AFC HW Tournament (Round 2)

[#1] Jamin Anderson (8-1-0) vs [#8] Jesus Urena (1-1-0)

Jesus Urena is the fan favorite here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL).
Ferocious staredown by Bone Crusher while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules. He looks extremely focused.
Jesus Urena is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Bone Crusher is the fighter that should win today if we pay attention to the betting odds.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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Jamin Anderson and Jesus Urena touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!


**0:11
Jesus Urena fakes a punch and launches himself over Jamin Anderson
Great move by Urena who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Bone Crusher doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jesus Urena embrace and tries to move away...
Jesus Urena pushes Bone Crusher forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**0:20
The fighters are clinching.
Jesus Urena's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Bone Crusher is throwing a flurry of punches!
Urena ducks under and circles out of the corner.


**0:34
Urena launches a hook to the body
Bang! Bone Crusher stops that one with his ribs!
*****Jesus Urena has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**0:45
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.


**0:58
Nice low kick from Urena
Loud pop!


**1:09
Jamin Anderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Urena!
Nice move by Bone Crusher who clinches and pushes Urena against the cage
Jesus Urena tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Urena circles out and slips free of Jamin Anderson's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**1:20
Jesus Urena tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bone Crusher goes down.


**1:32
Jesus Urena is in open guard over Bone Crusher
Bone Crusher measures the resilience of Urena's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Urena blocks the hits as he works on the ground.


**1:41
Jesus Urena is in open guard over Bone Crusher
Bone Crusher tries to close his guard around Urena
He succeeds!


**1:48
Jesus Urena is in closed guard over Bone Crusher
Urena is in closed guard... Bone Crusher tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jesus Urena!


**2:00
Jamin Anderson is in full mount over Jesus Urena
Jamin Anderson launches a few punches to Urena
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**2:08
Jamin Anderson is in full mount over Jesus Urena
Urena tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!


**2:16
Jamin Anderson is in half guard over Urena
Bone Crusher tries to launch a few punches to Jesus Urena
Most of them are hitting Urena's gloves
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**2:30
Jamin Anderson is in half guard over Urena
Jesus Urena attempts to move to full guard
Jamin Anderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.


**2:43
Jamin Anderson is in half guard over Urena
Bone Crusher tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!


**2:53
Jamin Anderson is in side mount over Jesus Urena
Jesus Urena has seen better days. He looks done. How much does he have left?
Urena tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Bone Crusher tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Bone Crusher.



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Round 2
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**0:11
Urena tries to grapple
He puts Bone Crusher in a double underhook!


**0:24
The fighters are clinching.
Urena tries to breaks Jamin Anderson's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Urena doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Urena misses a step and Jamin Anderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bone Crusher is launching some bone breaking punches to Urena's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jesus Urena's eyes.


**0:31
The fighters are clinching.
Jamin Anderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Urena is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Urena doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jamin Anderson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Urena who put distance between them


**0:42
Jamin Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Jesus Urena jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Urena seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.


**0:52
Bone Crusher feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**1:04
Bone Crusher launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Urena's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Ouch! Did the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!


**1:15
Bone Crusher launches a hook to the body
Bang! Urena stops that one with his ribs!


**1:25
Jamin Anderson is opening up on Urena and raining down combinations!
Urena doesn't look worried as he defends.


**1:35
Urena looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jamin Anderson's punches
Urena measures the resilience of Bone Crusher's chin with an uppercut while Bone Crusher lands some great crosses.


**1:45
Jamin Anderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Urena's chin! That stops Urena in his tracks!
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**1:54
Bone Crusher avoids a dangerous strike from Urena
and counters with a solid straight!


**2:06
Terrible one sided match... Urena was not ready to fight a fighter of Jamin Anderson caliber.
Jesus Urena attempts to cut off Bone Crusher with punches
Bone Crusher avoids getting cornered.


**2:15
Jamin Anderson has seen better days. He looks done. How much does he have left?
Bone Crusher moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Urena's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**2:23
Good movement from Urena
who is bobbing and weaving.
Bone Crusher is trying to counter now!
Urena leads with a punch
Jamin Anderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!


**2:36
Jesus Urena goes with a looping right hand while Jamin Anderson jumps back and jabs
Urena seems staggered and Jamin Anderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.


**2:46
Jamin Anderson was tooling Jesus Urena for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jesus Urena lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jamin Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:57
Jesus Urena fakes a punch and launches himself over Jamin Anderson
Bone Crusher counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Jamin Anderson.



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Round 3
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**0:12
Bone Crusher avoids a dangerous strike from Urena
and counters with a solid straight!
*****Jamin Anderson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**0:21
Bone Crusher looks to be in very good shape. He's not tired at all. This guy can run triathlons if he wanted to.
Jamin Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Jesus Urena jumps back and jabs
Urena seems staggered and Jamin Anderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.


**0:34
Urena studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:44
Jamin Anderson was tooling Jesus Urena for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jesus Urena lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Bone Crusher wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Jesus Urena pushes away Bone Crusher trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bone Crusher doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jesus Urena


**0:56
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jesus Urena's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Bone Crusher is throwing a flurry of punches!
Jesus Urena just can't get away!
Jesus Urena tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bone Crusher is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**1:07
The fighters are clinching.
Jesus Urena's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Bone Crusher is throwing a flurry of punches!
Jesus Urena just can't get away!
Jesus Urena tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bone Crusher is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**1:16
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Bone Crusher is launching some bone breaking punches to Urena's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jesus Urena's eyes.


**1:23
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bone Crusher is launching some bone breaking punches to Urena's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jesus Urena's eyes.
Crushing shot to Urena's body! He's holding his side
Urena doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jamin Anderson embrace and tries to move away...
Jamin Anderson pushes Urena forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**1:35
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bone Crusher pushes off of Jesus Urena and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Urena stumbles backwards but Jamin Anderson chases him and continues the rain of blows!


**1:46
The fighters are clinching.
Bone Crusher is launching some bone breaking punches to Urena's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jesus Urena's eyes.
Urena doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jamin Anderson embrace and tries to move away...
Jamin Anderson pushes Urena forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**1:52
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jamin Anderson tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jesus Urena
well done Urena falls hard on the mat


**1:59
Bone Crusher is standing while Urena is on the ground on his back
Bone Crusher launches a kick to Urena's thigh
Loud pop!


**2:04
Bone Crusher is standing while Urena is on the ground on his back
Bone Crusher launches a kick to Urena's thigh
Loud pop!


**2:10
Bone Crusher is standing while Urena is on the ground on his back
Bone Crusher launches a kick to Urena's thigh
Loud pop!


**2:19
Bone Crusher is standing while Urena is on the ground on his back
Bone Crusher is gassing out... His performance may be going down from here.
Bone Crusher launches a kick to Urena's thigh
Loud pop!


**2:26
Bone Crusher is standing while Urena is on the ground on his back
Jamin Anderson steps back and allows Urena to get back to his feet.
Urena climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**2:33
A left hook from Bone Crusher
grazes the chin of Urena.


**2:43
Jesus Urena throws a combo
Jamin Anderson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Urena swings again, only to get countered once more! Urena is looking bad here!


**2:54
Bone Crusher goes to the body...
He punishes Urena's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Bone Crusher, who walks calmly to his corner.




Judge: Jamin Anderson 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Jesus Urena 9 8 8: 25


Judge: Jamin Anderson 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Jesus Urena 9 8 8: 25


Judge: Jamin Anderson 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Jesus Urena 10 8 8: 26


Winner is Jamin Anderson by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Jamin Anderson
Punches 26/40 (65%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 23/34 (68%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 5633,35
Clinch Damage 2068,16
Ground Damage 175,15
Time on the ground 93 s

Statistics: Jesus Urena
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 164
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 127 s


Jamin Anderson wins 16,46 ranking points after the fight.


Jesus Urena loses -10,29 ranking points after the fight.
Contused side


*****Jamin Anderson and Jesus Urena had today the best fight of this organization!
People at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) will not regret paying for this ticket. Bone Crusher's awesome performance was worth the money. (709 points)
What a dull and boring fighter Urena was today. He needs to improve his performance if he wants the fans to cheer his name. (45 points)
This is one for the ages! Incredible fight!

[#2] Bimbo Jackson (6-0-0) vs [#10] Eli Colon (1-0-0)

Bimbo Jackson is the fan favorite here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL).
Bimbo Jackson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Colon while Herb Dean recites the rules. He looks extremely focused.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Most people have their money on Bimbo Jackson today.
Bimbo Jackson comes with a 7 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:10
Colon studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:18
Bimbo Jackson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Colon blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Eli Colon's cheek! Colon stumbles and the falls to the mat!


**0:29
Bimbo Slice is standing while Colon is on the ground on his back
Eli Colon doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Eli Colon is on his feet again.


**0:40
Colon goes to the body...
He punishes Bimbo Slice's ribs with a couple of hooks.


**0:53
Bimbo Jackson is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:03
Nice punches from Bimbo Jackson.
Even nicer blocks from Colon.


**1:11
Shovel hook by Eli Colon
tags Bimbo Slice.


**1:22
Bimbo Jackson has found an opening in the defense of Colon, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Colon's ribs.


**1:36
Shovel hook by Bimbo Jackson
tags Colon.


**1:46
Bimbo Slice looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eli Colon's punches
Bimbo Slice measures the resilience of Colon's chin with an uppercut while Colon lands some great crosses.


**1:56
Bimbo Slice goes to the body...
He punishes Colon's ribs with a couple of hooks.


**2:03
Bimbo Jackson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Colon may be in trouble!


**2:10
Colon and Bimbo Slice circle around the center of the cage.


**2:22
Eli Colon tries a hook to the body
but Bimbo Slice manages to dodge it


**2:32
Eli Colon tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bimbo Slice won't budge, forcing Colon to pull guard.


**2:39
Bimbo Jackson is in closed guard over Colon
Bimbo Jackson is looking to pass Eli Colon's guard...
Bimbo Jackson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.


**2:53
Bimbo Jackson is in half guard over Colon
Eli Colon attempts to move to full guard
Bimbo Jackson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Bimbo Jackson has to be confident that he won that round.



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Round 2
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**0:08
Bimbo Slice throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!


**0:20
A high kick from Bimbo Jackson
grazes Colon's head, but he seems okay.


**0:33
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:42
Bimbo Jackson and Colon engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Bimbo Jackson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**0:49
Bimbo Jackson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Colon's face
*****Bimbo Jackson has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack
The ref pulls off Bimbo Jackson! Colon seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Bimbo Jackson by TKO (Punch) at 0:59 Round 2

Statistics: Bimbo Jackson
Punches 17/27 (63%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2278,83
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 21 s

Statistics: Eli Colon
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 56,44
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 32 s


Bimbo Jackson wins 16,73 ranking points after the fight.


Eli Colon loses -10,46 ranking points after the fight.


A decent performance by Bimbo Jackson today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (273 points)
Eli Colon was making the people snore here. Amateur FC management should consider cutting him. (22 points)
Great display of talent and heart by Eli Colon and Bimbo Jackson! We want to see more like this one!

[#1] Inocente Cesário (4-0-1) vs [#8] Adriano Cruz (1-1-0)
[#4] Gervaso Lampreia (1-0-0) vs[#12] Adhmar Rolim (1-0-0)
[#15] Lucas Leite (1-2-1) vs [#10] Alberto Oleiro (1-0-0)
[#3] Ronaldo Bragança (1-0-0) vs [#11] Riel Estrada (1-0-0)

[#4] Gervaso Lampreia (1-0-0) vs[#12] Adhmar Rolim (1-0-0)

Adhmar Rolim is the fan favorite here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL).
Gervaso Lampreia is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Adhmar Rolim glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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Gervaso Lampreia and Adhmar Rolim touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!


**0:08
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:16
Lampreia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Adhmar Rolim didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!


**0:27
Gervaso Lampreia is in open guard over Rolim
Rolim tries to close his guard around Lampreia
He is not able to do it


**0:35
Gervaso Lampreia is in open guard over Rolim
Rolim tries to close his guard around Lampreia
He succeeds!


**0:48
Gervaso Lampreia is in closed guard over Rolim
Lampreia is in closed guard... Rolim tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gervaso Lampreia!


**0:58
Adhmar Rolim is in full mount over Gervaso Lampreia
Adhmar Rolim tries to better his position on the ground...
Rolim is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!


**1:04
Adhmar Rolim is in full mount over Gervaso Lampreia
Rolim tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Lampreia struggles and frees his leg!


**1:14
Adhmar Rolim is in half guard over Lampreia
Gervaso Lampreia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.


**1:25
Adhmar Rolim is in half guard over Lampreia
Gervaso Lampreia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.


**1:36
Adhmar Rolim is in half guard over Lampreia
Rolim launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gervaso Lampreia is not able to stop Lampreia ground skills and Adhmar Rolim moves to side mount!


**1:47
Adhmar Rolim is in side mount over Gervaso Lampreia
Adhmar Rolim is cooling the fight on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**1:57
Rolim wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rolim moves forward and holds Lampreia
Gervaso Lampreia tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rolim is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**2:04
The fighters are clinching.
Gervaso Lampreia pushes away Rolim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rolim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gervaso Lampreia
Rolim doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gervaso Lampreia embrace and tries to move away...
Gervaso Lampreia pushes Rolim forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**2:18
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Adhmar Rolim launches a few punches towards Lampreia's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Gervaso Lampreia receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Gervaso Lampreia pushes away Rolim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rolim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gervaso Lampreia


**2:27
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rolim tries to breaks Gervaso Lampreia's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Rolim doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.


**2:40
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:47
Solid jabs from Adhmar Rolim.
Lampreia defends.
Lampreia is trying to counter now!
Gervaso Lampreia moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Rolim's left thigh


**2:56
Gervaso Lampreia fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.



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Round 2
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**0:12
Inside leg kick from Lampreia
that lands on Adhmar Rolim's leg.


**0:20
This is an even match... This one could go the distance.
A high kick from Adhmar Rolim
misses badly. Rolim slips and falls!


**0:30
Lampreia is standing while Rolim is on the ground on his back
Adhmar Rolim doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Rolim climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**0:39
Solid jabs from Adhmar Rolim.
Lampreia defends.


**0:50
Gervaso Lampreia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**1:02
Good movement from Rolim
who is bobbing and weaving.


**1:16
Gervaso Lampreia swings...
hard impact to Rolim's face!


**1:29
Brilliant combination from Adhmar Rolim
Lampreia is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.


**1:42
Adhmar Rolim fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Lampreia blocks that. It was easy!


**1:50
Adhmar Rolim is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**2:02
Adhmar Rolim moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Adhmar Rolim fires an unorthodox punch to Lampreia's torso
that goes wide.


**2:10
Rolim wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.


**2:22
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rolim doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gervaso Lampreia embrace and tries to move away...
Gervaso Lampreia pushes Rolim forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Gervaso Lampreia looks to counter!
Gervaso Lampreia tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Lampreia circles out and slips free of Adhmar Rolim's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**2:27
Adhmar Rolim tries a hook to the body
and hits Lampreia's ribs hard


**2:34
Gervaso Lampreia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:45
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:53
Rolim launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.



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Round 3
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**0:11
Lampreia goes to the body...
his punches graze Rolim's arm.


**0:21
Tremendous strikes from Rolim!
Some big punches are landing!


**0:35
Adhmar Rolim fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Lampreia blocks that. It was easy!
Lampreia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lampreia fires low kicks
that fail to land.


**0:44
Rolim decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rolim moves back and takes a deep breath.


**0:52
Rolim moves forward looking for some action
Gervaso Lampreia struggles a bit before breaking Rolim's attemp of grappling


**0:58
Adhmar Rolim tries a hook to the body
but Lampreia manages to dodge it


**1:07
Lampreia moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Rolim's thigh!


**1:21
Gervaso Lampreia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**1:29
Gervaso Lampreia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**1:38
Nice punches from Gervaso Lampreia.
Rolim staggers backwards. Lampreia wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!


**1:50
Rolim launches a hook to the body
Bang! Lampreia stops that one with his ribs!


**2:02
Lampreia moves forward looking for some action
Gervaso Lampreia shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Rolim doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gervaso Lampreia embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Rolim who put distance between them


**2:12
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:20
Lampreia studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**2:29
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:39
Solid jabs from Adhmar Rolim.
Nice punches.


**2:49
Gervaso Lampreia and Rolim engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.


**2:59
Rolim and Lampreia circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Lampreia.




Judge: Gervaso Lampreia 10 10 9: 29
Judge: Adhmar Rolim 9 9 10: 28


Judge: Gervaso Lampreia 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Adhmar Rolim 10 10 9: 29


Judge: Gervaso Lampreia 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Adhmar Rolim 10 10 9: 29


Winner is Adhmar Rolim by Split decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Gervaso Lampreia
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 3/6 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 121,26
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 91 s

Statistics: Adhmar Rolim
Punches 12/29 (41%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 145,7
Clinch Damage 28,2
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 101 s


Gervaso Lampreia loses -10,17 ranking points after the fight.


Adhmar Rolim wins 15,45 ranking points after the fight.


Lampreia had some memorable moments and his performance has pleased of the people here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL). (56 points)
Rolim had some memorable moments and his performance has pleased of the people here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL). (63 points)
Not the best fight of the night if you ask me.

[#3] Ronaldo Bragança (1-0-0) vs [#11] Riel Estrada (1-0-0)

Ronaldo Bragança looks very relaxed. He looks like a guy who expects to win this fight.
Riel Estrada is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The betting odds give an equal chance for both fighters to win today.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:12
Riel Estrada shoots for a double leg takedown!
Ronaldo Bragança sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.


**0:23
A punch from Riel Estrada
whizzes past Bragança.
Riel Estrada gets sloppy and Ronaldo Bragança tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Bragança shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Riel Estrada is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Bragança into his guard.


**0:34
Ronaldo Bragança is in closed guard over Estrada
Bragança is in closed guard... Estrada tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Bragança uses his leg to keep his position on the ground


**0:44
Ronaldo Bragança is in closed guard over Estrada
Bragança tries to escape from closed guard...
Bragança struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!


**0:55
Ronaldo Bragança is in half guard over Estrada
Body shots by Ronaldo Bragança
Estrada defends.


**1:02
Ronaldo Bragança is in half guard over Estrada
Ronaldo Bragança pushes Estrada's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Bragança who is in full mount! Estrada is in trouble now!


**1:09
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Estrada is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Ronaldo Bragança pushes Riel Estrada down and prevents his attempts to escape


**1:19
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Bragança tries to launch a few punches to Riel Estrada
Most of them are hitting Estrada's gloves


**1:30
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Riel Estrada tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Bragança in his guard...
Ronaldo Bragança keeps good control and remains in full mount.


**1:42
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Ronaldo Bragança takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Riel Estrada shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Riel Estrada breaks that americana attempt!


**1:52
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Bragança catch Riel Estrada's left arm and tries a kimura
Riel Estrada holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free


**1:59
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Riel Estrada tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Bragança in his guard...
Ronaldo Bragança rolls him over and takes his back!


**2:10
Bragança is in rear mount over Estrada
Bragança tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Estrada! Bragança has one hook in and keeps working!


**2:17
Bragança is in rear mount over Estrada with one hook in
Bragança works on the ground with his fingers over Estrada's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
the referee saw it!
the referee takes away one point from Ronaldo Bragança for eye poke.
the referee halts the fight to give Estrada time to recover. Riel Estrada seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**2:28
Ronaldo Bragança goes with a looping right hand while Riel Estrada jumps back and jabs
Bragança only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.


**2:38
Bragança is holding Riel Estrada's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Riel Estrada loses balance and goes to the ground.


**2:48
Ronaldo Bragança is in side mount over Riel Estrada
Bragança is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will be finished.
Ronaldo Bragança looks to mount Riel Estrada...
Riel Estrada takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.


**2:58
Ronaldo Bragança is in closed guard over Estrada
Bragança tries to escape from closed guard...
Estrada waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Ronaldo Bragança! He is reversed and nor Riel Estrada is on half guard!
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Ronaldo Bragança.



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Round 2
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**0:10
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**0:19
Estrada looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Bragança's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!


**0:30
Ronaldo Bragança tries to bring the fight to the ground
Estrada won't budge, forcing Bragança to pull guard.


**0:38
Riel Estrada is in closed guard over Bragança
Estrada is in closed guard... Bragança tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Riel Estrada!


**0:48
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Estrada tries to escape from the full mount...
Estrada struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Bragança clumsily fails here and it's time for Riel Estrada to fight back!
Decent strikes from Riel Estrada who tries a hammer punch to Bragança's ribs.
Bragança blocks those punches


**0:59
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Ronaldo Bragança positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Estrada's abdomen


**1:06
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Ronaldo Bragança tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Estrada is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Bragança clumsily fails here and it's time for Riel Estrada to fight back!
Estrada launches a few weak punches
Bragança blocks them effectively.


**1:18
Ronaldo Bragança is in full mount over Riel Estrada
Bragança suddenly holds Riel Estrada's arm and tries an armbar!
Estrada almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Ronaldo Bragança by Submission (Armbar) at 1:25 Round 2

Statistics: Ronaldo Bragança
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 223,5
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 154,45
Time on the ground 182 s

Statistics: Riel Estrada
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 182 s


Ronaldo Bragança wins 16,13 ranking points after the fight.


Riel Estrada loses -10,08 ranking points after the fight.


*****Ronaldo Bragança and Riel Estrada had today the worst fight of this organization!
A decent performance by Ronaldo Bragança today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (83 points)
Estrada was horrible today if you ask me. He looked like a scrub in his fight. (14 points)
This is finally over! People here will riot if we see another fight like this one.
*****Ronaldo Bragança has broken the record of fastest submission

[#1] Dominicus Verboom (6-0-0) vs [#9] Nikolai Melikov (5-0-0)

Melikov enters the cage and this place goes crazy!!! The fans are on his side today.
Ferocious staredown by The Honey Badger while the referee recites the rules. He looks extremely focused.
Nikolai Melikov glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Dominicus Verboom is the more skilled fighter. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Dominicus Verboom comes with a 7 fight winning streak.
Nikolai Melikov comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The Honey Badger and Melikov move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


**0:11
Melikov decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Melikov moves back and takes a deep breath.


**0:22
The Honey Badger launches a hook to the body
Bang! Melikov stops that one with his ribs!


**0:35
Melikov moves backwards and Dominicus Verboom seems to be the aggressor.


**0:45
Solid low kick from Dominicus Verboom.
For sure, that had to hurt!


**0:57
The Honey Badger avoids a dangerous strike from Melikov
and counters with a solid straight!


**1:05
The Honey Badger is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Melikov's thigh


**1:14
Dominicus Verboom launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Melikov's knee!


**1:26
Melikov leads with a punch
Dominicus Verboom avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!


**1:38
Dominicus Verboom and Melikov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominicus Verboom is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**1:49
Quick hook by Dominicus Verboom
Good shot! Melikov has reasons to be worried.


**1:56
The Honey Badger wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Nikolai Melikov pushes away The Honey Badger trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Honey Badger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nikolai Melikov


**2:02
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nikolai Melikov tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Honey Badger is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Dominicus Verboom pushes away Melikov trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melikov stumbles backwards and Dominicus Verboom circles to get the center of the cage


**2:11
Solid low kick from Nikolai Melikov.
The Honey Badger deflects it.


**2:18
The Honey Badger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nikolai Melikov's punches
Melikov is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Honey Badger.
Melikov hyper-extended his left leg


**2:31
Nice punch by Dominicus Verboom
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
*****Dominicus Verboom has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack


**2:44
Dominicus Verboom and Melikov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominicus Verboom is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**2:51
Nikolai Melikov fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Honey Badger.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Nice punches from Dominicus Verboom.
Melikov staggers backwards. The Honey Badger wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!


**0:22
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:34
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominicus Verboom!
Melikov is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Melikov has a small cut in his Left cheek


**0:42
Dominicus Verboom fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Melikov's chin


**0:54
Dominicus Verboom swings...
hard impact to Melikov's face!


**1:04
Dominicus Verboom closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The Honey Badger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nikolai Melikov's punches
Melikov is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Honey Badger.


**1:11
A left hook from The Honey Badger
grazes the chin of Melikov.


**1:18
Some nice shots from Dominicus Verboom
that stun Melikov.


**1:24
Solid low kick from Nikolai Melikov.
The Honey Badger deflects it.
Melikov clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominicus Verboom to fight back!
Dominicus Verboom throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.


**1:33
Good front kick from The Honey Badger!
Melikov stumbles backwards after that one!
*****Dominicus Verboom has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack
Hard blow to Melikov's mid-section, he seems hurt
That punishment by Dominicus Verboom has left Melikov staggered! Dominicus Verboom should try push forward now and finish this!


**1:43
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:53
The Honey Badger showing excellent timing, blasts Nikolai Melikov with a right hand.
Great hook by Dominicus Verboom! Nikolai Melikov is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
*****Dominicus Verboom has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack
the referee is asking Melikov to defend himself! the referee jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Melikov. This one is all over!!!
Melikov's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Dominicus Verboom by TKO (Punch) at 2:06 Round 2

Statistics: Dominicus Verboom
Punches 34/39 (87%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 7202,5
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Nikolai Melikov
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 0
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 0 s


Dominicus Verboom wins 22,38 ranking points after the fight.


Nikolai Melikov loses -13,99 ranking points after the fight.
hyper-extended left leg
Small cut Left cheek
Contused side
Mouth bruising



*****Dominicus Verboom and Nikolai Melikov had today the best fight of this organization!
A highlight reel performance by The Honey Badger from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events! (785 points)
What a dull and boring fighter Melikov was today. He needs to improve his performance if he wants the fans to cheer his name. (8 points)
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!

[#2] Abe de Groot (5-0-0) vs [#7] Esteban Butler (3-3-0)

The Tower of Power enters the cage and this place goes crazy!!! The fans are on his side today.
Abe de Groot doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Esteban Butler looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Most people have their money on Abe de Groot today.
Abe de Groot comes with a 6 fight winning streak.
Esteban Butler comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


**0:09
Abe de Groot fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Butler's chin


**0:20
Esteban Butler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Tower of Power is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground


**0:33
Esteban Butler is in open guard over The Tower of Power
The Tower of Power tries to close his guard around Butler
He is not able to do it


**0:41
Esteban Butler is in open guard over The Tower of Power
The Tower of Power tries to close his guard around Butler
He is not able to do it


**0:54
Esteban Butler is in open guard over The Tower of Power
The Tower of Power tries to close his guard around Butler
He succeeds!


**1:05
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
Butler tries to escape from the closed guard
Esteban Butler any adventage in the ground.
Esteban Butler gets sloppy and Abe de Groot tries to take advantage...
Butler is in closed guard... The Tower of Power tries to roll on the ground!
Esteban Butler uses his leg to keep his position on the ground


**1:17
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
The Tower of Power launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Butler's ribs.


**1:26
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
Butler is in closed guard... The Tower of Power tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Esteban Butler!


**1:34
Abe de Groot is in full mount over Esteban Butler
Abe de Groot takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Esteban Butler shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Esteban Butler breaks that americana attempt!


**1:42
Abe de Groot is in full mount over Esteban Butler
Esteban Butler tries to roll to his side and trap Abe de Groot in his guard...
Esteban Butler gets his hip out and moves to full guard.


**1:53
Abe de Groot is in full mount over Esteban Butler
Esteban Butler tries to roll on the ground...
The Tower of Power knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.


**2:00
Abe de Groot is in full mount over Esteban Butler
Esteban Butler tries to roll to his side and trap Abe de Groot in his guard...
Esteban Butler moves to half guard.


**2:11
Abe de Groot is in half guard over Butler
Esteban Butler tries to close the guard.
Butler put Abe de Groot in closed guard.


**2:17
Abe de Groot is in closed guard over Butler
Butler breaths deeply while on the ground


**2:25
Abe de Groot is in closed guard over Butler
The Tower of Power tries to escape from closed guard...
The Tower of Power struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!


**2:39
Abe de Groot is in half guard over Butler
Esteban Butler attempts to move to full guard
Esteban Butler manages to switch to full guard.


**2:52
Abe de Groot is in closed guard over Butler
The Tower of Power is in closed guard... Butler tries to roll on the ground!
Abe de Groot uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Butler clumsily fails here and it's time for Abe de Groot to fight back!
The Tower of Power tries to escape from closed guard...
The Tower of Power struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for The Tower of Power, who walks calmly to his corner.



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Round 2
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**0:12
Butler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Abe de Groot's punches
Butler measures the resilience of The Tower of Power's chin with an uppercut while The Tower of Power lands some great crosses.


**0:23
Abe de Groot tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Esteban Butler's Right cheek


**0:34
Middle kick from The Tower of Power.
Butler receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Butler's body! He's holding his side


**0:47
Abe de Groot is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Abe de Groot fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**1:00
Esteban Butler is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:11
Body kick by Esteban Butler...
just grazes his opponent.


**1:21
The Tower of Power studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**1:31
A bunch of leg kicks from Esteban Butler
are bothering his opponent.


**1:40
A high kick from Esteban Butler
grazes The Tower of Power's head, but he seems okay.


**1:53
Esteban Butler shoots for a double leg takedown!
Abe de Groot sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.


**2:04
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.


**2:14
Abe de Groot goes with a looping right hand while Esteban Butler jumps back and jabs
Butler seems staggered and Abe de Groot runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.


**2:22
The Tower of Power launches a hook to the body
Bang! Butler stops that one with his ribs!


**2:35
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**2:49
Esteban Butler is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Butler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Abe de Groot's punches
Butler is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Tower of Power.


**2:59
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
If you have working eyes you have to give that round to Abe de Groot.



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Round 3
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**0:14
Abe de Groot goes with a looping right hand while Esteban Butler jumps back and jabs
Butler seems staggered and Abe de Groot runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.


**0:25
Nice low kick from Butler
Loud pop!


**0:34
Nice low kick from Butler
but Abe de Groot stops it.
Butler misses a step and Abe de Groot sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Tower of Power throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!


**0:42
Butler launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Tower of Power stops that one with his ribs!


**0:49
Good leg kicks from Esteban Butler.
The Tower of Power winces a bit.


**0:59
Esteban Butler circles around The Tower of Power
Butler showing excellent timing, blasts Abe de Groot with a right hand.
Great hook by Esteban Butler! Abe de Groot is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Tower of Power's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!


**1:09
Butler is standing while The Tower of Power is on the ground on his back
Butler launches a kick to The Tower of Power's thigh
The Tower of Power checks that kick!


**1:18
Butler is standing while The Tower of Power is on the ground on his back
Esteban Butler creates space and allows Abe de Groot to stand up.
Abe de Groot is on his feet again.


**1:29
Inside leg kick from Butler
that goes awry.
The Tower of Power is trying to counter now!
Abe de Groot just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Butler may be in trouble!


**1:34
Butler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Abe de Groot didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!


**1:43
Esteban Butler is in open guard over The Tower of Power
Esteban Butler pushes Abe de Groot against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Butler jumps and tries to free his leg! The Tower of Power doesn't allow this but Esteban Butler is able to get half guard here.


**1:48
Esteban Butler is in half guard over The Tower of Power
Butler tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Tower of Power from the side mount!


**1:59
Esteban Butler is in side mount over Abe de Groot
Esteban Butler looks to mount Abe de Groot...
Esteban Butler slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**2:10
Esteban Butler is in full mount over Abe de Groot
Butler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Esteban Butler controls the situation despite Abe de Groot efforts for escaping from the full mount.


**2:21
Esteban Butler is in full mount over Abe de Groot
Esteban Butler tries to better his position on the ground...
Abe de Groot tries to roll on the ground...


**2:28
Abe de Groot is in closed guard over Butler
The Tower of Power is in closed guard... Butler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Abe de Groot!


**2:34
Esteban Butler is in full mount over Abe de Groot
Abe de Groot tries to roll to his side and trap Esteban Butler in his guard...
Abe de Groot gets his hips out and gets to full guard.


**2:41
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
Esteban Butler is cooling the fight on the ground


**2:46
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
Butler tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
The Tower of Power leans and gets Esteban Butler's arms as he brings him to the ground again.


**2:56
Esteban Butler is in closed guard over The Tower of Power
Esteban Butler tries to pass Abe de Groot's guard...
Esteban Butler passes momentarily but Abe de Groot regains full guard.
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.




Judge: Abe de Groot 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Esteban Butler 9 9 9: 27


Judge: Abe de Groot 10 10 9: 29
Judge: Esteban Butler 9 9 10: 28


Judge: Abe de Groot 10 10 9: 29
Judge: Esteban Butler 9 9 10: 28


Winner is Abe de Groot by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Abe de Groot
Punches 23/32 (72%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1072,51
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 29,79
Time on the ground 253 s

Statistics: Esteban Butler
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 9/12 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 301,85
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 234 s


Abe de Groot wins 19,08 ranking points after the fight.
Nose bruising

Esteban Butler loses -11,93 ranking points after the fight.
Small cut Right cheek
Contused side


Nice effort tonight from Abe de Groot who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (164 points)
A decent performance by Esteban Butler today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (114 points)
Just the fight the people at Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!

[Asia]

[#1] Yeong-Gi Kang (1-0-0) vs [#8] Tim York (1-0-0)
[#4] Yukihira Nomura (2-1-1) vs [#5] Fuhito Mori (1-0-0)
[#2] Yoon-Seok Lee (1-0-0) vs [#7] Ji Hee Gil (1-0-0)
[#14] Murashige Kashiwagi (1-1-0) vs [#11] Kasuhita Narishobi (1-0-0)

[#4] Yukihira Nomura (2-1-1) vs [#5] Fuhito Mori (1-0-0)

Fuhito Mori is the fan favorite here at Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan).
Yukihira Nomura raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Fuhito Mori is calm in his corner. He looks like he's ready for war.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. Vegas doesn't have a favorite either.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


**0:12
Mori studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:23
Nomura avoids a dangerous strike from Mori
and counters with a solid straight!


**0:35
Fuhito Mori and Nomura engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Fuhito Mori is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**0:47
Mori showing excellent timing, blasts Yukihira Nomura with a right hand.
Nomura steps backwards and the punch goes wide.


**0:55
Yukihira Nomura is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:04
Mori is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Nomura's jaw!


**1:17
Yukihira Nomura moves forward looking for some grappling action
Nomura has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!


**1:26
The fighters are clinching.
Yukihira Nomura pushes away Mori trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mori doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Yukihira Nomura


**1:38
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mori struggles and launches a few punches to Nomura's head
Nothing from this... Fuhito Mori seems frustrated.
Mori misses a step and Yukihira Nomura sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nomura launches a few hard punches to Fuhito Mori's ribs!
Fuhito Mori's ribs shows the damage! Yukihira Nomura is working his opponent ribs!
Nomura doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fuhito Mori embrace and tries to move away...
Fuhito Mori pushes Nomura forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**1:47
The fighters are clinching.
Yukihira Nomura pushes away Mori trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mori stumbles backwards and Yukihira Nomura circles to get the center of the cage


**1:59
Mori moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Yukihira Nomura checks the kick.
Mori misses a step and Yukihira Nomura sees an opportunity to counter him!
Yukihira Nomura attempts to cut off Mori with punches
Mori reels from the strikes.


**2:13
Fuhito Mori closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Yukihira Nomura launches a body shot
Mori dodges and catches him with a hard cross.


**2:23
Low kick by Yukihira Nomura to maintain his distance.
That hits Fuhito Mori's ankle


**2:35
Fuhito Mori fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:44
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:52
Shovel hook by Fuhito Mori
goes nowhere.


**2:59
A high kick from Yukihira Nomura
falls short of the mark.
Mori tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fuhito Mori just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Nomura quickly defends.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.



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Round 2
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**0:12
Fuhito Mori fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Nomura's chin


**0:23
Fuhito Mori circles around Nomura
Fuhito Mori fakes a punch and launches himself over Nomura!
Yukihira Nomura is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Mori and pushes him away!
Nomura is trying to counter now!
A high kick from Yukihira Nomura
grazes Mori's head, but he seems okay.


**0:32
Mori goes to the body...
his punches graze Nomura's arm.


**0:41
Mori looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Yukihira Nomura's punches
Mori is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nomura.


**0:49
Mori wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Nomura wants nothing of that and pushes Mori.
Mori clumsily fails here and it's time for Yukihira Nomura to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by Nomura followed by a hard jab
Mori deflects the blows.


**1:01
Body kick by Yukihira Nomura...
just grazes his opponent.


**1:13
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:22
Mori moves backwards and Yukihira Nomura seems to be the aggressor.


**1:33
A left hook from Mori
falls short.
Poorly executed technique. Yukihira Nomura looks to counter!
Nomura is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Mori's jaw!


**1:46
Fuhito Mori moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:57
Nomura and Mori circle around the center of the cage.


**2:08
Good front kick from Mori!
Nomura stumbles backwards after that one!


**2:18
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:29
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**2:42
Nomura tries to grapple
He puts Mori in a double underhook!
Mori doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yukihira Nomura embrace and tries to move away...
Yukihira Nomura pushes Mori forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**2:50
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mori doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yukihira Nomura embrace and tries to move away...
Yukihira Nomura pushes Mori forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Nomura, who walks calmly to his corner.



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Round 3
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**0:11
A right hand from Yukihira Nomura
surprises Mori!


**0:23
Some nice shots from Fuhito Mori
miss their mark.
Nomura tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yukihira Nomura tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Fuhito Mori's Nose


**0:36
Nomura and Mori circle around the center of the cage.


**0:50
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**0:58
Nomura shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yukihira Nomura goes with a looping right hand while Fuhito Mori jumps back and jabs
Nomura only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.


**1:10
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:22
Nomura leads with a punch
Fuhito Mori evades but whiffs with a counter.


**1:29
Inside leg kick from Mori
that goes awry.
Mori clumsily fails here and it's time for Yukihira Nomura to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Yukihira Nomura!
Mori is going to have a big headache after that blow!


**1:38
A right hand from Fuhito Mori
misses its target.


**1:45
Nice punches from Fuhito Mori.
Even nicer blocks from Nomura.


**1:57
Yukihira Nomura moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:08
Nomura throws a hook
that hits its mark.


**2:21
Fuhito Mori fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**2:35
Yukihira Nomura moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Fuhito Mori paws at Nomura.
Nomura answers with solid punches!


**2:46
Nomura moves backwards and Fuhito Mori seems to be the aggressor.


**2:53
Yukihira Nomura is slowing down the fight by not engaging.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Yukihira Nomura.




Judge: Yukihira Nomura 9 9 10: 28
Judge: Fuhito Mori 10 10 9: 29


Judge: Yukihira Nomura 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Fuhito Mori 10 9 9: 28


Judge: Yukihira Nomura 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Fuhito Mori 9 9 9: 27


Winner is Yukihira Nomura by Split decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Yukihira Nomura
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1062,19
Clinch Damage 77,62
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Fuhito Mori
Punches 9/31 (29%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Damage caused 298,08
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 0 s


Yukihira Nomura wins 16,67 ranking points after the fight.


Fuhito Mori loses -10,42 ranking points after the fight.
Small cut Nose


Nice effort tonight from Yukihira Nomura who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (154 points)
Mori had some memorable moments and his performance has pleased of the people here at Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan). (91 points)
A fight that put some of us on our feet occasionally. It could have been more exciting though.