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AFC #2 : Born to Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Ramirez (ranked 5726 p4p, 24781 weight class) and Constable Odo (ranked 479 p4p, 512 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mason Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constable Odo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a takedown
and Odo moves into the clinch.
Odo connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirez goes for a takedown attempt but Odo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Odo pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Odo after a bit of a struggle.
Odo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odo crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Odo avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Odo holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odo drops Ramirez with a big knee straight up the middle! Ramirez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 It looks like Mason Ramirez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Odo walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Odo clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odo.
Odo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Odo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Odo controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Constable Odo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zeal (ranked 4061 p4p, 5900 weight class) and Gabriel Scott (ranked 491 p4p, 563 weight class). Zeal comes to the cage accompanied by War eye. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Zeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Scott!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zeal goes for a takedown attempt but Scott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott cracks Zeal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes a little break here. Zeal wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zeal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
Zeal is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zeal is working hard here to advance position.
Zeal has a hand on Scott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Scott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zeal's face.
Scott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zeal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeal is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zeal is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott has control of Zeal's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zeal regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zeal tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Zeal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zeal tries to break free.
Scott is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zeal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zeal is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoiding Zeal 's attempts to control his hands.
Zeal tries to escape the position.
Zeal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is taking a good look at Zeal as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Scott!
Scott working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Zeal is in bad spot here.
Scott trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeal is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Scott gets his way!
Scott looks winded!
Zeal tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Scott dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zeal has him pressed against the cage.
Scott pulls guard effortlessly.
Zeal distracts Scott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zeal is working Scott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeal trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott has his hands on Zeal's head, controlling the position.
Scott trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeal working some strikes from top position.
Zeal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zeal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zeal scoring with some ground and pound.
Zeal wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
 Scott is rocked!
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeal stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Zeal loads up on a big left hand. Scott felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Zeal looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Scott can't hide his disappointment, as Zeal celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Zeal!
A victorious Chris Zeal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Trachtenhaus (ranked 5355 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Brian Boxley (ranked 556 p4p, 439 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Trachtenhaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Boxley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trachtenhaus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boxley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trachtenhaus connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trachtenhaus.
Trachtenhaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxley.
Boxley just misses with a punch to the body.
Trachtenhaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trachtenhaus throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxley moves into the clinch.
Boxley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxley gets through Trachtenhaus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Trachtenhaus.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Trachtenhaus.
Boxley working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxley.
Boxley gets through Trachtenhaus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trachtenhaus throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxley.
A head punch on the inside from Boxley fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxley swings wildly with an uppercut but Trachtenhaus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Boxley.
Boxley misses with a punch on the inside.
Trachtenhaus blocking some punches.
Trachtenhaus slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boxley breaks the clinch.
Boxley misses with a looping right.
Boxley throws a big shot that misses.
Boxley throws an off balance right hand
and Trachtenhaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trachtenhaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxley misses with an uppercut
and Trachtenhaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Trachtenhaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxley.
Trachtenhaus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxley throws out a counter right but Trachtenhaus avoids it with no problem.
Trachtenhaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxley.
Boxley throws a body punch but Trachtenhaus moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trachtenhaus dodges the punch combination from Boxley.
Trachtenhaus misses with a looping left.
Trachtenhaus lands with a right hand.
Trachtenhaus lands with a straight right. Boxley didn't see that one coming.
Boxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trachtenhaus.
Boxley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Trachtenhaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trachtenhaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boxley in his tracks.
Trachtenhaus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxley. Boxley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxley misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxley misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxley with a hook.
Boxley moves into the clinch.
Trachtenhaus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trachtenhaus breaks from the clinch.
Trachtenhaus tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trachtenhaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxley.
Trachtenhaus moves into the clinch.
Trachtenhaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trachtenhaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxley as Trachtenhaus tries to tie him up.
Trachtenhaus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boxley working aggressively here.
Boxley is trying to push Trachtenhaus away but Trachtenhaus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trachtenhaus backwards.
Boxley gets through Trachtenhaus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxley misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trachtenhaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trachtenhaus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trachtenhaus tries to clinch but Boxley moves out of range.
Boxley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trachtenhaus.
Trachtenhaus throws a hook but Boxley avoids it easily.
Trachtenhaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trachtenhaus misses with a wild body shot.
Trachtenhaus slips a jab from Boxley.
Trachtenhaus is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boxley just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxley misses with a wild combination.
Boxley throws a hook to the side of Trachtenhaus's head but Trachtenhaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trachtenhaus finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxley's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Boxley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trachtenhaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trachtenhaus lands with a right hand.
Trachtenhaus scores with a nice strike.
Boxley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trachtenhaus scores with a nice head shot.
Boxley looks to land a right hand but Trachtenhaus moved out of range.
Trachtenhaus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boxley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxley moves out of range of the body kick from Trachtenhaus.
Trachtenhaus throws a hook but Boxley avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Trachtenhaus. Those never looked like landing.
Trachtenhaus throws a sloppy head kick and Boxley moves out of range easily.
Trachtenhaus slips a jab from Boxley.
Trachtenhaus misses with a hook
and Boxley counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Trachtenhaus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxley moves into the clinch.
Boxley misses with the head strike.
Brian Boxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trachtenhaus throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxley.
Trachtenhaus stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trachtenhaus stalls.
Boxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxley blocking some punches.
Boxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trachtenhaus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxley blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxley.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Trachtenhaus.
Trachtenhaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trachtenhaus takes a shot to the head.
Boxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Trachtenhaus.
Boxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxley misses with some punches.
Boxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxley misses with some punches.
Trachtenhaus throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxley.
Boxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boxley takes the fight into the clinch.
Boxley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxley as Trachtenhaus tries to tie him up.
Trachtenhaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trachtenhaus pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxley.
Boxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxley moves into the clinch.
Trachtenhaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trachtenhaus.
Trachtenhaus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trachtenhaus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trachtenhaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Trachtenhaus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trachtenhaus just leaning against Boxley, taking a breather.
Trachtenhaus blocks an uppercut.
Boxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Trachtenhaus.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Trachtenhaus.
A head punch on the inside from Boxley fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxley.
A head punch on the inside from Boxley fails to land.
Boxley working aggressively here.
Boxley lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxley lands a nice uppercut.
Boxley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxley lands with a light punch inside.
Trachtenhaus stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Boxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trachtenhaus misses with a double jab.
Trachtenhaus wants to clinch.
Boxley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trachtenhaus manages to avoid it.
Trachtenhaus misses with a double jab
and Boxley counters with a nice body shot.
Trachtenhaus misses with a few strikes there.
Boxley scores with a jab.
Boxley misses with a double jab.
Jab by Boxley.
Trachtenhaus with a jab.
Trachtenhaus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trachtenhaus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxley is looking for the big counter here.
Boxley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boxley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Trachtenhaus with a big uppercut! Trachtenhaus tries to clinch up but Boxley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Trachtenhaus to the mat! Trachtenhaus covers up and Boxley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Boxley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 3918 p4p, 3748 weight class) and Amiri Ta Manuhiri (ranked 506 p4p, 493 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amiri Ta Manuhiri!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ta Manuhiri wants to clinch.
Pilao closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ta Manuhiri.
Pilao misses with some punches.
Ta Manuhiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilao backwards.
Ta Manuhiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilao can't find room to land a body shot as Ta Manuhiri controls the action.
Ta Manuhiri lands a left hand.
Pilao looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ta Manuhiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pilao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ta Manuhiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilao blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ta Manuhiri fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ta Manuhiri.
Pilao has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ta Manuhiri regains guard immediately.
Pilao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ta Manuhiri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta Manuhiri keeping moving, preventing Pilao from controlling successfully.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand and escape but Pilao is having none of it.
Pilao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from standing up.
Pilao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ta Manuhiri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ta Manuhiri has escaped and now he's on top!
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilao lands a decent shot there.
Ta Manuhiri stands up and waves to Pilao to follow him.
Ta Manuhiri wants to clinch.
Pilao closes the distance and clinches.
Ta Manuhiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ta Manuhiri is defending well.
Ta Manuhiri gets underhooks to prevent Pilao's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Pilao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ta Manuhiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to clinch but Pilao is avoiding it.
Ta Manuhiri fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao avoids the head kick by Ta Manuhiri.
Pilao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ta Manuhiri manages to circle out of the way.
Ta Manuhiri throws a series of punches but Pilao moves out of range.
Pilao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pilao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pilao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ta Manuhiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pilao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ta Manuhiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pilao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amiri Ta Manuhiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ta Manuhiri looks to clinch
and Pilao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ta Manuhiri closes the distance but Pilao moves to the side
and Pilao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.
Pilao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ta Manuhiri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.
Pilao lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Pilao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pilao prevents Ta Manuhiri from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilao drops an elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's 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 Gilberto Pilao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pilao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pilao slips a jab and a cross from Ta Manuhiri.
Amiri Ta Manuhiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ta Manuhiri moves to clinch but Pilao breaks away
and Pilao counters with a single leg into guard. Ta Manuhiri didn't expect that.
Pilao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pilao working some strikes from top position.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to stand up but Pilao isn't so interested in that idea.
Pilao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ta Manuhiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta Manuhiri wants to get back to his feet but Pilao passes into half guard.
Ta Manuhiri is trying to stand.
Pilao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pilao drops an elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Ta Manuhiri is trying to stand up here but Pilao is controlling him well.
Pilao tries to stand and escape but Ta Manuhiri actually recovers to full guard.
Pilao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Pilao scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pilao won't allow Ta Manuhiri to get back to his feet.
Pilao lands a couple of elbows.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao is controlling the position.
Pilao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ta Manuhiri on the ground.
Pilao trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta Manuhiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand up but Pilao is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao landing with the ground and pound.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to stand up but Pilao isn't so interested in that idea.
Pilao connects with a couple of short punches.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao is controlling the position.
Pilao distracts Ta Manuhiri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pilao is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao cracks Ta Manuhiri with a solid left hand.
Pilao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand and escape but Pilao is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pilao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pilao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been informed that Ta Manuhiri has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pilao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ta Manuhiri can do to turn this around?
Pilao looks for a takedown but Ta Manuhiri sprawls well.
Ta Manuhiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilao rushes Ta Manuhiri and presses him up against the cage.
Ta Manuhiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilao lands a nice uppercut.
Pilao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilao has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ta Manuhiri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ta Manuhiri wants to get back to his feet.
Ta Manuhiri is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Pilao off. It looks like it's working - Pilao slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ta Manuhiri displaying calm under pressure there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pilao.
Pilao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilberto Pilao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pilao moves into the clinch successfully.
Pilao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Pilao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ta Manuhiri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ta Manuhiri fails to land.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to control Pilao's arms but Pilao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ta Manuhiri has his back to the cage.
Ta Manuhiri breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Pilao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pilao gets the takedown into side control.
Pilao working the ground and pound.
Ta Manuhiri is being controlled here.
Ta Manuhiri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pilao asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ta Manuhiri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pilao is controlling him well.
Pilao in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pilao creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ta Manuhiri is rocked!
Pilao lands a strong strike to the head of Ta Manuhiri. That's dazed him! Pilao looking to finish here. Ta Manuhiri is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pilao lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Pilao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Spence (ranked 2786 p4p, 5803 weight class) and Leon Maximilian (ranked 348 p4p, 499 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flashpoint. 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicholas Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Maximilian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximilian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
Maximilian gets a takedown into half guard.
Maximilian is looking to take a break and control but Spence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spence is controlling Maximilian's trapped leg to prevent Maximilian from advancing to side control.
Maximilian is trying to control the action in half guard but Spence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maximilian on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence is trying is best to control the position here.
Maximilian is looking to take a break and control but Spence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That kick from Maximilian tenderised Spence's leg. Spence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maximilian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spence stuns Maximilian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maximilian looks winded!
Spence connects with a jab.
Spence looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nicholas Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence lands a head shot.
Maximilian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spence to score with a decent uppercut.
Maximilian is rocked!
Spence lands a big uppercut and Maximilian crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maximilian looks OK. Spence waves Maximilian back to his feet!
Maximilian is still on wobbly legs! Can Spence finish him?
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!
Spence circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Maximilian tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Spence wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicholas Spence!
During a confident post fight interview, Nicholas Spence 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 Tim Violence (ranked 3378 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 449 p4p, 324 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Violence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violence swings widly with a right hand
and Yaga counters with a straight right hand.
Yaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Violence.
Yaga throws the left hand but Violence avoids the punch easily.
Violence ducks under a wild hook from Yaga.
Oooooh!!! Violence has knocked Yaga down with a huge combo! Violence steps away and waves a wobbly Yaga back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Violence fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yaga to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yaga looks to clinch but Violence throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yaga taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Violence!
A less than humble Tim Violence misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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