lands with a straight right. Bogger didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Harwath.
Harwath misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Harwath moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogger misses the target.
Bogger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harwath uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harwath might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harwath scores with a jab to the body.
Harwath looks to throw the jab but Bogger is out of range.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses.
Harwath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harwath pushes Bogger up against the cage in a clinch.
Bogger breaks the clinch.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harwath takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Harwath let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Bogger throws a right hand that misses
and Harwath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bogger looks to land a left hand but Harwath moved out of range nicely.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath slips a straight right by Bogger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath throws a body punch but Bogger moves out of range.
Harwath instigates a clinch.
Harwath digs a right hand into Bogger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bogger's gas tank.
Bogger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harwaths head.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
Bogger has had enough of the clinch but Harwath keeps him there for the moment.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath lands a nice uppercut.
Bogger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Harwath.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogger lands with a hook. Harwath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harwath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a hook but Harwath blocks it.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harwath appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harwath is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogger with a body shot.
Harwath jabs Bogger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harwath staying out of range there.
Harwath is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bogger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
Bogger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harwath slips under a jab.
Harwath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Harwath.
Harwath blocks a jab.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harwath.
Bogger throws a jab when Harwath was well out of range.
Bogger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harwath slips under a jab from Bogger.
Bogger swings for the body but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harwath misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Harwath lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bogger, pushing him back against the cage.
Harwath tries a body shot but Bogger blocks it.
Harwath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boggers head.
Bogger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harwath has him pressed against the cage.
Bogger misses with the head strike.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Bogger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger tries to work over Harwath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harwath lands an uppercut.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Bogger.
Bogger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bogger misses with a looping right.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogger connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Bogger throws a lazy right hand but Harwath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Nice uppercut lands for Harwath. That snapped Bogger's head back.
Bogger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harwath to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Harwath catches Bogger right on the button with a cross.
Bogger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harwath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harwath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harwath moves out of range as Bogger strikes.
Harwath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harwath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath takes a swing at Bogger's ribcage but misses.
Bogger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bogger takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harwath.
Harwath lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harwath keeps control of Bogger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harwath has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Bogger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harwath.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bogger can't find room to land a body shot as Harwath controls the action.
Harwath breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Bogger misses its intended target.
Bogger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
Harwath scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bogger misses with a hook.
Harwath walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harwath, as that shot connected.
Harwath cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Bogger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Bogger throws a looping overhand right but Harwath ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a head kick but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogger looks to land a right hand but Harwath moved out of range.
Harwath rushes Bogger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harwath.
Harwath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogger was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Bogger thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harwath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogger.
Harwath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harwath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogger misses the target.
Harwath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Harwath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogger.
Harwath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harwath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Harwath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bogger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bogger looks to land a left hand but Harwath moved out of range nicely.
Harwath throws out a counter right but Bogger avoids it with no problem.
Harwath paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogger throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harwath misses.
Harwath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harwath lands a left hand.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath gets through Bogger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Bogger blocks a body shot from Harwath.
Bogger breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harwath throws out a powerful jab.
Harwath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harwath connects with the punch.
Harwath dips to his left and cracks Bogger with an uppercut!
Harwath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogger manages to avoid it.
A jab from Harwath finds it's way through Bogger's defenses.
Harwath ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger throws a lazy uppercut
and Harwath counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath moves out of range as Bogger strikes.
Harwath lands a nice looking body shot.
Harwath connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harwath scores with a body shot.
Harwath slips under a jab from Bogger.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogger's head backwards.
Bogger moves forwards but Harwath connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bogger is rocked!
Harwath misses with a wild body shot.
Harwath with a hook.
Oh Bogger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bogger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harwath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogger seems to have got his legs back now.
Harwath punishes Bogger's body with a nice straight punch.
Harwath connects with a nice looking jab.
Bogger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses.
Harwath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harwath scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harwath lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harwath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath misses with a body shot.
Bogger takes one to the side of the head.
Harwath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harwath.
Bogger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bogger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
Bogger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bogger thuds a left hand into Harwath's body.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Harwath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harwath lands a nice looking body shot.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bogger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bogger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harwath scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Harwath.
Harwath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Bogger misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Harwath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Scot Harwath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harwath connects with a right hand. Bogger shakes it off.
Bogger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bogger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harwath.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Harwath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogger.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Harwath digs a good body shot into Bogger's ribs.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bogger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bogger swings for the body but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Bogger walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogger throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Harwath misses.
Nice cross by Harwath.
Harwath thuds a left hand into Bogger's body.
Bogger misses with an uppercut.
Bogger throws a jab when Harwath was well out of range.
Harwath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogger ducks right into an uppercut from Harwath.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Harwath.
Bogger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harwath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harwath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harwath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harwath lands a jab.
Harwath swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
James Bogger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogger lands with an overhand left.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger swings widly with a right hand
and Harwath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Harwath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harwath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Harwath!
Scot Harwath 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1552 p4p, 5808 weight class) and LP Chan (ranked 234 p4p, 583 weight class). Chan has chosen Voices Rev Theory as his entrance music. Pierre Ragout Mendy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LP Chan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch but Mendy moves away
and Mendy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Chan misses
and Mendy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Chan's head.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy winds up and cracks Chan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mendy controlling the pace.
Mendy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chan for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Mendy working Chan over with strikes.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendy is pressing down on Chan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chan is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy is controlling the pace.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Chan looks winded!
Ground and pound from Mendy.
Mendy controlling the action here.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy not doing much here.
Chan is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Still in half guard, Mendy seems content to control.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Chan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendy trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've been informed that Chan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendy defends well.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Chan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendy stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendy is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chan keeping full guard, as Mendy tries to pass.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendy postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Chan is rocked!
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Mendy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Chan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mendy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chan.
Mendy trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Mendy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendy controls the position from side control.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chan down.
Mendy lands some shots froms side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mendy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mendy lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy lands an elbow.
Mendy trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mendy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendy blocks a head kick by Chan.
Mendy throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chan tumbling to the canvas!
Mendy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendy continues to stall.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chan has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy pushing down on Chan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendy in particular looking to stall.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy passes to side control.
Mendy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendy controls the position.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mendy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mendy is chipping away with strikes.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mendy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy controls the position.
LP Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 5344 p4p, 22750 weight class) and Samuel Little (ranked 425 p4p, 509 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Little!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Little throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Little.
Cooper tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Little in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Cooper keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Little can't break the clinch.
Cooper is pushing Little up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Little can't break the clinch.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little scores with a body shot.
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!
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch.
Little with a jab.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a body kick
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Little.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Cooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Little throws a fast counter high kick but Cooper manages to duck under it in time.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Little tries to get set, Cooper tries to push him back and clinch up but Little manages to avoid the attempt.
Little getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Little throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Little! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Cooper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Little counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Little is trying to break free.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winston Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cooper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.
Little breaks the clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Little looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Cooper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Little swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little takes a shot to the head.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
A head kick misses from Little.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Little settles back down.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Little.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper cracks Little with a nice body shot.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little slowing the pace effectively.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooper is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper wants to stay close but Little steps back to make room for something. Cooper seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Little and Cooper drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samuel Little!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gene Steve Duterte (ranked 2066 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 223 p4p, 339 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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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Steve Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte scores with the left hand. Mcarthy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcarthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duterte is out of range.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy tries to land a leg kick but Duterte saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Duterte misses its target.
Mcarthy looks to land a combination but Duterte avoids it well.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duterte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duterte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcarthy avoids the body shot from Duterte.
Duterte misses with a double jab.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duterte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that Duterte avoids nicely.
Duterte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick
and Duterte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Duterte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duterte checks it well.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that Duterte avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Duterte. Those never looked like landing.
Mcarthy throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcarthy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcarthy 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.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duterte counters with a straight right hand.
Mcarthy closes the distance but Duterte moves to the side
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcarthy drives through and clinches with Duterte against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duterte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Duterte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcarthy.
It looked like Duterte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duterte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy misses with a leg kick.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duterte counters with a straight right hand.
Duterte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duterte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcarthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcarthy tries to score with a low kick but Duterte moves his leg out of the way.
Mcarthy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duterte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duterte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcarthy moves away.
Mcarthy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte throws a body punch but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Mcarthy rushes Duterte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duterte throws a looping overhand right but Mcarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Duterte works Mcarthy's body with a nice hook.
Mcarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Duterte counters with a nice body shot.
Mcarthy throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duterte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcarthy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duterte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duterte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Duterte.
Mcarthy breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Duterte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte blocks a jab.
Duterte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy misses the jab.
Mcarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte slips a jab and a cross from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duterte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Duterte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duterte counter with a right hand.
Duterte walks into a left hand.
Duterte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcarthy tries to clinch
and Duterte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Steve Duterte 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.
Mcarthy throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
Duterte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcarthy can do to turn this around?
Mcarthy misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Duterte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duterte.
Mcarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Duterte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mcarthy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mcarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duterte misses with the combination.
Mcarthy throws out a counter right but Duterte avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcarthy. Duterte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gene Steve Duterte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
As Duterte backs off Mcarthy throws a huge counter combo but Duterte manages to avoid it all.
Duterte misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcarthy wants to land a leg kick but Duterte is out of range.
Mcarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Mcarthy tenderised Duterte's leg. Duterte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan Mcarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that Duterte semi-blocks.
It looks like Gene Steve Duterte has been cut.
Duterte throws a nice looking combination but Mcarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duterte moves out of range as Mcarthy strikes.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Duterte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy breaks from the clinch.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Duterte misses its target.
Duterte is looking to wear down Mcarthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duterte counters with a left and a right that stings Mcarthy.
A low kick from Mcarthy is predictable there
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcarthy misses with a right hand
and Duterte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Duterte.
Mcarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Duterte misses the target.
Duterte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte connects with a nice looking jab.
Mcarthy is looking to clinch.
Mcarthy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy missing with a left hand there. Duterte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcarthy avoids the body shot from Duterte.
Mcarthy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duterte connects with a single shot there.
Duterte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcarthy throws a sloppy body shot
and Duterte counters with a left to the body.
Duterte throws a right hand that Mcarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcarthy also avoids with ease.
Mcarthy scores with a one two! Duterte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duterte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcarthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duterte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Mcarthy coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duterte moves out of range of the leg kick from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a big counter combination but Mcarthy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mcarthy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duterte counter with a right hand.
Duterte moves out of range as Mcarthy strikes.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
Gene Steve Duterte is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcarthy swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcarthy misses with a straight left.
Duterte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duterte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcarthy cracks Duterte with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gene Steve Duterte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gene Steve Duterte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcarthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Duterte counters with a left to the body.
Duterte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duterte checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Duterte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duterte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a good cross that connects.
Mcarthy lands with a right hand.
Mcarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duterte manages to avoid it.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcarthy loads up on a big right hand but Duterte slips the punch.
Mcarthy misses with a looping left.
Duterte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy gets a clinch.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Mcarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duterte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy thumps Duterte with a low kick.
Mcarthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duterte avoids the body shot from Mcarthy.
Duterte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy misses with a right hand
and Duterte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duterte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcarthy darts in trying to clinch
and Duterte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duterte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ryan Mcarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene Steve Duterte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte staying out of range there.
Duterte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duterte takes a swing at Mcarthy's ribcage but misses.
Duterte checks a low kick from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a big counter combination but Mcarthy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte throws a shot to the body.
Duterte gets tackled into the cage by Mcarthy. Mcarthy maintains the clinch.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duterte feints a jab promting Mcarthy to slip. Duterte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcarthy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mcarthy instigates a clinch.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duterte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Duterte is having none of it.
Mcarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duterte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duterte duly obliges.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Duterte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcarthy.
Duterte stuns Mcarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duterte swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Duterte moves out of range.
It looked like Duterte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick
and Duterte counters with a one-two to the body.
Mcarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duterte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duterte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Duterte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte lands a nice hook to Mcarthy's body. Mcarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
Duterte throws a body punch but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Mcarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcarthy misses the target.
Mcarthy misses with a combination
and Duterte counters with a one-two to the body.
Duterte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Steve Duterte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duterte, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Steve Duterte!
Gene Steve Duterte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 1776 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Ret Ired (ranked 222 p4p, 321 weight class). Escobarre comes to the cage accompanied by Xzibit- Alcoholic . Ret Ired has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobarre gets tackled into the cage by Ired. Ired maintains the clinch.
Escobarre can't find room to land a body shot as Ired controls the action.
Ired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobarre swats away the attempt to clinch by Ired.
A little feinted left hand from Escobarre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ired shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ired was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escobarre sneaks back into half guard.
Ired throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Escobarre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobarre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobarre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ired got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobarre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ired has managed to get both his arms back between Escobarre's legs - danger averted.
Escobarre pulls Ired in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre wants to sweep here but Ired controlling him for the moment.
Ired throwing strikes but missing.
Escobarre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ired cracks Escobarre with a solid left hand.
Ired won't allow Escobarre to sweep him here.
Escobarre is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ired rolls with it to try and escape but Escobarre cranks on the arm and Ired is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Escobarre!
After winning the bout, Pablo Escobarre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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