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HFC 48: Nuorempi vs Queiroz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Klecker (ranked 24461 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Edgar Shark (ranked 602 p4p, 513 weight class). Klecker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deutschland. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Edgar Shark enters the cage!
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Klecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Shark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klecker gets tackled into the cage by Shark. Shark maintains the clinch.
Shark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klecker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klecker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shark is trying to trip Klecker. He has hold of a leg but Klecker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Klecker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shark being controlled here momentarily.
Shark trying to control but Klecker is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klecker keeping full guard, as Shark tries to pass.
Klecker has Shark pulled in close to control his posture.
Klecker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shark with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klecker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klecker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shark trying to control but Klecker is working from the bottom.
Klecker pulls Shark in close to his closed guard and prevents Shark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shark throws a big elbow that misses.
Klecker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Klecker pulls Shark in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark trying to control but Klecker is working from the bottom.
Klecker wants to sweep but no luck.
Shark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klecker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klecker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shark has his hands clasped together but Klecker extends and breaks Shark's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Klecker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manuel Klecker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Blood (ranked 4992 p4p, 24449 weight class) and Bastien Montrose (ranked 463 p4p, 533 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bastien Montrose!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood looks to throw the jab but Montrose is out of range.
Montrose's corner calls for a 1-2. Montrose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a looping left.
Montrose works the jab nicely.
Montrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blood has had enough of the clinch but Montrose keeps him there for the moment.
Blood avoids a wild elbow strike from Montrose.
Montrose tries to land a knee to the head but Blood blocks with his arms.
Montrose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montrose lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Conan Blood has been cut.
Montrose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blood is breathing heavily.
A short right from Montrose on the inside.
Montrose digs a right hand underneath Blood's ribcage. Blood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Montrose.
Montrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montrose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montrose lands with a left to the head.
Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montrose scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montrose has him pressed against the cage.
Montrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montrose.
Montrose lands a left hand.
Montrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montrose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montrose throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Montrose.
 Blood is rocked!
Blood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Montrose pushes off an throws an elbow but Blood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montrose drops Blood with a big knee straight up the middle! Blood is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Montrose points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Blood wakes up just in time to hear Montrose thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Montrose!
Our winner, Bastien Montrose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwennyth Hyper (ranked 3784 p4p, 3092 weight class) and Yngve Laake (ranked 404 p4p, 354 weight class). Laake has chosen Brennan Heart & Jonathan Mendelsohn - Imaginary as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yngve Laake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwennyth Hyper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yngve Laake!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyper wants to clinch but Laake slips to the side
and Laake counters with a thumping low kick.
Hyper ducks under a wild hook from Laake.
Yngve Laake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Gwennyth Hyper has been cut.
Laake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hypers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Hyper as he checks the leg kick.
Hyper moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laake scoring well with a low kick there.
Laake lands a lovely overhand right.
Laake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laake throws a front kick that sends Hyper stumbling back into the cage.
Laake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyper.
Laake lands a really nice looking cross but Hyper seems unphased.
Hyper is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laake loads up on a big right hand but Hyper slips the punch.
Hyper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hyper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hyper sprawling to the canvas! Hyper rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Laake finish him?!
Oh Hyper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gwennyth Hyper's cut is getting worse.
Hyper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laake is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hyper seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Laake misses.
Laake drops Hyper with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hyper looks back up at him and smiles so Laake waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Hyper slips under a jab.
BOOM! Laake lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hyper. Hyper tries to recover but Laake is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hyper lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngve Laake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aqua Best (ranked 2999 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Gordan Ryan (ranked 405 p4p, 432 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aqua Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best misses the jab.
Best throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Best quickly recovers to half guard.
Best is in trouble now - Ryan has advanced to mount!
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryan moves to take his opponent's back.
Well, with Ryan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Best is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Best is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gordan Ryan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 2513 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Omar Brown (ranked 145 p4p, 165 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown avoids the head kick by Andary.
Brown thuds a left hand into Andary's body.
Brown works Andary's body with a nice hook.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andarys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andary checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown takes a swing at Andary's ribcage but misses.
Andary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andary tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Andary missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andary misses with a hook.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a leg kick but Andary moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andary.
Omar Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andary throws out the jab.
Andary misses with a few strikes there.
Andary 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.
Andary scores with a jab.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Andary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andary comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Andary.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown throws a body punch but Andary moves out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andary.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andary connects with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Andary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andary scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andary moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Andary.
Andary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Andary throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Andary throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Andary misses.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andary's head.
Andary looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Andary throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andary misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andary misses with a wild body shot.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Andary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Andary connects with a high kick.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown jabs Andary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Andary has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andary misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andary throws a head punch that misses.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andary or not.
Andary lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andary lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Andary.
Andary has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Andary throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to work over Andary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Andary pulls guard effortlessly.
Andary working a defensive guard here.
Andary is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andary is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andary has escaped and now he's on top!
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andary is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omar Brown will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Andary.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Andary moved out of range nicely.
Omar Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andary avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andary with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andary.
Andary misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown sizes up Andary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andary misses with a wild body shot.
Brown slips a straight right by Andary.
A telegraphed right hand from Andary misses the target.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Andary is wise to it.
Andary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andary wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary 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.
Brown takes a swing at Andary's ribcage but misses.
As Brown tries to get set, Andary tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Brown is looking to chop away at Andary's legs.
Andary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Andary.
Andary throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andary. That did some damage!
Brown lands a jab to Andary's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andary. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown lands a body shot.
Andary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Andary misses the jab.
Andary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andary takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andary wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andary staying out of range there.
Andary is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Andary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andary lands the left hand.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Andary misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andary at a distance.
Andary defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Andary is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Andary ducks down to avoid it.
Andary misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Brown.
Andary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andary throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Andary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andary is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andary.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws the left hand but Andary avoids the punch easily.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Andary.
Brown slips under a jab from Andary.
Andary 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.
Andary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown tests Andary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andary moves into the clinch.
Andary lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andary prevents a body shot from Brown.
Andary lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Andary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Andary's head.
Andary swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Andary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andary walks into a jab.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andary checks the leg kick.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andary takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Andary's head.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andary misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Andary throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Andary pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andary to keep the fight standing.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Andary lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A right hook to the body lands for Andary.
Andary lands with a light punch inside.
Gary Andary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Andary's ribcage. Andary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andary tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Andary back against the cage.
Andary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andarys head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown gets through Andary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand.
Gary Andary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andary lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Andary controls his hands.
Andary misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andary blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andary just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Andary misses with some punches.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andary.
Andary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andary takes a shot to the head.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to pull guard but Andary holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Gary Andary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Brown.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Andary.
Brown tries a body shot but Andary blocks it.
Andary has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A hook to the body from Andary.
A right handed body shot lands from Andary.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andary throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown tries to pull guard but Andary won't allow it.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andary blocks an uppercut.
Andary lands with a light punch inside.
Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
Andary is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Andary advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andary throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Andary has control of the leg.
Andary not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Brown.
I've got Brown 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Omar Brown!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Omar Brown!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Omar Brown!
Omar Brown wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 1759 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Holden Ross (ranked 266 p4p, 359 weight class). Miet Cleever has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ross!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cleever was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ross.
Cleever avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ross moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleever moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleever.
Cleever tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Ross 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.
Ross scores with a body shot.
Cleever drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever working aggressively here.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleever.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Cleever tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleever blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Cleever has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleever lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Cleever stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cleever.
Cleever lands with a left to the head.
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!
Cleever is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
Cleever makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cleever scores with a hook to the body.
Ross looks winded!
Cleever stalls.
Cleever lands a body punch.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Cleever has Ross pushed against the cage.
Cleever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cleever scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleever scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleever tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleever lands a body shot.
Cleever tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
Cleever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Cleever takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cleever counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Cleever scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleever has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cleever scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Ross is rocked!
Cleever has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleever finish him?
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
Ross blocking some punches.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleever working aggressively here.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleever.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miet Cleever's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cleever fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ross throws a combination that misses
and Cleever counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleever moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleever has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Cleever misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever lands with a light punch inside.
Cleever stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Cleever swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miet Cleever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleever blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleever lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ross to his knees! Cleever keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
A very excited looking Miet Cleever 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.
Holden Ross was interviewed post fight and said 'gg'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KoolAID Jackson (ranked 2439 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 327 p4p, 213 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kruczek's choice of entrance music: Born To Raise Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KoolAID Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Kruczek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Kruczek holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kruczek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruczek defends it easily.
Jackson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kruczek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jackson is tightening it up a little... Kruczek has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kruczek reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kruczek taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). KoolAID Jackson!
KoolAID Jackson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 2358 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 132 p4p, 88 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro misses with an uppercut. Farman saw that one coming.
Ro closes the distance but Farman moves to the side
letting Farman counter with a right hand.
Ro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farman.
Ro attempts a counter takedown but Farman avoids it well and moves away.
Ro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farman.
We've been hearing reports that Ro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Farman there.
Farman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ro throws a body punch but Farman moves out of range.
Ro wants to clinch up but Farman keeps it at a distance.
Ro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ro.
Ro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Farman finds it's way through Ro's defenses.
Farman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ro misses with a hook
and Farman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ro is rocked!
Putte Ro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ro drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Farman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ro's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zafir Farman!
Zafir Farman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 2136 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Henrique Falcono (ranked 265 p4p, 209 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrique Falcono!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcono with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ro to score with a decent uppercut.
Falcono swings widly with a right hand
and Ro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falcono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falcono misses with a body shot
enabling Ro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ro throws a jab when Falcono was well out of range.
Falcono steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ro.
Falcono is looking to clinch but Ro is avoiding it.
Falcono wants to clinch
and Ro counters with a series of strikes. Falcono will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcono gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
I was talking to Ro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Ro stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcono lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro letting Falcono take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Falcono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcono misses with a punch to the body.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono slows down the pace here.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Falcono lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ro backwards.
Falcono dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Falcono swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcono displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ro up against the cage.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falcono presses Ro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcono is keeping busy.
Falcono tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falcono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Falcono fails to land.
Falcono tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Falcono fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ro fails to land.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcono misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Falcono has Ro pressed against the cage.
Ro slowing the pace effectively.
Falcono lands a body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Falcono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Falcono scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Falcono.
Ro wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcono won't allow it.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcono's elbow.
Ro being controlled against the cage.
Falcono is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ro gets through Falcono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Pate Ro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcono tries to counter with a clinch but Ro shakes him off and moves away.
Falcono misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ro. Falcono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcono takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ro circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcono darts in and clinches Ro up against the cage.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcono's elbow.
Falcono stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Falcono content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcono has him pressed against the cage.
Ro throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ro.
Nice body punch from Ro - that landed with a thud.
Falcono is breathing heavily.
Ro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro misses with a body punch.
Ro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falcono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro cracks Falcono with a nice body shot.
Ro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro tries to work over Falcono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Falcono tries to stall but Ro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcono leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ro misses with a punch to the body.
Falcono can't find room to land a body shot as Ro controls the action.
Falcono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ro.
Falcono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique Falcono seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Ro.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcono prevents a body shot from Ro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Falcono swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcono controls his hands.
Ro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Ro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ro here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcono throws a punch but it's blocked by Ro.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ro is pushing Falcono up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcono can do to turn this around?
Ro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro tries to work over Falcono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Ro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcono can't find room to land a body shot as Ro controls the action.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono trying to stall but Ro improves his position.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Ro.
Ro wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcono won't allow it.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Ro misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Ro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Falcono tries to clinch up
and Ro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ro dips to his left and cracks Falcono with an uppercut!
Ro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falcono wants to clinch.
Falcono gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcono moves in looking to clinch but Ro pushes him off.
Ro keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ro is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcono doesn't manage to clinch there - Ro circles away.
Ro throws a series of punches but Falcono moves out of range.
It seemed like Falcono was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcono fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcono throws a right hand that Ro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ro also avoids with ease.
Ro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcono manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Falcono.
Falcono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ro.
Ro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcono tries to clinch
and Ro counters with a straight right hand.
Falcono drops his hands momentarily and Ro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcono is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcono eats them both and turns towards Ro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Falcono tries to clinch up
and Ro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falcono thinking.
Falcono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Ro. Those never looked like landing.
Falcono moves out of range of the strikes.
Falcono takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ro moves out of range as Falcono strikes.
Ro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ro throws a series of punches but Falcono avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro connects with a single shot there.
Falcono takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcono gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pate Ro is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ro drops Falcono with a left right combo! Ro follows him down to the ground into side control.
Falcono is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro scoring with punches and elbows.
Falcono is still in real trouble! Can Ro finish him?
Falcono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falcono can't do much from the bottom here.
A big shot lands for Ro! That's hurt Falcono! Will he recover? Ro fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Ro!
A very excited looking Pate Ro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 762 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 115 p4p, 187 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Vale Queiroz misses.
Vale Queiroz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nuorempi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Nuorempi blocks the leg kick.
Vale Queiroz avoids the body shot from Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuorempi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuorempi throws a sloppy body shot
and Nuorempi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Suutari Nuorempi has been cut.
Vale Queiroz with a jab.
Nuorempi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nuorempi looks to score with a jab to the body but Vale Queiroz is just out of range.
Vale Queiroz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuorempi with a body shot.
Nuorempi fails to land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi throws a hook to the side of Vale Queiroz's head but Vale Queiroz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a straight right hand.
Nuorempi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nuorempi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vale Queiroz avoids the body shot from Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vale Queiroz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nuorempi doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been hearing reports that Nuorempi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vale Queiroz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nuorempi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuorempi takes a swing at Vale Queiroz's ribcage but misses.
Suutari Nuorempi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuorempi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuorempi misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nuorempi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a really nice looking cross but Nuorempi seems unphased.
Nuorempi connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nuorempi misses with a body shot.
Vale Queiroz counters with a body kick.
Nuorempi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nuorempi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vale Queiroz manages to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuorempi with a body shot.
Vale Queiroz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuorempi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vale Queiroz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi just misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz clobbers Nuorempi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nuorempi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vale Queiroz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nuorempi trying to control but Vale Queiroz is working from the bottom.
Vale Queiroz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nuorempi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nuorempi controlling Vale Queiroz's posture.
Nuorempi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vale Queiroz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nuorempi is looking to improve his position.
Nuorempi is trying to maintain the position but Vale Queiroz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nuorempi keeping hold of Vale Queiroz's head, controlling as best he can.
Nuorempi wants to improve his position but Vale Queiroz is controlling well.
Nuorempi trying to control from the bottom.
Nuorempi keeping hold of Vale Queiroz's head, controlling as best he can.
Nuorempi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nuorempi tries to get out of the position.
Nuorempi actively working from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuorempi is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale Queiroz misses the target.
Nuorempi lands a really nice looking cross but Vale Queiroz seems unphased.
No joy there for Nuorempi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale Queiroz lands a lovely overhand right.
Nuorempi misses with a body shot
and Vale Queiroz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nuorempi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nuorempi closes the distance and pushes Vale Queiroz back into the cage.
Nuorempi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vale Queiroz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nuorempi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuorempi working aggressively here.
Nuorempi blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Vale Queiroz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz pushes Nuorempi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nuorempi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vale Queiroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Nuorempi's head.
A short left from Vale Queiroz.
Nuorempi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuorempi.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nuorempi fails to land.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Nuorempi cracks Vale Queiroz with a nice body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Nuorempi has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Nuorempi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Nuorempi.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Nuorempi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuorempi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nuorempi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vale Queiroz pushes Nuorempi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nuorempi is breathing heavily.
Vale Queiroz scores with a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Nuorempi prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale Queiroz controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Vale Queiroz blocks it.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Nuorempi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale Queiroz pushes Nuorempi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuorempi is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Vale Queiroz.
Oh Nuorempi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vale Queiroz throws a big uppercut that drops Nuorempi! More strikes from Vale Queiroz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nuorempi lies dazed against the cage as Vale Queiroz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Erasmo Vale Queiroz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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