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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 3976 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 471 p4p, 426 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 welterweight 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, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porfirigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porfirigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Porfirigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomes clinches up against the cage.
Gomes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porfirigo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gomes goes for a takedown attempt but Porfirigo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porfirigo gets a double leg takedown into Gomes's guard.
Porfirigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Porfirigo defends it easily.
Gomes 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomes 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.
Porfirigo wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes wants to improve his position but instead Porfirigo has moved into half guard.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but Porfirigo has control of the leg.
Porfirigo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porfirigo is trying to control. Gomes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Porfirigo trying to mount his opponent but Gomes defends it.
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Porfirigo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo stands up from Gomes's guard - Porfirigo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porfirigo is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Porfirigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomes dives in and grabs Porfirigo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Porfirigo pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gomes enables Porfirigo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gomes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porfirigo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Porfirigo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomes has Porfirigo in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Porfirigo has taken Gomes's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Gomes has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 2752 p4p, 24325 weight class) and Steven Seagull (ranked 149 p4p, 267 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 30 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seagull's head.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull gets the takedown into side control.
Tiger seems a little lost for a moment, as Seagull dominates the positioning.
Tiger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagull works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tiger tries to buck Seagull off but Seagull is having none of it.
Seagull lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiger down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger has one of Seagull's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tiger prevents Seagull from improving position.
Seagull tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull trying to control the position but Tiger is working away.
Seagull cracks Tiger with a big elbow.
Seagull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tiger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
What's Tiger going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Tiger is looking to reverse the position.
Tiger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Seagull goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tiger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Seagull's guard! Nice work there by Tiger!
Tiger landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Seagull has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tiger doesn't defend quickly enough and Seagull has managed to lock this one up! Can Tiger escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Seagull on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steven Seagull!
After the fight, Steven Seagull was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 1962 p4p, 1207 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 184 p4p, 114 weight class). Gay G is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down. 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 28 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G clinches up against the cage.
Gay G lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Gay G scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Mono Loco has been cut.
Gay G throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gay G to keep the fight standing.
Gay G putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loco avoids the elbow strike from Gay G, against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Loco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gay G looking to throw knees to the head but Loco is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Gay G to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gay G creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gay G lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Gay G landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gay G lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gay G using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loco tries to pull guard but Gay G forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gay G with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gay G pushes off an throws an elbow but Loco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Loco blocks with his arms.
Loco gets control of Gay G's arms and successfully pulls guard. Loco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Loco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gay G is one step ahead there.
Gay G makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loco is trying to control the position but Gay G postures up.
Gay G throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gay G throwing strikes but missing.
Loco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco controls Gay G momentarily but Gay G frees himself.
Loco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gay G defends it easily.
Gay G is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loco is keeping the position for now.
Loco 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.
Gay G must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gay G trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Gay G lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Gay G slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Gay G from controlling successfully.
Loco wants to sweep here but Gay G controlling him for the moment.
Loco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gay G can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Loco trying to keep a closed guard but Gay G is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gay G postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loco trying to keep a closed guard but Gay G is proving a slippery customer.
Gay G advances to half guard.
Gay G wants to pass the guard but Loco is defending well.
Gay G seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Gay G there.
Gay G is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gay G scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loco is pressing down on Gay G's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco looking for a guillotine here but Gay G defends easily.
Gay G looking to pass the guard.
Gay G in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gay G is working Loco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Loco working a defensive guard here.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Gay G from controlling successfully.
Loco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gay G can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mono Loco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gay G digs a good hook to Loco's body.
Loco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gay G dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loco with a poor takedown
so Gay G counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gay G pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loco is keeping the position for now.
Gay G sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loco's guard.
Gay G working the head and body with strikes.
Gay G has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gay G passes to side control.
Loco tries to improve position but can't.
J Gay G has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loco tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gay G presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gay G working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is desperately trying to improve his position but Gay G has a good base and remains in mount.
Gay G unloading with bombs!
Gay G is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gay G wants to control the pace but Loco is squirming around nicely.
Loco taking shots to the head.
Loco tries to hold on but Gay G pushes him away.
Gay G lands a big elbow.
Gay G lands a nice shot to the head.
Loco is in a horrible position here. Gay G smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gay G raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gay G lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G prevents Loco from getting the reversal.
Gay G is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Loco has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Loco!
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!
Gay G is adopting a defensive guard.
Loco trying to control but Gay G is working from the bottom.
Gay G managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
Loco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Loco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gay G has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Loco has managed to get both his arms back between Gay G's legs - danger averted.
Loco wants to control from the top but Gay G keeps moving.
Gay G 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.
Loco content to stall in guard here.
Loco trying to control but Gay G is working from the bottom.
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.
Gay G has his hands on Loco's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gay G's corner calls for a 1-2. Gay G obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gay G uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
J Gay G seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gay G lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loco's sensitive parts.
Loco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loco is on top in guard.
Gay G looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loco is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mono Loco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gay G clobbers Loco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gay G connects with a body shot that sends Loco's belly button to the back.
Gay G lands a body shot.
Gay G throws a body punch but Loco moves out of range.
Gay G fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gay G throws a shot to the body.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gay G as he avoids it easily.
Gay G shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gay G showed some decent athleticism there.
Gay G landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G is in close to Loco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gay G engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Loco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gay G scoring with some ground and pound.
Gay G avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loco is trying to keep Gay G in close.
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.
Gay G slips nicely into half guard.
Loco is trying to maintain the position but Gay G is very close to passing his half guard.
Gay G winds up and cracks Loco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
Loco trying to control but Gay G postures up.
Gay G frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gay G lands with some strikes.
Gay G lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Loco hang on?
Gay G trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gay G scoring with strikes but Loco is staying in there.
Loco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gay G fails to move to back control.
Loco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gay G is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Loco has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Loco!
Gay G is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loco is aware though and is defending well.
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gay G wants to sweep here but Loco controlling him for the moment.
J Gay G is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loco trying to control but Gay G is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gay G is pulling down on Loco's head to control his posture.
Loco wants to control from the top but Gay G keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Gay G comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gay G 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Gay G!
After winning the bout, J Gay G thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 495 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 29 p4p, 121 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Thats Not Me. Hobo Garrincha has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrincha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garrincha.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrincha circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine 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.
Laine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Muuka Laine has been cut.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrincha! But no joy.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick lands for Laine.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Laine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine stuns Garrincha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laine feints and then cracks Garrincha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrincha down.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a body kick that misses
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrincha throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine looks to land a body kick but Garrincha moved away.
Garrincha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrincha avoids a kick to the body.
Garrincha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range.
Garrincha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine clobbers Garrincha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrincha.
Laine blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrincha misses with a two punch combination.
Garrincha defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha with a nice cross.
Garrincha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garrincha counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrincha at a distance.
Laine misses with a double jab.
A big right from Garrincha misses.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Garrincha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrincha connects with a single shot there.
Laine swings for the body but Garrincha moves out of range.
Garrincha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Garrincha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Garrincha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrincha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrincha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laine thows a leg kick but Garrincha checks it
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Garrincha.
Garrincha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrincha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha.
Garrincha tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine misses with a hook. Garrincha ducked under it nicely.
Garrincha feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Laine.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Garrincha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Laine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garrincha throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Garrincha down.
Garrincha clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrincha checks it well.
Garrincha moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Garrincha checks a leg kick nicely.
Garrincha scores with a decent looking hook.
Garrincha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Garrincha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laine thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine staying out of range there.
Garrincha staying out of range there.
Garrincha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laine under the eye.
Garrincha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muuka Laine's cut.
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.
Garrincha digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Laine feints and then cracks Garrincha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrincha down.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Garrincha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garrincha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Laine moves forwards but Garrincha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha walks into a left hand.
Laine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garrincha scores with a hook.
 Laine is rocked!
Garrincha feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine with the inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garrincha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrincha counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily.
Laine takes one on the button.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garrincha is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrincha! But no joy.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrincha on the side of the head.
Garrincha instigates a clinch.
Garrincha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrincha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrincha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garrincha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with an elbow strike.
Garrincha gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrincha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrincha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrincha stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrincha thumps Laine with a low kick.
Laine motions for Garrincha to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha scores with a three punch combo!
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrincha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrincha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrincha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrincha is just out of range.
Garrincha slips a jab from Laine.
Laine misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garrincha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garrincha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine seems to have got his legs back now.
Garrincha moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrincha lands a slapping body shot.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garrincha connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Laine throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range.
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garrincha lands a jab.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Garrincha lands an overhand right.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garrincha.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garrincha. Garrincha obviously looking to wear him down.
Garrincha throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Laine misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrincha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laine thinking.
Good shot there by Garrincha.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the head.
Garrincha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Garrincha lands a slapping body shot.
Garrincha lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine walks into a straight right hand from Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Garrincha connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garrincha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrincha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Garrincha clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrincha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrincha's elbow.
Laine can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muuka Laine's cut.
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. 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.
Garrincha lands with a cross.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrincha. That did some damage!
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrincha checks a low kick from Laine.
Garrincha throws a sloppy body shot
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrincha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Laine.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Garrincha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Garrincha's knee but Garrincha avoids it well.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine moves away from the strike by Garrincha.
Garrincha keeps Laine at a distance using the push kick.
Garrincha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrincha looks to land a combination. Laine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garrincha circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Laine to the canvas! Laine doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garrincha keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobo Garrincha!
Our winner, Hobo Garrincha, 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.
Muuka Laine spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Minerva Wulf (ranked 702 p4p, 1295 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 39 p4p, 72 weight class). Wulf comes to the cage accompanied by Sanctus Dominus. Ho Soon has chosen Carl Orff - O Fortuna 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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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho Soon sprawls well. Ho Soon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wulf gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Soon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho Soon counters with a big head kick but Wulf shrugs it off.
Wulf misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon thinks about the counter body kick.
Wulf throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wulf misses with the combination.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Wulf didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ho Soon quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Wulf there.
Wulf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wulf 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.
Wulf is thwarting Ho Soon's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon moves into full guard.
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon is pulling down on Wulf's head to control his posture.
Wulf wanted to stand there but Ho Soon had control of the position.
Wulf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Soon pulls Wulf in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Wulf's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wulf advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ho Soon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon is trying to maintain the position but Wulf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wulf is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wulf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho Soon won't allow Wulf to pass to mount.
Wulf is working for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending it quite comfortably.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wulf wants to pass the guard but Ho Soon is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ho Soon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ho Soon keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ho Soon trying to keep a closed guard but Wulf is proving a slippery customer.
Ho Soon trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho Soon as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Soon. No joy for Wulf on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon pushes Wulf up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ho Soon.
Wulf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wulf's elbow.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Wulf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wulf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wulf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon cracks Wulf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Wulf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wulf blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wulf throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon defending well as Wulf loads up on a big left hand.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ho Soon as he avoids it easily.
Wulf misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wulf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ho Soon - that will leave a mark!
Wulf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wulf throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Wulf.
Sloppy strikes from Wulf. Those never looked like landing.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva Wulf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulf throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulf throws a combination that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon tests Wulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon clinches up with Wulf and pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Wulf wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wulf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wulf lands with a nice combination. Ho Soon backs away looking to recover.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Wulf blocks it.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho Soon is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Ho Soon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon works Wulf's body with a nice hook.
Minerva Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Wulf keeps it at a distance.
Wulf tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Wulf avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wulf is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Wulf misses with a few strikes there.
Wulf gets tackled into the cage by Ho Soon. Ho Soon maintains the clinch.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Wulf controls the action.
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wulf backwards.
Ho Soon slows down the pace here.
Ho Soon stalling.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Wulf's takedown attempt.
Wulf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ho Soon after a bit of a struggle.
Wulf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is trying to drag Ho Soon to the mat but Ho Soon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks.
Wulf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Wulf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon taking a breather.
Wulf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wulf wants the takedown. Ho Soon is fighting it off but Wulf persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ho Soon's guard against the cage.
Ho Soon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wulf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ho Soon prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wulf.
A shot in the inside from Ho Soon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ho Soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Wulf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Soon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Wulf controls the action.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Wulf can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Wulf's takedown attempt.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but instead, Wulf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Soon into the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho Soon.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wulf or not.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Ho Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Wulf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ho Soon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ho Soon tests Wulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wulf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ho Soon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wulf is in Ho Soon's guard.
Ho Soon wants to control the position but Wulf says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wulf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho Soon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ho Soon gets back to full guard.
Minerva Wulf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wulf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wulf is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho Soon has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wulf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ho Soon struggling a bit here.
Ho Soon is looking to regain half guard here but Wulf keeps moving and retains side control.
Ho Soon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ho Soon is trying to control Wulf's posture but Wulf avoids it.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Minerva Wulf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf scoring with punches from side control.
Wulf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ho Soon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wulf but great work by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon decides to stand back up.
Wulf misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Wulf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wulf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Wulf moves out of range as Ho Soon throws a body kick.
Wulf misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a front kick that sends Wulf stumbling back into the cage.
Wulf throws an off balance right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wulf throws a combination. Ho Soon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ho Soon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wulf misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wulf's hands.
Ho Soon connects with a high kick.
Wulf is rocked!
Wulf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wulf tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
Oh Wulf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Wulf circles away.
Wulf seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho Soon pushes Wulf away with a front kick.
Wulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho Soon counters with a nice body kick.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wulf seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Wulf's body.
Wulf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a head kick. That will keep Wulf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Wulf circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wulf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulf.
Ho Soon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wulf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ho Soon on his heels. He'll look to pass Ho Soon's guard now, I'm sure.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ho Soon wanted to stand there but Wulf had control of the position.
Ho Soon prevents Wulf from getting back to his feet.
Wulf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ho Soon defends it easily.
Ho Soon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wulf is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
A relieved looking Chu Ho Soon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 952 p4p, 810 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 54 p4p, 46 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Granes's choice of entrance music: 敢不敢. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
140
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Granes with the inside leg kick.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Granes closes the distance and clinches.
Granes keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Granes has hold of one of Valentine's legs. Valentine is fighting the takedown attempt but Granes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Valentine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Granes is stalling in the full guard.
Granes chips away with some ground and pound.
Valentine pulls Granes in close to his closed guard and prevents Granes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Granes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine controlling Granes's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
Granes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Granes working some strikes from top position.
Valentine has his hands on Granes's head, controlling the position.
Valentine working a defensive guard but Granes passes into half guard.
Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Granes on the ground.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Valentine is concentrating on defense, preventing Granes from advancing position.
Valentine trying to control but Granes postures up.
Valentine is concentrating on defense, preventing Granes from advancing position.
Valentine taking some punishment here, with Granes in his half guard.
Granes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but Granes is keeping busy.
Granes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valentine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granes lands a nice short elbow.
Granes prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Granes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Valentine wants to control but Granes is having none of it.
Granes with the ground and pound from mount.
Valentine taking shots to the head.
Valentine wants to hold on but Granes pushes him away.
Valentine is looking to improve his position but Granes isn't that keen on the idea.
Granes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Granes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granes lands a big elbow.
Granes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valentine is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Valentine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granes drops a big elbow. That's hurt Valentine! More shots from Granes and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 731 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 111 p4p, 136 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Kentas lands.
Kentas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kentas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kentas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov misses with a takedown
enabling Kentas to counter with a crisp jab.
Dokov clinches up against the cage.
Kentas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kentas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kentas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Kentas.
We've been hearing reports that Kentas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good body shot from Kentas.
Kentas wants the takedown. Dokov is fighting it off but Kentas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dokov's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kentas is controlling him.
Kentas drops back looking for a leg! Dokov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dokov manages to kick Kentas off! Kentas jumps back into Dokov's guard.
Dokov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dokov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kentas tries to free his leg and advance position but Dokov is retaining full guard.
Dokov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kentas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kentas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Kentas any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kentas advances to half guard.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
Dokov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kentas is pressing down on Dokov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dokov is holding on for now.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
Dokov strikes from the bottom but Kentas uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Dokov is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dokov is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is looking to take a break and control but Dokov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dokov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dokov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kentas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kentas is positioning himself well to prevent Dokov advancing to mount.
Dokov throwing shots but Kentas is blocking nicely.
Kentas is looking for a sweep. Dokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kentas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dokov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dokov's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dokov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kentas working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dokov is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kentas has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dokov taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rimtas Kentas!
A very excited looking Rimtas Kentas 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 747 p4p, 692 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 43 p4p, 37 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by MORTAL KOMBAT. 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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146
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141
18 - 13 - 0 |
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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 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alcala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craven's knee momentarily.
Craven misses with a double jab
and Alcala counters with a stiff right hand.
Craven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Craven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alcala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alcala throws a head kick but Craven moves out of range.
Alcala with a jab.
Craven throws a leg kick which misses Alcala's front leg but catches the back leg as Alcala tries to avoid it.
Craven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alcala takes a swing at Craven's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Craven has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alcala is looking to slow Craven down with leg kicks.
Alcala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Craven swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Craven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craven lands a right hook to the body.
Alcala swings for the body but Craven moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alcala sneaks out the side door and pushes Craven away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alcala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Craven scrambles back to his feet.
Craven looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Craven misses with a looping left.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Craven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Craven slips the punch.
Craven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range.
Craven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craven throws a nice looking combination but Alcala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alcala scoring well with a low kick there.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Craven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala connects with the punch.
Alcala tests Craven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craven scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Craven looks to move away, Alcala throws a big counter combo but Craven just gets out of the way.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alcala lands a nice shot that snaps Craven's head back.
Alcala throws a low kick but Craven avoids it.
Alcala jabs Craven right on the nose. Craven blinks but takes it well.
Craven swings widly with a right hand
letting Alcala counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Alcala.
Craven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craven misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Alcala has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Craven misses with a two punch combination.
Craven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alcala defends it nicely.
Craven shoots in but Alcala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lito Alcala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destin Craven.
Alcala lands with a straight right. Craven didn't see that one coming.
Craven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a jab.
A lazy left from Alcala finds it's target.
 Craven is rocked!
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven is still on wobbly legs! Can Alcala finish him?
A slow jab from Craven misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Alcala, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alcala. That one must have hurt.
Craven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Craven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craven slips a jab and a cross from Alcala.
Alcala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Craven jabs Alcala right on the nose. Alcala blinks but takes it well.
Lito Alcala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala is looking to slow Craven down with leg kicks.
Alcala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Craven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Craven.
Alcala lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alcala steps in with a hook that catches Craven right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Alcala follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Craven looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala retains his bantamweight title!
An intense looking Lito Alcala took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Finally Im Back As World Champion, With New Manager And New Gym I Been Training So Hard. This Victory For People Of Hong Kong.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 259 p4p, 1788 weight class) and Tobias Ball (ranked 34 p4p, 247 weight class). Barnes 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Want The Funk. 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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29
178
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Ball!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ball.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ball counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes cracks Ball with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Ball bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ball keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick
so Ball counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ball trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ball not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Ball controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes , not yet.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Ball preventing the sweep.
Ball looking to pass the guard.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Ball has moved into half guard.
Barnes has hold of Ball's hands but Ball slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes tries to roll over but Ball keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barnes sees it coming and defends easily.
Ball lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ball's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ball's back!
Ball rolls, trying to escape but Barnes keeps control of the position.
Barnes is not going to allow Ball to sit and survive in this position.
Barnes is punishing Ball with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ball turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Ball controlling him for the moment.
Ball wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes working for a triangle but Ball defends it easily.
Ball trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ball defends well.
Ball slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ball manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Ball is retaining full guard.
Ball is looking to sweep but instead, Barnes has passed into half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ball defending well though.
Ball looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ball manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tobias Ball will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Ball.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ball counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ball fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Ball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Ball does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Ball lands.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball works Barnes 's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball is working Barnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ball postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ball trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ball has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ball drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Ball off! Ball jumps back into Barnes 's guard.
Ball drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ball jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barnes is trying to keep Ball in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ball is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ball forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ball trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ball stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Ball preventing the sweep.
Tobias Ball has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ball with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ball wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Ball pushes his legs off easily.
Ball keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnes 's head.
Ball is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball manages to get to full guard.
Ball escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ball keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ball is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ball working a defensive guard here.
Ball is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ball 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ball checks it well.
Ball misses the jab.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Ball wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ball swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Ball sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Ball back into the cage.
Ball goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Ball lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Ball lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
Barnes fails to pull guard.
Ball lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ball lands a right hand.
Ball lands with a right to the head.
Barnes pulls Ball into guard.
Ball trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ball keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnes 's head.
Ball is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Ball tries to pass.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ball is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ball controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ball has managed to get both his arms back between Barnes 's legs - danger averted.
Barnes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ball has picked Barnes up and slammed him! Barnes can't keep hold of the triangle and Ball manages to pass to side control!
Barnes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnes is not content to let Ball control the position.
Barnes tries to bench press Ball off him but Ball keeps the position.
Ball working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ball grinds an elbow into Barnes 's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Ball postures up.
Barnes wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Ball has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Barnes 's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Barnes is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Ball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tobias Ball!
A relieved looking Tobias Ball 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 313 p4p, 566 weight class) and Simon Hedegaard (ranked 46 p4p, 81 weight class). Simon Hedegaard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante lands a really nice looking cross but Hedegaard seems unphased.
Hedegaard throws a sloppy head kick and Escalante moves out of range easily.
Escalante's corner calls for a 1-2. Escalante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escalante throws out a powerful jab.
Escalante scores with a leg kick.
Escalante 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.
Hedegaard shoots in looking for a takedown but Escalante manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hedegaard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Escalante wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hedegaard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hedegaard shoots in for a double leg but Escalante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Hedegaard backs away, Escalante returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Hedegaard.
Hedegaard shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hedegaard on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Escalante.
Hedegaard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Escalante counters with a nice right hand that sends Hedegaard toppling to the canvas! Hedegaard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Escalante finish him?!
Escalante lands a big right hand that sends Hedegaard crashing to the mat! Escalante stays standing though and waves Hedegaard back to his feet!
Hedegaard is rocked!
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedegaard fails with a takedown attempt.
Hedegaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hedegaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Escalante lands the left hand.
Escalante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escalante throws an overhand right that lands on Hedegaard's shoulder, as Hedegaard tries to avoid the shot.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante connects with a leg kick.
Hedegaard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escalante scores with a jab. Hedegaard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escalante drops Hedegaard with a huge uppercut! Hedegaard drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Escalante is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante is the new middleweight champion!
Vicente Escalante very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Threads 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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