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BB 67 - Virus vs Sapo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 3366 p4p, 3734 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 407 p4p, 439 weight class). Lafayette comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Norling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scarlet - Age of seduction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette throws a push kick but Norling slaps the foot to one side.
Nils Norling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafayette looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lafayette missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norling is trying to stand up here but Lafayette is controlling him well.
Lafayette throwing shots but Norling is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Lafayette seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Norling is looking to escape.
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette thows a huge punch but Norling dodges it nicely.
Lafayette wants to advance to full mount but Norling doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Norling keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Lafayette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norling wants to stand but Lafayette is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice jab there from Lafayette.
Norling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norling's sensitive parts.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norling throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Norling. Beautiful body shot.
Lafayette cracks Norling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norling fails to land with a series of punches.
Norling leaves Lafayette with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norling rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Norling.
Norling is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Norling.
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lafayette duly obliges.
Norling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norling tries to clinch there but Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette lands a slapping body shot.
Norling doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Norling.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick.
Norling throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Norling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norling looks to land a body kick but Lafayette moved away.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norling moves away.
Norling tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norling throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norling's head backwards.
Norling throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norling jumps guard and drags Lafayette to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafayette throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norling has his feet on Lafayette's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lafayette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norling is looking to clinch.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lafayette scores with a spinning back kick!
Lafayette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Norling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norling fails to land with a series of punches.
Norling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Norling's front leg but catches the back leg as Norling tries to avoid it.
Lafayette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette is looking to wear down Norling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lafayette.
Norling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nils Norling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Norling instigates a clinch.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lafayette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A short right from Lafayette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling tries to pull guard but Lafayette forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Norling ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Norling.
Norling thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it
and Lafayette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafayette.
Norling wants to get back to his feet but Lafayette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lafayette content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throwing strikes but missing.
Lafayette throws an elbow that misses. Norling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lafayette's guard. Nice move by Norling!
Norling avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lafayette 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.
Norling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norling postures up in Lafayette's guard and throws a big left but Lafayette blocks it.
Norling is looking to work some ground and pound but Lafayette has wrist control.
Norling looking to sit in guard and control but Lafayette gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lafayette with a nice head shot there.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Norling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norling has his feet on Lafayette's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Norling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norling thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it
and Lafayette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafayette.
Rene Lafayette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lafayette stops Norling from standing up.
Norling keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Lafayette postures up in Norling's guard and throws a big left but Norling blocks it.
Lafayette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lafayette is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rene Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Norling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norling forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lafayette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Norling settles back down.
Norling throws a leg kick
and Lafayette counters with a takedown into side control.
Lafayette throws a strike aimed at the side of Norling's head but Norling avoids it well.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Lafayette passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Norling!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Norling's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafayette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norling blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lafayette thowing shots but they're missing.
Norling wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Norling because Lafayette loaded up on that one.
Lafayette scoring with strikes but Norling is staying in there.
Lafayette wants to control the pace but Norling is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Norling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lafayette.
Lafayette throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lafayette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Norling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lafayette.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Norling to regain full guard.
Lafayette trying to control but Norling is working from the bottom.
Lafayette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafayette accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lafayette showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lafayette, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette 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.
Nils Norling spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 2493 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 337 p4p, 437 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Camden.
Sanninen clinches with his opponent.
Sanninen blocks a body shot from Camden.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Camden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanninen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Jaco Camden has been cut.
Camden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanninen misses with a wild body shot.
Sanninen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanninen tries to clinch there but Camden circles away.
Sanninen clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camden avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen gets through Camden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanninen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Camden's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden scores with a shoulder strike.
Camden blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Camden blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Camden tries to circle away but Sanninen has him pinned against the cage.
Camden lands with a right to the head.
Camden has had enough of the clinch but Sanninen keeps him there for the moment.
Sanninen throws a punch but it's blocked by Camden.
Camden pushes Sanninen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camden blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside that Camden shrugs off.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camden's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camden blocks an elbow strike.
Camden dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanninen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camden avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Camden working hard to break the clinch.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camden avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camden's brow.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside that Camden shrugs off.
Sanninen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen throws a punch but it's blocked by Camden.
Camden avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Camden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanninen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanninen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanninen throws an elbow that misses.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Camden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanninen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Jaco Camden's cut even more.
Camden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camden stalks Sanninen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanninen's face. Sanninen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camden, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanninen pushes Camden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanninen throws a lazy right hand but Camden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanninen throws a leg kick that misses.
Camden sizes up Sanninen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Sanninen.
Sanninen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanninen drops his hands momentarily and Camden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sanninen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaco Camden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanninen closes the distance and clinches.
Camden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel Sanninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camden missing with a left hand there. Sanninen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanninen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camden can do to turn this around?
Sanninen scores with a nice right hand.
Sanninen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel Sanninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanninen cracks Camden with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanninen feints a jab promting Camden to slip. Sanninen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camden's brow.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanninen misses with a knee to the head.
Sanninen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Camden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camden swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanninen.
Sanninen swings for the body but Camden moves out of range.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen dodges the punch combination from Camden.
Sanninen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Sanninen as he checks the leg kick.
Sanninen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanninen throws a series of punches but Camden moves out of range.
Camden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camden keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camden, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camden's brow.
Sanninen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camden's defenses.
Camden is trying to break the clinch but Sanninen has him pressed against the cage.
Sanninen lands an elbow just above Camden 's eye.
The cut above Jaco Camden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanninen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanninen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Camden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanninen tries to clinch up but Camden circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanninen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Camden moves into the clinch.
Sanninen lands an elbow that stopped Camden in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camden.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Camden blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Camden breaks from the clinch.
Sanninen moves to clinch but Camden breaks away
and Camden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sanninen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaco Camden's cut.
That's time! Sanninen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Camden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanninen. That did some damage!
Sanninen tries to clinch up.
Sanninen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanninen tries to clinch but Camden moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sanninen.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanninen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanninen rushes Camden and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen throws an elbow that misses.
Sanninen tries a knee to the head but Camden blocks it.
Camden blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with a knee to the head.
Camden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camden tries to break the clinch but Sanninen is controlling the position.
Sanninen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camden blocks an elbow strike.
Camden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daniel Sanninen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanninen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camden misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen tries to close the distance and clinch but Camden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanninen misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Camden does no damage.
Sanninen wants to clinch up but Camden keeps it at a distance.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Sanninen and move into the clinch position.
Sanninen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanninen wants to clinch.
Camden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen wants to clinch.
Sanninen clinches.
Camden is trying to force a seperation but Sanninen has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camden takes an elbow to the temple.
Camden avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Sanninen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Camden wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanninen won't allow it.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen looking to throw knees to the head but Camden is blocking nicely.
Camden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanninen avoids it.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camden avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanninen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaco Camden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaco Camden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Sanninen!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Sanninen gave a big smile as he said 'Dick pills, I recommend them. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 1463 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 221 p4p, 263 weight class). Zsofka has chosen Raid - MF DOOM as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kururugi.
Zsofka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zsofka throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Kururugi pushes Zsofka away with a front kick.
Zsofka misses with an uppercut
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Zsofka cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
Baldimir Zsofka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zsofka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka throws a lazy head kick
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Zsofka throws a combination that misses
and Kururugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zsofka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kururugi is out of range and Zsofka settles back down.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zsofka.
Kururugi gets a clinch.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Zsofka.
Zsofka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kururugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka manages to avoid it.
Zsofka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kururugi throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Zsofka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kururugi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Kururugi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zsofka is looking to score with low kicks.
Kururugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka circles away.
Zsofka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zsofka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zsofka throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kururugi blocks the body kick.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zsofka.
Kururugi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka throws a body shot but no joy.
Kururugi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kururugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kururugi throws a lazy right hand but Zsofka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Zsofka.
Kururugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Zsofka avoided it.
Zsofka lands with a nice combination. Kururugi backs away looking to recover.
Kururugi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kururugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
Kururugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kururugi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zsofka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsofka.
Nice straight punches there by Zsofka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zsofka.
Kururugi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zsofka throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kururugi misses its target.
Kururugi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zsofka looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zsofka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsofka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It appears Kururugi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zsofka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kururugi looks to land a left hand but Zsofka moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zsofka! But no joy.
Kururugi checks a leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a looping left.
Kururugi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zsofka lands with an overhand left.
Kururugi defending well as Zsofka loads up on a big left hand.
Kururugi wants to clinch up but Zsofka keeps it at a distance.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
Kururugi scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldimir Zsofka dominated that round.
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.
Kururugi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zsofka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zsofka connects with the punch.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
Kururugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Zsofka avoided it.
Zsofka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zsofka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zsofka throws a leg kick which misses Kururugi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kururugi tries to avoid it.
Zsofka throws out a powerful jab.
Kururugi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka is looking to chop away at Kururugi's legs.
It looked like Kururugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zsofka.
A nice leg kick from Zsofka, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka looks to land a combination but Kururugi avoids it well.
Zsofka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsofka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kururugi.
Kururugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zsofka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kururugi misses with a kick to the body.
Kururugi thuds a left hand into Zsofka's body.
A jab from Zsofka misses.
Zsofka lands with an overhand left.
Zsofka throws the kick towards the body but Kururugi avoids it.
Jab from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kururugi's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka walks into a stiff left hand from Kururugi.
A jab from Kururugi finds it's way through Zsofka's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Kururugi throws a leg kick that misses.
Zsofka scoring well with a low kick there.
Kururugi digs a good body shot into Zsofka's ribs.
Kururugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kururugi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zsofka throws a wild body kick that Kururugi sees coming a mile off.
Zsofka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kururugi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zsofka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kururugi.
Zsofka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kururugi's head.
Zsofka misses with a combination
and Kururugi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zsofka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zsofka looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
Kururugi 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.
Zsofka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zsofka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka misses with a hook. Kururugi ducked under it nicely.
Zsofka misses with a straight left.
Kururugi feints and then cracks Zsofka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zsofka down.
Kururugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zsofka throws out the jab.
It appears Kururugi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zsofka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kururugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zsofka has time to react.
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!
Zsofka looks to throw the jab but Kururugi is out of range.
Zsofka lands with a right hand.
Zsofka tries to land a body kick
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Zsofka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kururugi. That did some damage!
Zsofka throws a leg kick but Kururugi sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldimir Zsofka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kururugi checks a leg kick nicely.
Zsofka misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kururugi.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zsofka misses with a leg kick.
Kururugi cracks Zsofka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zsofka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka misses with a wild body shot.
Kururugi misses with a body shot
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zsofka's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kururugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kururugi lands a jab.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses.
Kururugi throwing a counter right hand but Zsofka manages to avoid it.
Zsofka misses with a left hand
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
Zsofka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zsofka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kururugi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsofka.
Zsofka misses with a looping right.
Kururugi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zsofka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kururugi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zsofka just manages to avoid it.
Zsofka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Kururugi blocks the leg kick.
Zsofka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zsofka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zsofka is looking to slow Kururugi down with leg kicks.
Kururugi scores with a nice right hand.
Zsofka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kururugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zsofka.
Zsofka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kururugi cracks Zsofka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zsofka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Kururugi.
Kururugi connects with a jab.
Zsofka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zsofka connects with an inside leg kick.
Zsofka with a jab.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kururugi connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Kururugi misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Kururugi.
A jab from Kururugi misses.
Zsofka connects with a right hand. Kururugi shakes it off.
Zsofka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zsofka throws a low kick but Kururugi avoids it.
Kururugi misses with a low kick.
Kururugi staying out of range there.
Zsofka throws an off balance right hand
and Kururugi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kururugi misses with a right hand
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baldimir Zsofka.
I've got Zsofka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldimir Zsofka!
A very excited looking Baldimir Zsofka 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 2154 p4p, 2538 weight class) and Walt Dykstra (ranked 74 p4p, 96 weight class). Akinaga comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Wolf Totem. Kiso Akinaga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walt Dykstra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dykstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Dykstra throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Dykstra's corner calls for a 1-2. Dykstra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dykstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
A big right from Dykstra misses.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Dykstra's head but Dykstra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dykstra raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akinaga slips a jab from Dykstra.
Dykstra misses with an uppercut. Akinaga saw that one coming.
Akinaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dykstra's hands.
We've been informed that Dykstra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Dykstra misses.
Dykstra throws a big shot that misses.
Dykstra misses with a straight left.
Akinaga stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dykstra throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot.
Dykstra ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dykstra misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra throws a lazy right hand but Akinaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dykstra misses with a few strikes there.
Dykstra walks into a jab.
Dykstra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dykstra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akinaga scores with a shot to the body.
Dykstra looks winded!
Dykstra jabs Akinaga right on the nose. Akinaga blinks but takes it well.
Dykstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga scores with a jab. Dykstra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akinaga ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga throws the left hand but Dykstra avoids the punch easily.
Dykstra throws out a counter right but Akinaga avoids it with no problem.
Dykstra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dykstra misses with a looping right.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinaga lands with a straight right. Dykstra didn't see that one coming.
Akinaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dykstra misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga staying out of range there.
Dykstra thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinaga. Dykstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dykstra! But no joy.
Dykstra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dykstra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akinaga punishes Dykstra's body with a nice straight punch.
Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinaga.
Dykstra misses with a two punch combination.
Dykstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Dykstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinaga slips under a jab from Dykstra.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Dykstra throws a hook but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Dykstra lands a head shot.
Akinaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dykstra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dykstra closes the distance and pushes Akinaga back into the cage.
Dykstra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dykstra trying to control the position but instead, Akinaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dykstra into the cage.
Dykstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinaga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dykstra.
A head punch on the inside from Akinaga fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Dykstra as the two fighters clinch.
Dykstra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dykstra manages to break the clinch.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga takes a swing at Dykstra's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Dykstra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akinaga slips a jab from Dykstra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akinaga staying out of range there.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akinaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dykstra 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.
Akinaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dykstra throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Dykstra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Dykstra moves out of range.
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Dykstra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dykstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Akinaga.
Akinaga swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Akinaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dykstra's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dykstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Dykstra misses.
Akinaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akinaga lands with a nice body punch.
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 Kiso Akinaga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dykstra throws a hook but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Akinaga stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dykstra. Those never looked like landing.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dykstra manages to avoid it.
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinaga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dykstra.
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dykstra in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dykstra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
Dykstra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dykstra with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dykstra throws out the jab.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
Dykstra misses with a hook. Akinaga ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Akinaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dykstra throws an overhand right that lands on Akinaga's shoulder, as Akinaga tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga moves out of range as Dykstra strikes.
Akinaga swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Dykstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dykstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dykstra moves away.
Akinaga connects with a looping right hand.
Akinaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dykstra momentarily.
Akinaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dykstra counters with a straight right hand.
Akinaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dykstra under the eye.
Dykstra misses the jab.
Akinaga digs a good hook to Dykstra's body.
Good shot there by Dykstra.
Akinaga jabs at Dykstra's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Dykstra is rocked!
Dykstra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dykstra is still on wobbly legs! Can Akinaga finish him?
Dykstra is breathing heavily.
Dykstra bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Akinaga comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dykstra falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dykstra was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 1007 p4p, 2262 weight class) and Jerricho Patterson (ranked 138 p4p, 297 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
220
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryastsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson lands with a cross.
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn swings widly with a right hand
and Patterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tryastsyn throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Tryastsyn looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Tryastsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tryastsyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tryastsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tryastsyn moves forwards but Patterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tryastsyn 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.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tryastsyn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tryastsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn catches Patterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patterson walks into a straight right hand from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Tryastsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Patterson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Tryastsyn connects with a body shot.
Tryastsyn misses the jab.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Tryastsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tryastsyn lands with a good body shot.
Tryastsyn avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Tryastsyn.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that Tryastsyn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice body punch from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson looks to throw a body kick
and Tryastsyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn slips a jab from Patterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Tryastsyn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tryastsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Tryastsyn moves out of range easily.
Tryastsyn connects with a crisp jab.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Tryastsyn counters with a left to the body.
Tryastsyn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tryastsyn's sensitive parts.
Tryastsyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Patterson lands an overhand right.
Tryastsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Tryastsyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Tryastsyn.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tryastsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tryastsyn misses with a looping left.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tryastsyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson swings for the body but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Tryastsyn checks it.
Tryastsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tryastsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tryastsyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson defending well as Tryastsyn loads up on a big left hand.
Tryastsyn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tryastsyn scores with a jab to the body.
Tryastsyn misses with a two punch combination.
Tryastsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Tryastsyn is looking for a counter combo.
Tryastsyn misses with the combination.
Tryastsyn lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tryastsyn moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Tryastsyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Patterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Tryastsyn coming out on top.
Tryastsyn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tryastsyn manages to avoid it.
Patterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tryastsyn.
Patterson walks into a jab.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Tryastsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tryastsyn misses with a straight right.
Tryastsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Tryastsyn ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
A quick step to the side and Tryastsyn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Tryastsyn misses.
Tryastsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Patterson drops his hands momentarily and Tryastsyn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tryastsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson tries to work over Tryastsyn's front leg with a kick but Tryastsyn checks it.
Tryastsyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tryastsyn throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tryastsyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Tryastsyn misses the jab.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tryastsyn as he connects with a hook.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Tryastsyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patterson throws a series of punches but Tryastsyn avoids them all with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Patterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tryastsyn has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson lands with a kick to the temple. Tryastsyn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eugeniy Tryastsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Tryastsyn blocks a head kick by Patterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Tryastsyn misses the target.
Tryastsyn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patterson. Patterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tryastsyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Tryastsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Tryastsyn is looking to counter punch.
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patterson lands a jab.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Tryastsyn's head but Tryastsyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tryastsyn misses with the combination.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Tryastsyn misses.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Tryastsyn avoids it with no problem.
Tryastsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Tryastsyn takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tryastsyn.
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!
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson cracks Tryastsyn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tryastsyn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Patterson finish him?
 Tryastsyn is rocked!
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Tryastsyn is out of range.
Tryastsyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tryastsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson throws a head kick but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Tryastsyn moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Tryastsyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Tryastsyn throws out a powerful jab.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn misses the jab.
Patterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tryastsyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Tryastsyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tryastsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patterson slips under a jab from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn walks into a straight right hand from Patterson.
Tryastsyn is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Patterson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Tryastsyn is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerricho Patterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 1203 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 166 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. Jian Zhao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
155
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159
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao looks to throw the jab but Belvedere is out of range.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Belvedere moved out of range nicely.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Richmond Belvedere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Zhao.
Belvedere slips a straight right by Zhao.
Belvedere on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zhao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhao with a nice cross.
Zhao lands a nice hook to Belvedere's body. Belvedere takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belvedere misses with a straight right.
Belvedere throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zhao was covering up waiting for the punch and Belvedere finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belvedere in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belvedere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belvedere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belvedere postures up.
Belvedere scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belvedere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhao managing to control the position.
Zhao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhao controlling Belvedere's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belvedere's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Belvedere preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belvedere chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhao pulls Belvedere in to control the position.
Belvedere scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhao wants to sweep here but Belvedere controlling him for the moment.
Belvedere connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhao keeping full guard, as Belvedere tries to pass.
Zhao looking to control but Belvedere passes into half guard.
Zhao wants to control but Belvedere is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belvedere lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zhao trying to hold on to Belvedere's head to control him but Belvedere postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zhao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zhao has Belvedere pulled in close to control his posture.
Belvedere thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zhao trying to keep a closed guard but Belvedere is proving a slippery customer.
Zhao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zhao has momentary wrist control but Belvedere slips an elbow through the middle.
Belvedere wants to control from the top but Zhao keeps moving.
Zhao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Belvedere trying to control but Zhao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belvedere 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Belvedere working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Zhao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belvedere is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zhao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belvedere.
Belvedere wants to control from the top but Zhao keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belvedere shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belvedere's head backwards.
Belvedere on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belvedere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belvedere scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belvedere throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belvedere.
Zhao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belvedere takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhao walks into a left hand.
Zhao throws a leg kick but Belvedere moved away.
Zhao throws a poor cross that misses
and Belvedere counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zhao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belvedere drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belvedere jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belvedere pushes down on Zhao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belvedere is thwarting Zhao's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere wants to pass the guard but Zhao is defending well.
Belvedere trying to control the action but Zhao is working from the bottom.
Belvedere throwing shots but Zhao is blocking nicely.
Belvedere throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belvedere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhao defending well though.
Belvedere drops an elbow to the side of Zhao's head.
Belvedere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zhao trying to control from the bottom.
Belvedere performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Belvedere missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zhao wants to improve his position but Belvedere is controlling well.
Belvedere seems to be looking for submissions.
Zhao is positioning himself well to prevent Belvedere advancing to mount.
Richmond Belvedere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belvedere is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belvedere working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belvedere looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belvedere content to control rather than advance.
Zhao is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhao is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is trying to control but can't.
Belvedere slips a nice elbow through Zhao's hands, connecting with Zhao's forehead.
Belvedere takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Belvedere.
Zhao holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Belvedere is thwarting Zhao's attempts to control the position.
Belvedere stalling.
Belvedere thows a huge punch but Zhao dodges it nicely.
Belvedere is working for a submission of some sort.
Belvedere working over Zhao with some ground and pound. Zhao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants to get back to full guard.
Belvedere is trying to control. Zhao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belvedere seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belvedere is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zhao is just riding it out for now. Belvedere eventually gives up the hold.
Zhao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belvedere is working away from the top position though.
Belvedere trying to control from half guard but Zhao is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belvedere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belvedere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhao wants to sweep but Belvedere has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Belvedere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zhao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhao wants it to stay on the feet.
Belvedere throws the left hand but Zhao avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Belvedere.
Belvedere misses with a looping right.
Zhao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao misses with a looping left.
Belvedere throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
Zhao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belvedere throws a series of punches but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belvedere fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhao connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao takes a swing at Belvedere's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Belvedere misses.
Belvedere tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belvedere pushes Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Zhao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Belvedere drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jian Zhao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richmond Belvedere.
Belvedere blocks an uppercut.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jian Zhao is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Zhao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belvedere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belvedere throws a right hand that misses
and Zhao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zhao managing to block the knees to the body from Belvedere.
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belvedere.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
Belvedere tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhao counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belvedere tries to clinch
and Zhao counters with a thumping low kick.
Belvedere scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belvedere's head backwards.
Belvedere shoots in and drives through. Zhao sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Belvedere slips the punch.
A jab from Belvedere misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhao. That snapped Belvedere's head back.
Belvedere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhao was well out of range. Poor timing from Belvedere.
Zhao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belvedere takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belvedere 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.
Belvedere shoots in for a takedown but Zhao shows good takedown defense.
Belvedere has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhao finds it's way round the side to connect with Belvedere's head.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belvedere has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belvedere is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zhao to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zhao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belvedere turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Belvedere manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Zhao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zhao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belvedere's best efforts.
Zhao wants to improve his position but Belvedere is controlling well.
Zhao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belvedere's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zhao has control of Belvedere's left arm, preventing Belvedere from doing any damage.
Belvedere trying to control but Zhao is working from the bottom.
Zhao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belvedere wants to control from the top but Zhao keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jian Zhao.
I think Zhao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jian Zhao!
A very excited looking Jian Zhao 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 993 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 117 p4p, 157 weight class). Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. 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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fritz.
Matthew Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Fritz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fritz.
Fritz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fritz throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Fritz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fritz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fritz misses with a low kick.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but Fritz was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz checks a low kick from Fritz.
Cruz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Fritz.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Fritz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fritz.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fritz misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fritz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fritz. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Fritz with a nice cross.
Fritz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Fritz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fritz lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fritz misses with a low kick.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fritz.
Fritz throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Fritz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fritz misses with a body punch
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Fritz moves out of range of the strikes.
Fritz throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Fritz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Fritz lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fritz lands a jab.
Fritz throws a good cross that connects.
Fritz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fritz scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fritz! But no joy.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Fritz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Fritz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Fritz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Matthew Fritz has been cut.
Matthew Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Fritz.
Cruz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fritz connects with a solid leg kick.
Fritz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fritz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fritz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz throws a head kick but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz 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.
Fritz misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fritz.
Fritz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Fritz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fritz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Fritz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz.
Fritz misses with a body kick.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Fritz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
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!
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Fritz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fritz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fritz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Fritz ducks down to avoid it.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fritz misses the jab.
Fritz punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz misses with a looping right.
Fritz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Fritz tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz slips a straight right by Fritz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Fritz lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Fritz misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Fritz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Fritz's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Fritz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Fritz misses.
Fritz misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Fritz lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fritz throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fritz missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fritz throws out a powerful jab.
Fritz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Fritz scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
A leg kick checked by Fritz.
A little jabbing left from Fritz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Fritz with a jab.
Fritz stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Fritz.
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fritz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fritz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fritz misses the body punch
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fritz works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFritz.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Matthew Fritz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fritz cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Fritz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fritz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Fritz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz.
Fritz lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fritz thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Fritz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fritz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Fritz!
Matthew Fritz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 855 p4p, 915 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 120 p4p, 130 weight class). 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Allu misses.
Allu cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Allu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steel to stand back up!
Steel is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Allu stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Allu finish him?
Steel moves out of range as Allu strikes.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
 It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Allu. Beautiful body shot.
Allu tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Allu tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allu throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Allu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel's sensitive parts.
Allu misses with a looping right.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel digs a good hook to Allu's body.
Allu misses with a body shot.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allu misses with a body punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allu misses with a looping right.
Allu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu misses with a body kick.
Steel lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Allu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Allu moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Allu.
Steel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Allu to keep the fight standing.
Steel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Allu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Allu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allu has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
Allu is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to control.
Allu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steel is proving hard to escape from.
Steel can't keep his opponent in guard - Allu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Allu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allu is taking a breather. Steel 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Juki Allu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allu ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel lands the left hand.
Allu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Allu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Allu tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Allu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Allu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Daniel Steel's cut even more.
Allu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allu gets a clinch.
Allu scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Allu lands a big right hand that drops Steel! The killer instinct kicks in and Allu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Allu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juki Allu!
After the big win, Juki Allu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 301 p4p, 345 weight class) and Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 13 p4p, 16 weight class). Six Nine has chosen KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Gebhardt throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Gebhardt lands a jab.
Six Nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gebhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
Six Nine staying out of range there.
Six Nine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Six Nine tries to work over Gebhardt's front leg with a kick but Gebhardt checks it.
Six Nine digs a good body shot into Gebhardt's ribs.
Six Nine throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine throws a solid leg kick but Gebhardt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Six Nine .
Gebhardt scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
Six Nine scores with a nice right hand.
Six Nine misses with a left hand
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Six Nine .
Six Nine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Six Nine lands with an overhand left.
Six Nine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gebhardt. Gebhardt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine works Gebhardt's body with a nice hook.
Gebhardt checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Six Nine .
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Gebhardt saw that one coming.
Six Nine stuns Gebhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Six Nine scores with a kick to the body.
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Gebhardt saw that one coming.
Gebhardt throws a jab when Six Nine was well out of range.
Six Nine cracks Gebhardt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gebhardt digs a good body shot into Six Nine 's ribs.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
A thudding body kick lands there by Six Nine !
Six Nine scores with a leg kick.
Six Nine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gebhardt. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Gebhardt is just out of range.
Six Nine connects with a high kick.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine tests Gebhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gebhardt has Six Nine up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gebhardt's elbow.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine lands with a right to the head.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Six Nine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Six Nine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gebhardt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Six Nine tries to work over Gebhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gebhardt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Gebhardt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gebhardt lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Six Nine avoids a wild elbow strike from Gebhardt.
Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six Nine lands a nice shot to the body.
Six Nine cracks Gebhardt with an open hand slap.
Six Nine lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gebhardt moves into the clinch.
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Six Nine 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gebhardt under the eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine lands with a shot to the body.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
Gebhardt tries to clinch up but Six Nine circles away and keeps his distance.
Six Nine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gebhardt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Six Nine 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Six Nine throws a head kick but Gebhardt moves out of range.
It looked like Gebhardt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Six Nine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gebhardt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six Nine misses with a leg kick.
Gebhardt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Tekashi Six Nine 's cut even more.
Six Nine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Gebhardt in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gebhardt's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside.
Six Nine throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gebhardt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Six Nine 's brow.
Six Nine blocks an elbow strike.
Six Nine tries to work over Gebhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gebhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Gebhardt lands an elbow just above Six Nine 's eye.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Six Nine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Gebhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine breaks the clinch.
Gebhardt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gebhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gebhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
Six Nine lands a lovely overhand right.
Six Nine lands with a right hand.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Six Nine digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Six Nine connects with a leg kick.
A left lands for Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a jab.
A low kick from Six Nine misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gebhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine lands with an overhand left.
Six Nine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Six Nine lands with a nice body punch.
Six Nine walks into a straight right hand from Gebhardt.
The cut above Tekashi Six Nine 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gebhardt tries to clinch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Gebhardt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gebhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Six Nine .
Gebhardt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Six Nine moves away from the strike by Gebhardt.
A low kick from Six Nine misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Six Nine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Six Nine throws a leg kick that misses.
Gebhardt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Six Nine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Six Nine with the inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Gebhardt.
Tekashi Six Nine 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Six Nine cracks a nice hook into Gebhardt's ribs.
Six Nine wants to slow Gebhardt down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
That's time! Gebhardt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Six Nine misses the jab.
Gebhardt takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Six Nine staying out of range there.
A cross from Six Nine lands.
Six Nine scores with a hook to the body. Gebhardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Six Nine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Six Nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gebhardt.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Six Nine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine connects with a solid leg kick.
Gebhardt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a hook
and Gebhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Gebhardt down.
Gebhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gebhardt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Six Nine tests Gebhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Six Nine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gebhardt to score with a decent uppercut.
Gebhardt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gebhardt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Six Nine misses with a jab to the body
and Six Nine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gebhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Six Nine throws a leg kick
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Six Nine is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tekashi Six Nine 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Colby Gebhardt 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 Corona Virus (ranked 116 p4p, 275 weight class) and Rob Sapo (ranked 5 p4p, 41 weight class). Corona Virus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapo looks to throw the jab but Virus is out of range.
Virus swings widly with a right hand
and Sapo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Virus misses the shot to the body.
Sapo lands with a cross.
Sapo has a takedown stuffed.
Sapo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Virus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sapo misses with a double jab
enabling Virus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sapo lands with a good body shot.
Sapo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Virus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Sapo there.
Sapo dives in and grabs Virus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Virus pushes down on Sapo's head and hops out.
Corona Virus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Sapo.
Virus lands a big right hand that sends Sapo crashing to the mat! Virus stays standing though and waves Sapo back to his feet!
Sapo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Sapo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapo shoots and misses
and Virus rattles Sapo with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sapo tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Virus dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sapo stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Corona Virus!
Corona Virus retains his heavyweight title!
Corona Virus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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