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Checkmate Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fightertwo For Money (ranked 23039 p4p, 3971 weight class) and George Kane (ranked 658 p4p, 501 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fightertwo For Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Kane!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane ducks under a wild hook from For Money.
For Money misses with a double jab.
Kane scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Fightertwo For Money has been cut.
For Money throws a right hand that misses
and Kane counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts For Money off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Kane follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but For Money was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Kane!
A very excited looking George Kane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beach Boy (ranked 2612 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Yair Rodriguez (ranked 282 p4p, 287 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights (Video Edition)" as his entrance music. Yair Rodriguez 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beach Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yair Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Beach Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yair Rodriguez .
A nice leg kick from Beach Boy, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Beach Boy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Beach Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Beach Boy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beach Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beach Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beach Boy tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beach Boy to the ground. Beach Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beach Boy is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Beach Boy circles away and we're back to standing.
Beach Boy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beach Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Beach Boy counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Nice cross by Beach Boy.
Beach Boy scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beach Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Beach Boy circles away easily
and Beach Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Beach Boy thuds his shin into the meat of Rodriguez 's side.
Beach Boy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguez s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beach Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodriguez 's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Beach Boy. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Beach Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beach Boy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beach Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Beach Boy scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Beach Boy sprawls well.
Beach Boy lands an overhand right.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beach Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Beach Boy scores with a leg kick.
Anderson Beach Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach Boy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beach Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beach Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez shoots in but Beach Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Beach Boy.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Beach Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beach Boy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beach Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Beach Boy connects with a crisp jab.
Beach Boy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beach Boy wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beach Boy avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beach Boy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Beach Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Yair Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Beach Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Beach Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez . Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Beach Boy circles away easily
and Beach Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach Boy is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach Boy swivels and escapes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Beach Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beach Boy.
Decent striking displayed by Beach Boy there.
Rodriguez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beach Boy.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beach Boy counters with a nice leg kick.
Beach Boy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beach Boy wants it to stay on the feet.
Beach Boy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodriguez drops his hands momentarily and Beach Boy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez .
Beach Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson Beach Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yair Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beach Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach Boy lands a front kick.
Anderson Beach Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beach Boy but Beach Boy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beach Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach Boy scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach Boy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beach Boy. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Beach Boy circles away easily
and Beach Boy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beach Boy counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Beach Boy.
Rodriguez 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
enabling Beach Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Beach Boy scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Beach Boy moved out of range nicely.
Beach Boy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Beach Boy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach Boy thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Beach Boy connects with a leg kick.
Beach Boy cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Beach Boy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rodriguez .
Beach Boy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beach Boy.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
letting Beach Boy counter with a right hand.
Beach Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Beach Boy lands the left hand.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Beach Boy lands with a slapping head kick.
Beach Boy connects with a single shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beach Boy.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Beach Boy gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach Boy.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beach Boy cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Beach Boy sprawls well.
Crunch! Beach Boy slams his shin into Rodriguez 's torso.
That kick from Beach Boy tenderised Rodriguez 's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beach Boy jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Beach Boy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beach Boy. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Beach Boy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Beach Boy coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Beach Boy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach Boy.
A cross from Beach Boy lands.
Beach Boy lands a front kick.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beach Boy can pounce on him.
Beach Boy scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beach Boy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodriguez 's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez takes one on the button.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach Boy lands a head kick!
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beach Boy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Beach Boy throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Beach Boy 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!
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach Boy swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beach Boy.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beach Boy tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beach Boy to the ground. Beach Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson Beach Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yair Rodriguez .
Beach Boy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beach Boy feints and then cracks Rodriguez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Beach Boy scores with a nice strike.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beach Boy.
Beach Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Beach Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Beach Boy scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Beach Boy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters circling a little - Beach Boy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beach Boy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beach Boy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach Boy feints and then cracks Rodriguez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Beach Boy throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Beach Boy, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Beach Boy against the cage but Beach Boy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beach Boy connects with an inside leg kick.
Beach Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez . That did some damage!
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Beach Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beach Boy. That one must have hurt.
Beach Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez . That did some damage!
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Beach Boy lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
Beach Boy connects with a high kick.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yair Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beach Boy.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Beach Boy circles away easily
and Beach Boy counters with a thumping low kick.
Beach Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez . That did some damage!
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Beach Boy.
Beach Boy throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beach Boy.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beach Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beach Boy throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Beach Boy lands with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Beach Boy has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Beach Boy as Rodriguez shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Beach Boy.
 Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Beach Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Beach Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Beach Boy finish him?
Beach Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Beach Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Beach Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Beach Boy misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beach Boy finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez 's head.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Beach Boy counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodriguez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Beach Boy scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson Beach Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Beach Boy.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Beach Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Beach Boy ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez shoots in but Beach Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beach Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Beach Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beach Boy 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Beach Boy!
In his post fight interview, Anderson Beach Boy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Adesanya (ranked 3027 p4p, 2352 weight class) and Manco Capac (ranked 407 p4p, 335 weight class). Adesanya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarface intro Theme. Capac has chosen Iggy Pop - The Passenger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manco Capac!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capac lands a head shot.
Capac misses with a series of wild punches.
Adesanya drives through and clinches with Capac against the cage.
Capac is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Capac breaks the clinch.
Capac lands with a shot to the body.
Adesanya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya cracks Capac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Adesanya does no damage.
Capac gets caught napping as Adesanya dives in and scores a takedown. Capac manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capac has a closed guard, preventing Adesanya from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adesanya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Capac is proving hard to escape from.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We've been hearing good reports from Adesanya's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Capac has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Adesanya should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Capac has tightened it up now! Adesanya should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manco Capac!
A relieved looking Manco Capac thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Medrano (ranked 3133 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 362 p4p, 311 weight class). Medrano comes to the cage accompanied by If You Know, You Know. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Medrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shavers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers.
It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
Medrano misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shavers.
Medrano lands an elbow inside.
Medrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medrano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shavers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Shavers lands a head shot.
Shavers digs a good hook to Medrano's body.
Shavers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrano tries to land a front kick but Shavers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shavers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Medrano looks to land a left hand but Shavers moved out of range nicely.
Shavers tries to counter with a clinch but Medrano shakes him off and moves away.
Medrano wants to clinch.
Medrano misses the body punch
and Shavers moves into the clinch.
Medrano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medrano misses with an elbow over the top.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Medrano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shavers blocking some punches.
I was talking to Medrano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Medrano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Medrano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Medrano lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
Medrano throws a punch but it's blocked by Shavers.
Shavers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medrano backwards.
Medrano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Medrano tries to clinch up.
Shavers wants to counter with a clinch but Medrano pushes him away.
Shavers pushes Medrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers presses Medrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Medrano tries to land a knee to the head but Shavers blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Shavers.
Medrano is breathing heavily.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Medrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
Shavers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Medrano.
Shavers lands an uppercut.
Shavers stalls.
Shavers lands a nice elbow.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavers.
Shavers lands a body punch.
Shavers digs a right hand into Medrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Medrano's gas tank.
Shavers breaks the clinch.
Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shavers has Medrano pressed against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medrano throws a body punch but Shavers moves out of range.
Medrano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Medrano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Medrano throws a looping overhand right but Shavers ducks down to avoid it.
Shavers moves into the clinch.
Shavers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shavers working Medrano over with knees to the body.
Shavers stalling against the cage.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Shavers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Medrano at a distance.
Shavers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shavers is looking to slow Medrano down with leg kicks.
Earnie Shavers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shavers rushes Medrano and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shavers lands an elbow inside that Medrano shrugs off.
Shavers blocking some punches.
Shavers controlling the action here for a moment.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Medrano or not.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers cracks Medrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Medrano misses.
Medrano tries to move into range but Shavers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shavers catches Medrano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medrano throws the kick towards the body but Shavers avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shavers connects with a body shot.
Shavers rushes Medrano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrano misses with a knee strike.
Shavers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
Shavers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers avoiding damage.
Shavers lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shavers as the two fighters clinch.
Shavers is working Medrano over against the cage.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shavers.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shavers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Medrano on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Shavers scores with a shot to the body.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medrano's sensitive parts.
Shavers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Medrano if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Medrano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Medrano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Medrano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shavers connects with the punch.
 Medrano is rocked!
Medrano gets tackled into the cage by Shavers. Shavers maintains the clinch.
Shavers lands a body shot.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Shavers.
Oh Medrano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Shavers - that landed with a thud.
Shavers throws a big uppercut that drops Medrano! More strikes from Shavers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Medrano lies dazed against the cage as Shavers celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnie Shavers!
During a confident post fight interview, Earnie Shavers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rogan (ranked 3665 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Kraisee Watakeekul (ranked 410 p4p, 317 weight class). Watakeekul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buakaw Por Pramuk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kraisee Watakeekul!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watakeekul to the mat! Watakeekul manages to get full guard.
Watakeekul wants to stand but Rogan is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogan passes Watakeekul's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rogan wants to pass the guard but Watakeekul is defending well.
Watakeekul wants to get back to his feet.
Rogan moves nicely into side control.
Rogan landing strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogan 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.
Rogan is working Watakeekul over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watakeekul being controlled for a moment.
Watakeekul is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rogan is controlling him well.
Rogan scoring with punches from side control.
Watakeekul sneaks out the side door and pushes Rogan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice straight punches there by Watakeekul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watakeekul.
Watakeekul darts in trying to clinch
and Rogan counters with a single leg into guard. Watakeekul didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan passes Watakeekul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watakeekul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rogan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watakeekul!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rogan with a couple of short strikes.
Rogan controlling the pace for now.
Watakeekul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan raining down shots from the mount!
Rogan controlling from the full mount.
Watakeekul trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rogan controlling the pace for now.
Rogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogan controlling the pace for now.
Rogan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rogan landing shots from mount.
Rogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watakeekul looks a forlorn figure.
Watakeekul is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Rogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watakeekul wants to get back to his feet.
Rogan unloading with bombs!
Rogan swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Rogan!
Carlos Rogan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Malone (ranked 1655 p4p, 23422 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 226 p4p, 687 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glanton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Glanton backs away, Malone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Glanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Malone appears to be looking for a big counter.
Glanton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone throws a hook to the side of Glanton's head but Glanton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malone throws the left hand but Glanton avoids the punch easily.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Malone with a nice calf kick.
Glanton takes one on the button.
Malone throws a low kick but Glanton avoids it.
Glanton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glanton cracks Malone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glanton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Glanton.
Malone takes one to the side of the head.
Malone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glanton's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Glanton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malone slips a straight right by Glanton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Glanton.
Glanton throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Glanton.
Malone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glanton just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
Malone misses with an uppercut.
Malone looks for the body kick but Glanton saw that one coming.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Glanton.
It appears Malone was looking to counter with a kick there.
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Glanton takes a step back to recover.
Malone lands with a kick to the ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malone.
Glanton connects with the punch.
Malone lands a big head kick that sends Glanton tumbling to the mat! Malone takes a step backwards and waves Glanton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Luke Glanton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tests Glanton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glanton is rocked!
Malone throws a pinpoint strike between Glanton's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Glanton crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Malone scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Malone!
Our winner, Mitch Malone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Correia (ranked 2087 p4p, 1698 weight class) and Kaino Ukkonen (ranked 258 p4p, 217 weight class). Paulo Correia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaino Ukkonen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaino Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Correia on his heels. He'll look to pass Correia's guard now, I'm sure.
Ukkonen trying to control but Correia is working from the bottom.
Correia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ukkonen is looking for a triangle but Correia pushes his legs off easily.
Correia wants to pass the guard but Ukkonen is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ukkonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ukkonen pulls Correia in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Correia looking to pass the guard.
Correia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ukkonen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Correia escapes and throws Ukkonen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Correia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ukkonen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Correia wants to control but Ukkonen is keeping him busy.
Ukkonen tries to buck Correia off but Correia is having none of it.
Correia wants to control but Ukkonen is keeping him busy.
Ukkonen is looking for a sweep.
Ukkonen stops Correia from passing to mount.
Ukkonen seems a little lost for a moment, as Correia dominates the positioning.
Ukkonen is looking for a sweep.
Ukkonen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen is looking to regain half guard here but Correia keeps moving and retains side control.
Ukkonen is trying to control Correia's posture but Correia avoids it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Correia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ukkonen tries to buck Correia off but Correia is having none of it.
Ukkonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Correia controlling from the top position.
Ukkonen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Correia stacks Ukkonen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Correia!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ukkonen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Correia locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ukkonen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Correia!
Paulo Correia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 1735 p4p, 3311 weight class) and Chase Buchanan (ranked 209 p4p, 331 weight class). Ryuunosuke's entrance music is You Wa Shock. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan wants to clinch.
Ryuunosuke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryuunosuke jumps guard and drags Buchanan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Ryuunosuke keeps moving.
Ryuunosuke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Buchanan uses it to pass to side control.
Ryuunosuke is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan advances nicely into full mount.
Ryuunosuke is desperately trying to improve his position but Buchanan has a good base and remains in mount.
Ryuunosuke is squirming around, avoiding Buchanan's attempts to control the action.
Ryuunosuke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Ryuunosuke is looking to get to half guard.
Ryuunosuke is working hard here to advance position.
Buchanan avoids the attempt from Ryuunosuke to control.
Ryuunosuke can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ryuunosuke is trying desperately to improve position.
Buchanan controlling the position easily from mount.
Buchanan trying to control but Ryuunosuke is having none of it.
Ryuunosuke tries to hold on but Buchanan pushes him away.
Ryuunosuke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Buchanan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ryuunosuke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan avoids the attempt from Ryuunosuke to control.
Ryuunosuke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Buchanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buchanan keeping moving, preventing Ryuunosuke from controlling successfully.
Ryuunosuke wants to pass the guard but Buchanan is keeping the position.
Buchanan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buchanan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buchanan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryuunosuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke drops back looking for a leg! Buchanan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buchanan manages to kick Ryuunosuke off! Ryuunosuke jumps back into Buchanan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryuunosuke is aware though and is defending well.
Ryuunosuke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buchanan can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryuunosuke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ryuunosuke seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buchanan defends it well.
Buchanan is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rikuto Ryuunosuke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ryuunosuke drives through and clinches with Buchanan against the cage.
Ryuunosuke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Buchanan uses from the top position.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buchanan trying to control but Ryuunosuke is working from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryuunosuke looking for subs off his back but Buchanan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ryuunosuke actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is looking to take a break and control but Ryuunosuke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke trying to hold on to Buchanan's head to control him but Buchanan postures up.
Buchanan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ryuunosuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Buchanan pulls his head out easily.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryuunosuke tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Buchanan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Buchanan trying to control but Ryuunosuke is having none of it.
Buchanan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ryuunosuke tries to hold on but Buchanan pushes him away.
Buchanan trying to control but Ryuunosuke is having none of it.
Ryuunosuke tries to hold on but Buchanan pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is squirming around, avoiding Buchanan's attempts to control the action.
Ryuunosuke is trying to escape the mount.
Buchanan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryuunosuke wants to hold on but Buchanan pushes him away.
Ryuunosuke is working to get back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke tries to lock up and control but Buchanan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buchanan looking to control but Ryuunosuke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buchanan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ryuunosuke to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Buchanan wants to pass the guard but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
Ryuunosuke tries to get to full guard but Buchanan has control of the leg.
Buchanan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ryuunosuke!
Buchanan wants to control the pace but Ryuunosuke is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is working to get back to half guard.
Buchanan misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Buchanan 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ryuunosuke forces Buchanan back against the cage and clinches.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Ryuunosuke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryuunosuke pulls Buchanan into guard.
Ryuunosuke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryuunosuke looking for a guillotine here but Buchanan defends easily.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Ryuunosuke keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buchanan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buchanan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryuunosuke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Buchanan uses it to pass to side control.
Ryuunosuke is looking to regain half guard here but Buchanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Buchanan gets to mount! Ryuunosuke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Buchanan wants to control the pace but Ryuunosuke is squirming around nicely.
Ryuunosuke wants to control but Buchanan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ryuunosuke tries to hold on but Buchanan postures up.
Ryuunosuke gets back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke is trying to get back to full guard.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryuunosuke keeps working.
Ryuunosuke wants to control but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Ryuunosuke has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Buchanan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Buchanan!
Ryuunosuke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ryuunosuke trying to control from the bottom.
Buchanan is keen to just control but Ryuunosuke is a slippery customer.
Buchanan is taking a breather. Ryuunosuke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ryuunosuke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buchanan is keen to just control but Ryuunosuke is a slippery customer.
Ryuunosuke is looking to control Buchanan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryuunosuke avoid being mounted?
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but Ryuunosuke defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryuunosuke has a hand on Buchanan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Buchanan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ryuunosuke is looking to get to half guard.
Buchanan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryuunosuke is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buchanan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryuunosuke is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chase Buchanan.
I think Buchanan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Buchanan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omir Stalingrad (ranked 2226 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Hurricane Defoe (ranked 301 p4p, 157 weight class). Hurricane Defoe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omir Stalingrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalingrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalingrad misses with a body shot
and Defoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalingrad looks to land a left hand but Defoe moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Defoe! But no joy.
Omir Stalingrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Defoe scores with a decent looking hook.
Defoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stalingrad at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Defoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stalingrad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Omir Stalingrad has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Stalingrad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Defoe lands with a nice body punch.
Stalingrad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalingrad.
A countering left hand to the body from Defoe misses.
Stalingrad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Stalingrad throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stalingrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Defoe.
Defoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Defoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stalingrad lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stalingrad misses the target.
Defoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stalingrad if he has to take too many more of those.
Stalingrad misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Stalingrad.
Stalingrad tries to clinch but Defoe moves away
and Defoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalingrad throws a body kick that misses
and Defoe counters with a nice right hand that sends Stalingrad toppling to the canvas! Stalingrad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Defoe finish him?!
Stalingrad is rocked!
Stalingrad is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalingrad wants to clinch up but Defoe keeps it at a distance.
Defoe cracks Stalingrad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stalingrad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Defoe finish him?
Oh Stalingrad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Defoe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Defoe counters with a nice right hand that sends Stalingrad toppling to the canvas! Stalingrad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Defoe finish him?!
Defoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stalingrad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stalingrad walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Stalingrad limp body while Defoe jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hurricane Defoe!
Hurricane Defoe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Omir Stalingrad had this to say: 'This is tough thing for me. One thing you should know... It is you my friend, I will be back for. Remember my words.'.
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