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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Danasoiu (ranked 1994 p4p, 1931 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 102 p4p, 98 weight class). Franz Nicholas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Man Danasoiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicholas wants it to stay on the feet.
Danasoiu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicholas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danasoiu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danasoiu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicholas counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Man Danasoiu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danasoiu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danasoiu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Danasoiu misses with a head shot. Nicholas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nicholas keeping full guard, as Danasoiu tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danasoiu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nicholas's guard.
Danasoiu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Danasoiu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danasoiu is working hard here to advance position.
Danasoiu is stalling here. Nicholas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Danasoiu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nicholas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Danasoiu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nicholas off and has taken his back!
Danasoiu misses with punches from the back.
Danasoiu throwing sloppy strikes.
Danasoiu 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.
Danasoiu is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nicholas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nicholas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danasoiu biding his time, looking for the opening.
Danasoiu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas looking very determined here, making life difficult for Danasoiu.
Nicholas fending off the submission attempt from Danasoiu.
Even with his hooks in, Danasoiu manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danasoiu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Danasoiu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Danasoiu is landing with strikes. Nicholas can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danasoiu missing with punches from the back.
Nicholas trying to get back to his feet but Danasoiu is in full control for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Danasoiu'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.
Danasoiu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Danasoiu throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nicholas is keeping busy.
Danasoiu throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Danasoiu trying to control momentarily.
Danasoiu is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nicholas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danasoiu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Danasoiu lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Danasoiu is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Nicholas is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Man Danasoiu!
Man Danasoiu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brody Parks (ranked 1232 p4p, 1975 weight class) and Kodiyak Redd (ranked 117 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brody Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd throws a looping overhand right but Parks ducks down to avoid it.
Parks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Redd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Parks's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks is adopting a defensive guard.
Parks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parks wants to stand and escape but Redd is having none of it.
Redd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parks has Redd pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Parks wants to control from the top but Redd keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parks wants to control from the top but Redd keeps moving.
Redd wants to sweep here but Parks controlling him for the moment.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
Parks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Parks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Redd's guard.
Parks gets to his feet - Redd follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Redd throws a solid leg kick but Parks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redd.
Parks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Redd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parks momentarily.
Redd throws a nice looking combination but Parks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parks is looking to counter punch.
Redd connects with a body shot that sends Parks's belly button to the back.
Parks avoids the body shot from Redd.
Parks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redd lands a really nice looking cross but Parks seems unphased.
Parks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd misses with an uppercut. Parks saw that one coming.
Parks clobbers Redd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parks throws a right hand that misses
and Redd counters with a low kick, right behind Parks 's knee.
Parks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Redd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parks doesn't seem bothered though.
Parks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Parks as he connects with a hook.
Redd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Redd swinging wildly here.
Parks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Redd under the eye.
 Redd is rocked!
Redd avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kodiyak Redd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parks takes one to the chin there.
Parks fails with a takedown attempt.
Parks avoids a kick to the body.
Parks moves out of range as Redd throws a body kick.
Parks is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks walks into a left hand.
Redd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Redd! Parks lets Redd back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Redd is still on wobbly legs! Can Parks finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd ducks into an uppercut from Parks and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brody Parks!
During a confident post fight interview, Brody Parks 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Janjan (ranked 529 p4p, 716 weight class) and Arsi Kuja (ranked 51 p4p, 71 weight class). Janjan comes to the cage accompanied by Love Addict. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dodong Janjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arsi Kuja!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuja uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Janjan moves away from the strike by Kuja.
An attempted straight right counter from Janjan misses the target.
Kuja tries to clinch but Janjan moves away
and Janjan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janjan manages to avoid it.
Janjan throws a big counter combination but Kuja scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Janjan slips a jab and a cross from Kuja.
Kuja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Janjan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuja tests Janjan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuja digs a good body shot into Janjan's ribs.
Kuja lets loose with a powerful body kick. Janjan will feel that in the morning.
Janjan blocks a head kick by Kuja.
Janjan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuja. Kuja obviously looking to wear him down.
Arsi Kuja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Janjan's head.
Kuja throws a body kick that misses.
Janjan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuja stuns Janjan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuja lands with a kick to the temple. Janjan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Janjan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuja throws a lazy head kick
enabling Janjan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuja lands a head kick!
Kuja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Janjan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuja looks to throw the jab but Janjan is out of range.
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!
Kuja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuja.
Kuja with a nice calf kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuja.
Janjan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Janjan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Janjan slips under a jab.
Kuja throws a head kick that misses
and Janjan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuja misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Janjan counters with a three punch combo that has Kuja backing up. Kuja nods at Janjan to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janjan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Kuja.
Janjan moves forwards but Kuja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janjan ducks right into an uppercut from Kuja.
Kuja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Janjan is rocked!
Kuja connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Janjan out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arsi Kuja!
Arsi Kuja 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Maman Suraman (ranked 402 p4p, 890 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 54 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maman Suraman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westen circles away.
Westen slaps away a takedown attempt from Suraman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suraman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Westen pinned against the cage. Westen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maman Suraman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westen throws a jab when Suraman was well out of range.
Suraman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Westen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Westen lands in his opponent's guard.
Westen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suraman is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suraman has his foot on Westen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Westen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Suraman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Westen manages to get himself to full guard.
Suraman slips nicely into half guard.
Westen controlling the position well.
Suraman lands strikes from half guard.
Suraman trying to pass the guard but Westen defending well.
Suraman working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Westen is looking to improve his position.
Suraman wants to free his trapped foot but Westen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suraman thows a huge punch but Westen dodges it nicely.
Suraman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Suraman wants to control the pace but Westen is squirming around nicely.
Westen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Westen is squirming around, avoiding Suraman's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westen is looking to get to half guard.
Suraman content just to control the position here.
Westen is working to get back to half guard.
Suraman controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraman trying to control but Westen is having none of it.
Suraman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suraman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Suraman wants to control the pace but Westen is squirming around nicely.
Westen is desperately trying to improve his position but Suraman has a good base and remains in mount.
Suraman throws some wild stikes that Westen manages to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suraman looking to control but Westen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maman Suraman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Westen.
Suraman attempts a counter takedown but Westen avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Westen misses.
Westen with a hook.
 It looks like Maman Suraman has been cut.
Maman Suraman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westen throws a head kick that misses.
Suraman looks to score with a jab to the body but Westen is just out of range.
A slow jab from Suraman misses its intended target.
Westen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Suraman with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Westen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suraman doesn't seem phased though.
Westen throws a poor cross that misses
and Suraman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Westen!
Suraman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Suraman trying to control the action but Westen is working from the bottom.
Westen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suraman.
Suraman wants to control but Westen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraman working the body and head with strikes.
Suraman 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.
Suraman trying to control the action but Westen is working from the bottom.
Westen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suraman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suraman controls the position.
Suraman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Westen, who protects the arm well.
Westen prevents Suraman from moving into mount.
Suraman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suraman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suraman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Westen is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman is putting a hurting on Westen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Westen stops Suraman from passing to mount.
Suraman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Westen keeps working.
Suraman tries for a kimura but Westen is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Westen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Suraman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman raining down shots from the mount!
Suraman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Westen is looking to escape.
Suraman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Westen looks a forlorn figure.
Westen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suraman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Westen tries to hold on but Suraman postures up.
Suraman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Westen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen is trying to escape the mount.
Suraman tries to control but Westen wriggling away.
Westen is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suraman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maman Suraman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maman Suraman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suraman looks for a takedown but Westen sprawls well.
Westen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Westen just misses with a punch to the body.
Westen throws a head kick that misses.
Westen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suraman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Westen sprawls and moves away.
Suraman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suraman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Westen as he avoids it easily.
Westen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suraman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Westen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Westen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Suraman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Suraman throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suraman slips under a jab.
Westen with a hook.
Westen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Westen misses with a head kick.
Suraman attempts a counter takedown but Westen avoids it well and moves away.
Westen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suraman circles away quickly and effectively.
Suraman attempts a counter takedown but Westen avoids it well and moves away.
Suraman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Suraman counter with a right hand.
Suraman shoots for a double leg takedown but Westen sprawls well. He's pushed Suraman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maman Suraman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Westen.
Braun Westen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Westen takes a swing at Suraman's ribcage but misses.
Suraman slips under a jab from Westen.
Westen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Westen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suraman.
Westen throws a body punch but Suraman moves out of range.
Suraman scores with a takedown into Westen's guard.
Suraman wants to control from the top but Westen keeps moving.
Braun Westen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suraman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Westen keeps working.
Suraman is pressing down on Westen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Westen is holding on for now.
Westen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Westen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westen won't allow Suraman to pass to mount.
Suraman uses his free foot to push down on Westen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Westen.
Maman Suraman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Westen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Westen is squirming around, avoiding Suraman's attempts to control the action.
Suraman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Westen's face.
Suraman wants to control the pace but Westen is squirming around nicely.
Suraman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Westen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Westen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraman looking to control but Westen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suraman working for a submission but Westen is keeping him at bay.
Suraman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Westen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Westen!
Westen wants to pass the guard but Suraman is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Braun Westen.
I think Suraman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maman Suraman!
Maman Suraman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pallas Anttonen (ranked 243 p4p, 268 weight class) and Kashton Pearce (ranked 39 p4p, 43 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kashton Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Anttonen catches Pearce right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Kashton Pearce has been cut.
Pearce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anttonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anttonen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pearce tests Anttonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anttonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anttonen throws a hook but Pearce avoids it easily.
Anttonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearce has managed to clinch.
Anttonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anttonen.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pearce 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.
Anttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Pearce controls the action.
Pearce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pearce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anttonen works on Pearce's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Pearce as the two fighters clinch.
Anttonen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Pearce misses
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Anttonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearce misses with an uppercut. Anttonen saw that one coming.
Pearce tries to land a leg kick but Anttonen saw it coming and moves away.
Pearce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anttonen. That one must have hurt.
Anttonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anttonen dips to his left and cracks Pearce with an uppercut!
Pearce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearce wants to slow Anttonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Anttonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anttonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anttonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anttonen moves in looking to clinch but Pearce pushes him off.
Pearce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anttonen defends it well.
Anttonen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearce checks the leg kick.
Anttonen moves into the clinch.
Pearce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Anttonen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Anttonen on the inside.
Pearce is trying to stall.
Anttonen tries to throw a body punch but Pearce avoids it by throwing Anttonen back against the cage.
Anttonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearce or not.
Anttonen blocking some punches.
Anttonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearce blocking some punches.
Anttonen manages to break the clinch.
Pearce moves out of range of the strikes.
Anttonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearce fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anttonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearce tries to clinch up.
Pearce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anttonen.
Pearce misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Pearce lands.
Anttonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pearce counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anttonen pushes Pearce off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen clinches up against the cage.
Pearce digs a right hand underneath Anttonen's ribcage. Anttonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anttonen backwards.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Pearce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anttonen.
Pearce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anttonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearce misses with a low kick.
Anttonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anttonen checks a leg kick.
Pearce throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've been told by Anttonen's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anttonen has closed the distance and engaged Pearce in a clinch.
Pearce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearce is leaning against Anttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearce controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearce lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Pearce.
Anttonen is breathing heavily.
Pearce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anttonen's elbow.
Pearce digs a right hand underneath Anttonen's ribcage. Anttonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Pallas Anttonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kashton Pearce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anttonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anttonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pearce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anttonen throws a right hand that Pearce ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearce also avoids with ease.
Anttonen tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
Anttonen throws a leg kick which misses Pearce's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearce tries to avoid it.
Pearce lands a nice shot to the body.
Anttonen tries to clinch up but Pearce circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearce looks to score with a jab to the body but Anttonen is just out of range.
Anttonen staying out of range there.
Anttonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left lands for Anttonen.
Pearce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anttonen takes a swing at Pearce's ribcage but misses.
Pearce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anttonen throws a lazy head kick
and Pearce counters with a nice leg kick.
Anttonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anttonen looks to land a body kick but Pearce moved away.
Anttonen throws a jab when Pearce was well out of range.
Anttonen slips a jab from Pearce.
Pearce throws a leg kick which misses Anttonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Anttonen tries to avoid it.
Anttonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anttonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anttonen misses with a body kick.
Anttonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anttonen.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearce.
Anttonen misses with the head strike.
Pearce trying to control the position but instead, Anttonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pearce into the cage.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anttonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearce keeps Anttonen at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pearce scores with a decent looking hook.
Anttonen is rocked!
Pearce darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Anttonen's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Pearce before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kashton Pearce!
Kashton Pearce decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 308 p4p, 842 weight class) and Dick Glover (ranked 16 p4p, 42 weight class). Barkley comes into the arena with Space Jam blaring out of the sound system. Charles Barkley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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15 - 9 - 0 |
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19 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Glover!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barkley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barkley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Glover needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there.
Barkley drops Glover with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Glover looks back up at him and smiles so Barkley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Glover is rocked!
That has opened up Dick Glover's cut even more.
Barkley looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Glover throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barkley! Glover is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Barkley!
Our winner, Charles Barkley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Gaspar (ranked 521 p4p, 497 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 76 p4p, 71 weight class). Gaspar comes to the cage accompanied by Narco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gaspar does no damage.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Gaspar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shifter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Gaspar.
Shifter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gaspar defends it well.
Gaspar throws a series of punches but Shifter moves out of range.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Gaspar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gaspar throws a hook but Shifter blocks it.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gaspar tries to bum rush Shifter with a series of wild strikes but Shifter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shifter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaspar.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Gaspar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shifter moves away from the strike by Gaspar.
Shifter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gaspar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gaspar defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar swinging wildly here.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gaspar misses with a double jab.
Shifter wants to counter the offense by Gaspar and move into the clinch position.
Shifter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaspar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gaspar defends it well.
Shifter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaspar throwing a counter right hand but Shifter manages to avoid it.
Gaspar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shifter manages to avoid it.
Gaspar misses with a body shot.
Shifter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gaspar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Shifter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaspar pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gaspar lands a body shot.
Gaspar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Gaspar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shifter wants to counter the offense by Gaspar and move into the clinch position.
Gaspar throws a looping overhand right but Shifter ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspar throws a series of punches but Shifter moves out of range.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gaspar misses with a series of wild punches.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gaspar scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Gaspar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gaspar.
Shifter fails to land the takedown.
Gaspar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shifter's head backwards.
Gaspar misses with a double jab.
Gaspar lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaspar swinging wildly here.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shifter ducks under a wild hook from Gaspar.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Gaspar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Gaspar avoids it easily.
Gaspar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shifter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaspar.
Shifter gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Shifter working Gaspar over with strikes.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but Gaspar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shifter to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gaspar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gaspar throws a jab but it's blocked by Shifter.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaspar but Gaspar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaspar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
Gaspar throws a nice looking combination but Shifter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shifter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with a body shot.
Gaspar lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar throws a hook to the side of Shifter's head but Shifter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Gaspar's head coaches at War Hound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gaspar loads up on a big right hand but Shifter slips the punch.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Gaspar avoids it easily.
Gaspar misses with a double jab.
Gaspar sets himself, and Shifter steps forward looking for the clinch! Gaspar avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter slips a straight right by Gaspar.
Gaspar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gaspar lands a two punch combo.
Pablo Gaspar is winning the standup battle so far.
Shifter shoots in but Gaspar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaspar thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Gaspar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gaspar throws a jab when Shifter was well out of range.
Gaspar stuffs the takedown attempt from Shifter. Shifter gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaspar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pablo Gaspar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shifter doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaspar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pablo Gaspar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shifter is looking to clinch.
Gaspar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaspar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shifter.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Gaspar is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar wants to improve his position but Shifter is controlling well.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Gaspar is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is working for a submission of some sort.
Shifter is working for an americana but Gaspar has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Shifter was thinking about the submission.
That's four 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.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaspar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gaspar looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspar, not yet.
Shifter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gaspar dives on top into guard.
Shifter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gaspar uses it to pass to side control.
Shifter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shifter is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gaspar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shifter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gaspar defends it well.
Pablo Gaspar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaspar lands the left hand.
Jab by Gaspar.
Shifter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaspar.
Gaspar stalks Shifter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shifter's face. Shifter staggers backwards, shaken.
Shifter slips a jab and a cross from Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with a double jab.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gaspar won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Shifter.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shifter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gaspar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shifter's guard! Nice work there by Gaspar!
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Shifter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gaspar passes into half guard.
Shifter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gaspar stands and throws Shifter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gaspar trying to control the position but Shifter is working away.
Shifter tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shifter trying to get back to full guard but Gaspar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gaspar manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shifter to take his back!
Gaspar controlling well, preventing Shifter from escaping the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Shifter rolls, trying to escape but Gaspar keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gaspar controlling the positon.
Shifter is really stuck here.
Gaspar biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar controlling well, preventing Shifter from escaping the position.
Shifter staying busy and making it hard for Gaspar to control.
Gaspar has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Shifter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gaspar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Shifter's body.
Shifter is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter keeps trying to improve his position.
Gaspar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gaspar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gaspar keeps control of the position easily here as Shifter tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Gaspar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaspar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Gaspar!
Pablo Gaspar took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rocha (ranked 377 p4p, 364 weight class) and Kalevelis Kalvis (ranked 38 p4p, 36 weight class). Kalevelis Kalvis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalevelis Kalvis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Kalvis.
Rocha throws a leg kick but Kalvis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rocha scores with a leg kick.
Kalvis just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalvis's head.
Kalvis with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Kalvis.
Kalvis scores with a nice right hand.
Kalvis clinches up with Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalvis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Rocha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Rocha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha misses with a knee strike.
Rocha misses with a knee strike.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Kalvis blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalvis avoids the damage to the body.
Kalvis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalvis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kalvis.
A short left from Kalvis.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Kalvis blocks with his arms.
Kalvis misses with the head strike.
Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Kalvis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Kalvis blocks with his arms.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocha takes a shot to the head.
Rocha blocking some punches.
Kalvis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocha.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Kalvis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalvis.
Rocha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalvis's face.
It looks like Kalevelis Kalvis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Kalvis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalvis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kalvis fails to land.
Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocha leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalvis.
Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha lands a nice knee to the body.
Rocha jumps guard and drags Kalvis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rocha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalvis passes into side control.
Kalvis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis taking a break here but Rocha is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalvis pulls his head out easily.
Rocha wants to control but Kalvis is keeping busy.
Kalvis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rocha actively working from the bottom here.
Kalvis is trying to control. Rocha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Rocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocha is not content to let Kalvis control the position.
Kalvis moves into full mount! Rocha won't be happy about that!
Rocha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalvis wants to control the action but instead Rocha gets a body lock and reverses into Kalvis's guard! Nice work!
Kalvis wants to get back to his feet but Rocha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevelis Kalvis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalevelis Kalvis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rocha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalvis swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha.
Kalvis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalvis.
Kalvis misses with a left hand
and Rocha counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalvis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalvis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalvis is looking to clinch.
Rocha tries to counter by clinching up but Kalvis breaks away and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kalvis.
Kalvis misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocha counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalvis misses the target.
Rocha tried to counter with a leg kick but Kalvis avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis lands a right hook to the body.
Kalvis lands with a straight right. Rocha didn't see that one coming.
Kalvis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rocha shoots for a takedown but Kalvis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kalvis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Rocha lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalvis.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalvis enables Rocha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalvis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rocha wants to pass the guard but Kalvis is keeping the position.
Kalvis trying to keep a closed guard but Rocha is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
Kalvis working a defensive guard here.
Kalvis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rocha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalvis is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalvis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rocha is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rocha scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalvis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalvis closes the distance but Rocha moves to the side
and Rocha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kalvis's knee momentarily.
Rocha moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalvis misses with a looping right.
Rocha jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kalvis misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kalvis checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Kalvis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalvis throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kalvis really felt that one!
Rocha feints and then cracks Kalvis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalvis down.
Kalvis throws a nice looking combination but Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocha throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kalvis avoids it.
Kalvis throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocha is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kalvis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalvis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis misses with a looping left.
Kalvis misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rocha needs to keep his hands up - Kalvis had a free shot at his head there.
Rocha connects with a solid leg kick.
Rocha rushes Kalvis and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalvis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalvis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalvis lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalvis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalvis.
Kalvis working aggressively here.
Kalevelis Kalvis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kalvis misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalvis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha is rocked!
Kalvis working aggressively here.
Kalvis lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevelis Kalvis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalevelis Kalvis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Kalvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalevelis Kalvis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalvis scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalvis cracks Rocha with a good jab.
Kalvis connects with a right that clearly hurt Rocha. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kalvis proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Rocha collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevelis Kalvis!
A victorious Kalevelis Kalvis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 67 p4p, 214 weight class) and Sabas Mendiola (ranked 8 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sabas Mendiola!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendiola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mendiola tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokolov avoids the damage to the body.
Mendiola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sokolov.
Mendiola lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokolov won't want to take too many of those.
Sokolov is trying to pull guard but Mendiola has him pressed against the cage.
Mendiola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sokolov is breathing heavily.
Sokolov jumps guard and drags Mendiola to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendiola sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendiola wants to pass the guard but Sokolov is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendiola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendiola works over Sokolov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendiola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sokolov keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
Mendiola looking to sit in guard and control but Sokolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sokolov with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov trying to control but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
Mendiola wants to stand but Sokolov is controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Sokolov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sokolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendiola has wrist control.
Mendiola wants to stand up but Sokolov is controlling him.
Sokolov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendiola manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sokolov has Mendiola in his guard.
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.
Mendiola stands up over Sokolov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sokolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendiola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokolov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendiola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendiola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendiola looking to sit in guard and control but Sokolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola wants to stand but Sokolov is controlling the position.
Sokolov looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sabas Mendiola will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sokolov misses with a hook.
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendiola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendiola tries to move into range but Sokolov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendiola loads up on a big right hand but Sokolov slips the punch.
Sokolov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokolov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mendiola's half guard.
Mendiola wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola has hold of Sokolov's hands but Sokolov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendiola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendiola's head.
Mendiola is trying to stand.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokolov stops Mendiola from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Sokolov lands a jab.
Sergei Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendiola lands with a nice body punch.
Sokolov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokolov missing with a left hand there. Mendiola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov throws a right hand that misses
and Mendiola counters with a straight right hand.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the body
letting Mendiola counter with a right hand.
Mendiola scores with a body shot.
Sokolov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sokolov stops Mendiola from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov working the head and body with strikes.
Mendiola tries to kick Sokolov off in order to stand up. Sokolov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mendiola is pushing Sokolov's head away, looking to escape. Sokolov manages to hold on to the position though.
Sokolov 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.
Mendiola managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sokolov.
Mendiola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sokolov wants to take a breather but Mendiola manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sokolov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is wriggling around but Sokolov manages to pass to half guard.
Mendiola has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mendiola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sokolov.
Sergei Sokolov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendiola is refusing to be controlled, as Sokolov sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sokolov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sokolov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sokolov lands a nice shot that snaps Mendiola's head back.
Sokolov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sokolov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sokolov shoots in but Mendiola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Sokolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mendiola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sokolov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendiola controlling the action here.
Mendiola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sokolov wants to improve his position but Mendiola is controlling well.
Mendiola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sokolov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendiola working the head and body with strikes.
Mendiola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendiola wants to control but Sokolov is keeping him busy.
Mendiola wants to pass to mount but Sokolov is defending the position.
Mendiola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sokolov digs a good body shot into Mendiola's ribs.
Mendiola looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokolov is just out of range.
Sabas Mendiola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokolov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendiola manages to avoid it.
Sokolov misses with a right hand
and Mendiola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sokolov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendiola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sokolov misses its intended target.
Mendiola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokolov attempts a counter takedown but Mendiola avoids it well and moves away.
Mendiola takes one on the button.
Mendiola ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Sokolov scores with a nice strike.
Mendiola ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Mendiola swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokolov. Mendiola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendiola throws out a counter right but Sokolov avoids it with no problem.
Sokolov needs to keep his hands up - Mendiola had a free shot at his head there.
Sokolov slips under a jab.
Sokolov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sokolov lands a nice hook to Mendiola's body. Mendiola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.
Mendiola throws out a counter right but Sokolov avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov fails with the takedown.
Sokolov throws out a loose jab but Mendiola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendiola misses with a body shot.
Sokolov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Mendiola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sokolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Sokolov there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokolov lands with a cross.
Mendiola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sokolov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendiola is just out of range.
Mendiola missing with a left hand there. Sokolov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.
Mendiola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sokolov with a body shot.
Sokolov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sabas Mendiola just about did enough to take it.
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.
Mendiola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendiola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sokolov ducks right into an uppercut from Mendiola.
Sokolov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendiola stuffs the takedown attempt from Sokolov. Sokolov gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendiola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sokolov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendiola.
Mendiola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mendiola misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sokolov in his tracks.
Sokolov scores with a nice right hand.
Mendiola takes a swing at Sokolov's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov shoots in for a double leg but Mendiola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Sokolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokolov. That snapped Mendiola's head back.
Mendiola throws a combination. Sokolov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sokolov misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mendiola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sokolov lunges at Mendiola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendiola's hand.
Sokolov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokolov throws a lazy right hand but Mendiola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokolov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendiola's waist but Mendiola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sokolov off to one side.
Sokolov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendiola moves away.
Sokolov throws a lazy right hand but Mendiola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokolov misses with an uppercut.
Mendiola connects with a body shot that sends Sokolov's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov wants to pass to mount but Mendiola is defending the position.
Mendiola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokolov.
Sokolov stops Mendiola from getting back to his feet.
Mendiola is not content to let Sokolov control the position.
Mendiola tries to kick Sokolov off in order to stand up. Sokolov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is trying to get back to his feet.
Sokolov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sokolov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokolov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sokolov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendiola throws a hook but Sokolov avoids it easily.
Sokolov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendiola circles away.
A big left from Mendiola misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola jabs Sokolov right on the nose. Sokolov blinks but takes it well.
Mendiola lands a nice looking body shot.
Mendiola walks into a straight right hand from Sokolov.
Nice defenses there by Mendiola.
Sokolov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sokolov, as that shot connected.
Mendiola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sokolov as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendiola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendiola throws a right hand that Sokolov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokolov also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergei Sokolov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sokolov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sokolov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendiola.
Sokolov cracks Mendiola with an open hand slap.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.
Mendiola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Sokolov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sokolov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sokolov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sokolov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sokolov is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola is looking to get back to his feet here but Sokolov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mendiola's back.
Sokolov throwing strikes and Mendiola squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
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.
Sokolov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mendiola is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sokolov lands with some strikes.
Mendiola is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mendiola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sokolov.
Sokolov working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Mendiola slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Mendiola wants to get back to his feet.
Mendiola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendiola is rocked!
That's four 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.
Sokolov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mendiola tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sokolov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergei Sokolov!
Sergei Sokolov retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Sergei Sokolov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 241 p4p, 416 weight class) and Cibuka Stilera (ranked 14 p4p, 22 weight class). Cibuka Stilera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danyaal Zahedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cibuka Stilera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stilera with a jab.
Stilera misses with a wild body shot.
Stilera blocks a head kick by Zahedi.
Zahedi's corner calls for a 1-2. Zahedi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Cibuka Stilera has been cut.
Zahedi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stilera tries to work over Zahedi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zahedi.
Zahedi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stilera's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stilera fails to land.
Zahedi struggles to land a body shot inside as Stilera controls his hands.
Stilera works on Zahedi's body with a couple of short punches.
Stilera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Zahedi.
Zahedi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zahedi.
Stilera tries a body shot but Zahedi blocks it.
Zahedi misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zahedi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stilera or not.
Stilera throws a head punch that misses.
Zahedi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stilera backwards.
Stilera blocks a body shot from Zahedi.
I was talking to Zahedi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zahedi pushes Stilera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zahedi tries to work over Stilera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zahedi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stilera blocks a body shot from Zahedi.
Stilera tries to score a body lock takedown but Zahedi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stilera's coach down at Tha Swamp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stilera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stilera lands with a short shot to the head.
Zahedi tries a body shot but Stilera blocks it.
Stilera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stilera misses with an elbow strike.
Zahedi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zahedi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stilera's elbow.
Stilera tries a body shot but Zahedi blocks it.
Stilera trying to land knees to the body.
Stilera is trying to stall.
Zahedi tries to throw a body punch but Stilera avoids it by throwing Zahedi back against the cage.
Zahedi digs a right hand underneath Stilera's ribcage. Stilera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stilera looks winded!
Zahedi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zahedi.
Zahedi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Zahedi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zahedi as the two fighters clinch.
Zahedi missing with knees to the body.
Zahedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Zahedi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zahedi presses Stilera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stilera prevents a body shot from Zahedi.
Zahedi misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Zahedi.
A short left from Zahedi.
A nice left hand lands by Zahedi.
Zahedi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zahedi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stilera.
Zahedi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stileras head.
Zahedi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zahedi lands a left hand.
Zahedi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zahedi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stilera.
Zahedi lands a nice shot to the body.
Zahedi lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Zahedi.
Zahedi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stilera backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahedi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zahedi lands a nice uppercut.
Stilera managing to block the knees to the body from Zahedi.
Nice body punch from Zahedi.
Zahedi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zahedi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stilera backwards.
Zahedi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zahedi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zahedi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Zahedi.
Stilera tries to counter with a clinch but Zahedi shakes him off and moves away.
Stilera tries to keep at a distance but Zahedi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zahedi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stilera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stilera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zahedi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stilera backwards.
Zahedi lands a body shot.
Zahedi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zahedi landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Zahedi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilera prevents a body shot from Zahedi.
Zahedi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Zahedi.
Zahedi cracks Stilera with a nice body shot.
Zahedi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zahedi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zahedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zahedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahedi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zahedi.
Zahedi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stilera switches off momentarily and Zahedi cracks him with a monster right hand! Stilera topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Zahedi dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Zahedi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danyaal Zahedi!
A victorious Danyaal Zahedi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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