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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kung Li (ranked 2383 p4p, 3674 weight class) and Ariel Pérez (ranked 245 p4p, 341 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pérez.
Pérez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pérez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
As Pérez looks to move away, Li throws a big counter combo but Pérez just gets out of the way.
Pérez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pérez lands a body shot.
Li slips a straight right by Pérez.
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pérez with a jab.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with a hook.
Pérez takes one to the side of the head.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pérez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws out a loose jab but Pérez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pérez lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
Ariel Pérez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li slips a jab from Pérez.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
Pérez tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li throws a poor cross that misses
and Pérez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
Pérez misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
Li misses with an uppercut
and Pérez counters with a stiff right hand.
Pérez misses with a wild body shot.
Li is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pérez lands a head shot.
Pérez with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pérez throws a hook but Li blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pérez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Pérez manages to avoid it.
A big left from Li misses.
Pérez scores with a punch to the head.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Pérez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Pérez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pérez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 It looks like Kung Li has been cut.
Li looks to land a right hand but Pérez moved out of range.
Li is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Li defending well as Pérez loads up on a big left hand.
Pérez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pérez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Pérez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Pérez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pérez misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Pérez.
Pérez walks into a left hand.
Pérez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Li is looking to counter punch.
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!
Pérez throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Pérez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pérez duly obliges.
Li walks into a left hand.
Pérez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Pérez moves away from the strike by Li.
A jab from Pérez misses.
A combination from Pérez does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Pérez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ariel Pérez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pérez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pérez misses with a hook
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li looks to throw the jab but Pérez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li scores with a jab.
Pérez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Pérez misses the jab.
Li throws a jab when Pérez was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
Pérez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Pérez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pérez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pérez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Li throws a hook but Pérez blocks it.
Pérez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Pérez stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li throws a series of punches but Pérez moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Pérez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pérez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Pérez throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li moves out of range as Pérez strikes.
Pérez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li slips a straight right by Pérez.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li with a jab.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pérez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pérez.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li's corner calls for a 1-2. Li obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li moves out of range as Pérez strikes.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pérez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pérez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li staying out of range there.
Pérez lands with an overhand left.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pérez! Li lets Pérez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Pérez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a big left hand that crumples Pérez! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kung Li!
A very excited looking Kung Li rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rylan Wheeler (ranked 5278 p4p, 5938 weight class) and Tuoni Perkele (ranked 532 p4p, 564 weight class). Tuoni Perkele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rylan Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuoni Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Wheeler has knocked Perkele down with a huge combo! Wheeler steps away and waves a wobbly Perkele back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Perkele is rocked!
 It looks like Tuoni Perkele has been cut.
Perkele glances at the clock... BAM! Wheeler nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Perkele crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Perkele is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rylan Wheeler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 2545 p4p, 4215 weight class) and Kevin Holland (ranked 340 p4p, 515 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski comes to the cage accompanied by Meet Fran. Holland has chosen Emo Rockstar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Holland!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Holland misses.
Holland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kevin Holland has been cut.
Holland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holland at a distance.
Holland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Holland.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice looking body shot.
Holland throws a head kick that Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a body shot.
Holland looks winded!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a low kick but Holland moves out of range easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holland just misses with a punch to the body.
As Holland backs away, Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Holland! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski dives in looking to finish! Holland is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
A victorious Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kevin Holland stepped up to the mic, saying 'That’s what he does, right? I think I do it better'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dio Nysus (ranked 2695 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 339 p4p, 496 weight class). Frank Castle 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dio Nysus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Nysus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nysus.
Castle is looking to clinch but Nysus is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nysus gets underhooks to prevent Castle's takedown attempt.
Castle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nysus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dio Nysus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
Nysus trying to stall but Castle improves his position.
Nysus manages to break the clinch.
Castle takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nysus trying to control the position here.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Nysus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nysus managing to control the position.
Nysus keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nysus trying to control the position.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Nysus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle is stalling in the full guard.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Nysus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Nysus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nysus misses with a hook.
Nysus looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Castle staying out of range there.
Nysus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nysus swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nysus tries to avoid it but Castle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nysus to the ground. Nysus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nysus sends Castle crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nysus is motioning to the referee to let Castle up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nysus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
Castle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nysus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castle is rocked!
Castle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nysus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nysus can't find room to land a body shot as Castle controls the action.
Nysus stops a takedown attempt from Castle.
Still in the clinch, Nysus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nysus.
Nysus gets underhooks to prevent Castle's takedown attempt.
Nysus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nysus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Nysus. No joy for Castle on that attempt.
Castle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nysus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nysus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nysus wants it to stay on the feet.
Castle shoots for a takedown but Nysus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Castle looks winded!
Nysus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Castle sprawling to the canvas! Castle rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nysus finish him?!
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can Nysus finish him?
That has opened up Frank Castle's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nysus lands a body shot.
Nysus wobbles Castle with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Nysus dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Castle to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dio Nysus!
An out of breath Dio Nysus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akim Afanasy (ranked 2820 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Uladzimir Prokopenko (ranked 362 p4p, 359 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akim Afanasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uladzimir Prokopenko!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prokopenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prokopenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Afanasy is aware though and is defending well.
Afanasy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prokopenko's head.
Afanasy tries to free his leg and advance position but Prokopenko is retaining full guard.
Afanasy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prokopenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Afanasy cracks Prokopenko with a solid left hand.
Prokopenko trying to keep a closed guard but Afanasy is proving a slippery customer.
Afanasy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prokopenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Afanasy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prokopenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Afanasy wants to control from the top but Prokopenko keeps moving.
Prokopenko trying to keep a closed guard but Afanasy is proving a slippery customer.
Afanasy stands up over Prokopenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Afanasy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prokopenko on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afanasy is posturing up here but Prokopenko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Afanasy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Afanasy has to tap! Slick submission there by Prokopenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uladzimir Prokopenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 2235 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Morten Larsen (ranked 308 p4p, 358 weight class). Morten Larsen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Morten Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsen.
Larsen throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larsen.
Larsen connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers slips under a jab from Larsen.
Larsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Larsen connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
 Rogers is rocked!
Larsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen is looking for a sweep.
Larsen trying to remain calm as Rogers controls from the top position.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
Larsen trying to remain calm as Rogers controls from the top position.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Larsen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rogers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers trying to control the position but Larsen is working away.
Larsen tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers controlling the position from side mount.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Larsen for as long as he can get away with.
Rogers working away.
Rogers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers wants to control but Larsen is keeping him busy.
Rogers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Larsen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Larsen is looking for a sweep.
Rogers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Larsen is not content to let Rogers control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slows the pace down.
Rogers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rogers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Larsen is trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Larsen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Larsen's face as Rogers controls the position.
Larsen is looking to reverse the position.
Larsen is still trying to improve position.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Larsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larsen tries to bench press Rogers off him but Rogers keeps the position.
Rogers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Larsen, who protects the arm well.
Rogers takes a little break here. Larsen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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 Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larsen tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
We've been informed that Larsen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larsen as he jumps to the side.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Larsen sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen drops Rogers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rogers looks back up at him and smiles so Larsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Larsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsen lands with a shot to the body.
Larsen lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Larsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsen connects with a nice cross there... Rogers is looking wobbly and Larsen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Rogers to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Larsen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morten Larsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvaldo Cosme (ranked 1442 p4p, 2498 weight class) and Jehu Christ (ranked 197 p4p, 321 weight class). Edvaldo Cosme 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edvaldo Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jehu Christ!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosme counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cosme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christ won't allow Cosme to pass to mount.
Cosme stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
Cosme seems to be working for a kimura but Christ defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosme stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cosme missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cosme manages to mount him!
Cosme looking to ground and pound but Christ is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ really wants to buck Cosme off and get back to his feet.
Cosme looking to control but Christ is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cosme sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cosme wants to finish this one by submission but Christ is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cosme.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cosme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christ is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Cosme has taken his back!
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Cosme throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cosme is looking to control Christ but Christ is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Christ trying to get back to his feet but Cosme is in full control for now.
Cosme is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Christ has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cosme missing with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but Cosme has full control of the position and if anything, Christ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cosme just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cosme missing with strikes.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ showing good submission defense here.
Good control from Cosme.
Christ is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cosme gets his way!
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Cosme is looking to control Christ but Christ is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Christ trying to get back to his feet but Cosme is in full control for now.
Christ is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Christ trying to get back to his feet but Cosme is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cosme off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Cosme 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.
Cosme missing with strikes from the back.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Cosme has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Christ is in real trouble here. Cosme gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Christ is tapping out! Cosme wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edvaldo Cosme!
Edvaldo Cosme decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snarf Snarf (ranked 2643 p4p, 2845 weight class) and Noah Berthier (ranked 343 p4p, 361 weight class). Snarf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smack my bitch up. Berthier has chosen La Strasbourgeoise 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Snarf Snarf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Berthier!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berthier misses the shot to the body.
Snarf drops down looking for a counter takedown but Berthier sprawls and moves away.
Berthier takes the fight into the clinch.
Snarf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berthier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berthier.
A nice left hand lands by Berthier.
Berthier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Berthier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berthier misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Berthier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berthier misses with a punch on the inside.
Snarf fails to pull guard.
Berthier working aggressively here.
Berthier scores with a shot to the side of Snarf's head.
Berthier scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Snarf Snarf has been cut.
Snarf is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snarf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier misses with the head strike.
Berthier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snarf's elbow.
Berthier scores with a shot to the side of Snarf's head.
Snarf jumps guard but Berthier stands there with Snarf around his waist. Snarf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snarf Snarf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berthier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snarf blocks an uppercut.
Berthier pushes Snarf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berthier scores with a hook to the body.
Berthier is stalling here.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Snarf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berthier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berthier.
Berthier misses with a punch to the body.
Berthier swings wildly with an uppercut but Snarf uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Berthier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berthier scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berthier lands an uppercut.
Berthier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snarf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berthier.
Berthier slows down the pace here.
Snarf blocks an uppercut.
Snarf goes for a takedown attempt but Berthier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berthier throws a big shot that misses.
Snarf is looking to clinch but Berthier is avoiding it.
Berthier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Berthier misses the target.
Berthier throws out a loose jab but Snarf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noah Berthier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berthier forces Snarf back against the cage and clinches.
Snarf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berthier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Berthier darts in and clinches Snarf up against the cage.
A short right from Berthier.
Berthier misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snarf.
Berthier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berthier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snarf blocks an uppercut.
Berthier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snarf blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berthier throws a punch but it's blocked by Snarf.
Berthier struggles to land a body shot inside as Snarf controls his hands.
Snarf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snarf is trying to pull guard but Berthier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Berthier.
Berthier misses with some punches.
Berthier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snarf tries to pull guard but Berthier holds him up against the cage and eventually Snarf drops back down to his feet.
Berthier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Berthier fails to land.
A short right from Berthier on the inside.
Berthier scores with a shoulder strike.
Berthier misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berthier.
Berthier throws a big uppercut that drops Snarf! More strikes from Berthier and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Snarf lies dazed against the cage as Berthier celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Berthier!
After winning the bout, Noah Berthier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Snarf Snarf had this to say: 'I LIKE TURTLES!!! SNARF! Good Fight! Dr. Rockzo sold me a fat jeffery, lets go get lit as fuck and run a train on Lionell's sister. snarf! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucia Del Paco (ranked 3203 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Pangeran Nainggolan (ranked 394 p4p, 435 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucia Del Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pangeran Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Nainggolan misses the target.
Nainggolan misses with a hook. Del Paco ducked under it nicely.
Nainggolan misses with an uppercut. Del Paco saw that one coming.
Nainggolan throws a right hand that misses
and Del Paco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nainggolan tries to circle away but Del Paco has him pinned against the cage.
Del Paco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nainggolan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nainggolan misses with a left hand
and Del Paco counters by moving into the clinch.
Nainggolan is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Del Paco.
It looks like Pangeran Nainggolan has been cut.
Del Paco lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Paco.
Del Paco throws an elbow but it misses.
Nainggolan misses with some punches.
Nainggolan's coach down at Next Level MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nainggolan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nainggolan has had enough of the clinch but Del Paco keeps him there for the moment.
Del Paco controlling the action here for a moment.
Nainggolan wants to break free but Del Paco has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Paco working aggressively here.
Del Paco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Del Paco.
Nainggolan is trying to force a seperation but Del Paco has the dominant position.
Del Paco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nainggolan has had enough of the clinch but Del Paco keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nainggolan breaks from the clinch.
Nainggolan throws the left hand but Del Paco avoids the punch easily.
Nainggolan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Paco throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nainggolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nainggolan throws out the jab.
Del Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nainggolan throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nainggolan.
Del Paco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nainggolan looks to land a right hand but Del Paco moved out of range.
Nainggolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Paco thuds a left hand into Nainggolan's body.
Del Paco slips a jab from Nainggolan.
Del Paco is looking to counter the offense by Nainggolan and move into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nainggolan digs a good hook to Del Paco's body.
Del Paco with a nice cross.
Nainggolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Paco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nainggolan swings widly with a right hand
and Del Paco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nainggolan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nainggolan blocks the elbow strike.
Del Paco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nainggolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco misses with an elbow strike.
Nainggolan can't break the clinch.
Nainggolan is trying to push Del Paco away but Del Paco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Paco lands an elbow just above Nainggolan 's eye.
Nainggolan breaks from the clinch.
Nainggolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Paco defending well as Nainggolan loads up on a big left hand.
Nainggolan 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.
Nainggolan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Paco.
Del Paco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Del Paco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nainggolan throws a right hand that misses
and Del Paco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nainggolan has a couple of punches blocked by Del Paco.
Nainggolan wants to break free but Del Paco has control.
Del Paco lands an elbow inside that Nainggolan shrugs off.
Del Paco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Del Paco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Paco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nainggolan is defending well for now.
Del Paco lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Pangeran Nainggolan's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan is trying to force a seperation but Del Paco has the dominant position.
Del Paco is leaning against Nainggolan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Del Paco'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.
Nainggolan blocks an elbow strike.
Nainggolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nainggolan throws a hook but Del Paco avoids it easily.
Nainggolan throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Paco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Del Paco digs a right hand underneath Nainggolan's ribcage. Nainggolan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nainggolan misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Paco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Nainggolan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Lucia Del Paco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pangeran Nainggolan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Del Paco throws a low kick but Nainggolan avoids it.
Pangeran Nainggolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Paco defending well as Nainggolan loads up on a big left hand.
Nainggolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Paco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Paco throws a lazy right hand but Nainggolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nainggolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nainggolan throws out a loose jab but Del Paco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Paco misses with a low kick.
Nainggolan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Paco moves away from the strike by Nainggolan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Paco moves out of range of the strikes.
Nainggolan misses with a looping right.
Del Paco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A lazy left from Nainggolan finds it's target.
Del Paco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Del Paco slips a straight right by Nainggolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Del Paco.
Nainggolan throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Paco.
Del Paco slips a jab from Nainggolan.
Del Paco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Del Paco misses with a lunging right hand
and Nainggolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nainggolan takes a swing at Del Paco's ribcage but misses.
Del Paco rushes Nainggolan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nainggolan.
Del Paco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Paco trying to control the position but instead, Nainggolan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Paco into the cage.
Nainggolan blocks an elbow strike from Del Paco.
With the fighters up against the cage, Del Paco throws an elbow but misses.
Nainggolan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan throws a good cross that connects.
Nainggolan throws the left hand but Del Paco avoids the punch easily.
Nainggolan misses with a hook. Del Paco ducked under it nicely.
Del Paco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nainggolan counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Nainggolan misses.
Del Paco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Del Paco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Paco misses with a hook. Nainggolan ducked under it nicely.
Del Paco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nainggolan misses with a looping right.
Del Paco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Paco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan throws a shot from downtown. Del Paco moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Nainggolan misses.
Del Paco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nainggolan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lucia Del Paco has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Del Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Del Paco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Paco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nainggolan stalks Del Paco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Del Paco's face. Del Paco staggers backwards, shaken.
Nainggolan connects with a right hand. Del Paco shakes it off.
Pangeran Nainggolan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Paco motions for Nainggolan to come forward. Del Paco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nainggolan avoids the body shot from Del Paco.
A punch combination from Nainggolan misses.
Del Paco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Paco counters by moving into the clinch.
Del Paco misses with an elbow strike.
Del Paco cracks Nainggolan with a nice body shot.
Del Paco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan blocks a body shot from Del Paco.
Del Paco keeps control of Nainggolan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Del Paco pushes Nainggolan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Nainggolan tries to circle away but Del Paco has him pinned against the cage.
Del Paco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nainggolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nainggolan throws out a powerful jab.
Nainggolan avoids the body shot from Del Paco.
Nainggolan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nainggolan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Paco moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Paco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nainggolan catches Del Paco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nainggolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nainggolan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Del Paco misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pangeran Nainggolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nainggolan connects with a body shot that sends Del Paco's belly button to the back.
Del Paco has Nainggolan up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nainggolan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Paco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Del Paco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucia Del Paco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nainggolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Paco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Del Paco lands an elbow that stopped Nainggolan in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Paco lands an elbow inside that Nainggolan shrugs off.
Del Paco pushes off an throws an elbow but Nainggolan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nainggolan can't break the clinch.
Del Paco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nainggolan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan misses the jab.
Del Paco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Paco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nainggolan.
Del Paco throws a hook but Nainggolan avoids it easily.
Del Paco throws a low kick but Nainggolan avoids it.
Nainggolan connects with a nice looking jab.
Del Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nainggolan throws out the jab.
As Nainggolan tries to get set, Del Paco tries to push him back and clinch up but Nainggolan manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Paco 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.
Nainggolan throws a looping overhand right but Del Paco ducks down to avoid it.
Del Paco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nainggolan. Del Paco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nainggolan missing with a left hand there. Del Paco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Paco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan throws a lazy right hand but Del Paco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nainggolan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Paco's head backwards.
Nainggolan throws a looping overhand right but Del Paco ducks down to avoid it.
Nainggolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Paco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Paco slips under a jab from Nainggolan.
Del Paco avoids the body shot from Nainggolan.
Del Paco tries to counter by clinching up but Nainggolan breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nainggolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nainggolan swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Paco.
Del Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nainggolan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nainggolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Paco.
Nainggolan misses with an uppercut.
Nainggolan clobbers Del Paco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan throws a lazy right hand but Del Paco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nainggolan gets tackled into the cage by Del Paco. Del Paco maintains the clinch.
Del Paco is stalling here.
Nainggolan breaks from the clinch.
Nainggolan throws the left hand but Del Paco avoids the punch easily.
Del Paco slips a straight right by Nainggolan.
Nainggolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Paco.
Del Paco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nainggolan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nainggolan throws out the jab.
Nainggolan swings for the body but Del Paco moves out of range.
Del Paco has closed the distance and engaged Nainggolan in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan is trying to force a seperation but Del Paco has the dominant position.
Del Paco missing with knees to the body.
Nainggolan can't break the clinch.
Nainggolan breaks the clinch.
Del Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nainggolan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Paco moves away.
Del Paco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Paco misses with a leg kick
enabling Nainggolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Paco moves away from the strike by Nainggolan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan checks a leg kick.
Nainggolan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nainggolan missing with a left hand there. Del Paco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nainggolan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Paco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pangeran Nainggolan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nainggolan 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pangeran Nainggolan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gervonta Davis (ranked 1688 p4p, 1869 weight class) and White Goodman (ranked 219 p4p, 240 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable - Gervonta Davis ▶ Motivation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gervonta Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, White Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman tries to clinch up
and Goodman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like White Goodman has been cut.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Goodman is now in Davis's guard.
Goodman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goodman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goodman stops Davis from standing up.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goodman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands a couple of digs.
Goodman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goodman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Goodman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Goodman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis pushes Goodman off, looking to escape but Goodman dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Davis is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). White Goodman!
White Goodman is the new lightweight champion!
White Goodman made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Losing is a genetic disorder much like baldness or necrophilia and its only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it! Join Globo Gym !!'.
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