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BB XXIX: Vera v Dubai PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asgeir Borgermoen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dond Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asgeir Borgermoen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dond Bond!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borgermoen as he jumps to the side.
Borgermoen moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borgermoen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bond fails with a takedown attempt.
Borgermoen clinches.
Bond looking for a takedown.
Asgeir Borgermoen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dond Bond.
Bond wants a takedown.
Borgermoen pulls Bond into guard.
Bond slips nicely into half guard.
Borgermoen manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borgermoen is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgermoen trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Borgermoen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Borgermoen wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Bond is looking for a sweep. Borgermoen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bond is looking to escape.
Bond looks gassed!
Borgermoen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bond sees it coming and defends easily.
Borgermoen working over Bond with some ground and pound. Bond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Borgermoen controlling the pace.
Borgermoen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Borgermoen moves into the clinch.
Bond wants to break free but Borgermoen has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgermoen stops a takedown attempt from Bond.
Borgermoen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Borgermoen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Borgermoen.
Borgermoen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bond is retaining full guard.
Borgermoen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bond's guard.
Borgermoen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borgermoen works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgermoen working for a submission but Bond is keeping him at bay.
Borgermoen controlling his opponent.
Borgermoen is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgermoen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bond looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Borgermoen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bond is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Borgermoen yanks on the arm and Bond is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Borgermoen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Asgeir Borgermoen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Wigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Wigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull thuds his right hand into Wigger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Hans Wigger has been cut.
Wigger fails with the takedown.
A jab from Wigger misses.
Seagull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wigger. Wigger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seagull scores with the left hand. Wigger knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Seagull.
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!
Seagull drops Wigger with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Wigger! Seagull dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Sevent Seagull!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuan Binh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood comes to the ring accompanied by Carlos - The Silmarillia. Xuan Binh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xuan Binh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Binh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Binh, right into the meat.
Hood tries to move into range but Binh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Binh.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Binh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hood will feel that in the morning.
Binh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hood is looking to clinch but Binh is avoiding it.
Hood tries to clinch but Binh moves out of range.
Binh misses with a hook.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Binh misses with a kick to the body
and Hood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Binh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hood misses with a knee to the head.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but Binh blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Binh lands a nice knee to the body.
Binh lands a left hand.
Hood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Binh manages to break the clinch.
Binh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Binh!
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binh tries to land a body kick
and Hood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Binh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Binh connects with a body shot.
Hood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binh misses the jab.
Binh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Binh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Binh looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Binh thuds a left hand into Hood's body.
Hood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Binh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - Binh circles away.
Binh throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binh blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binh misses with a kick to the body.
Binh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Xuan Binh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Binh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binh momentarily.
Hood moves forwards but Binh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binh lands a jab to the head.
Hood moves out of range as Binh strikes.
Binh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Binh duly obliges.
A left and a right from Binh both land. Nice combination.
Binh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Binh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binh tries a head kick but it misses.
Binh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Binh lands a really nice looking cross but Hood seems unphased.
Hood throws a wild body kick that Binh sees coming a mile off.
Binh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Binh. Binh obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Binh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Binh misses with a head kick.
Hood walks into a left hand.
Binh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Binh to score with a decent uppercut.
Binh connects with a solid leg kick.
Binh throws the left hand but Hood avoids the punch easily.
Binh throws a hook but Hood blocks it.
Binh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
Binh fakes the leg kick and cracks Hood in the body.
Binh lands a nice looking body shot.
Binh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Binh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Binh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hood is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Binh lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binh.
Binh lands with a kick to the temple. Hood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Binh. Those never looked like landing.
Binh misses with a leg kick.
Hood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Binh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Binh misses with a hook. Hood ducked under it nicely.
Binh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Binh.
Hood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Binh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binh connects with a solid leg kick.
Binh lands with a good body shot.
Binh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood ducks right into an uppercut from Binh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh dominated that round.
That's time! Hood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Hood.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Binh throws a series of punches but Hood avoids them all with ease.
Binh takes a swing at Hood's ribcage but misses.
Hood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood misses with a body kick.
Binh looks for the body kick but Hood saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Binh.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Xuan Binh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Binh misses
and Hood counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Binh misses its intended target.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binh moves out of range of the body kick from Hood.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Binh lunges at Hood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hood's hand.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Binh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binh digs a good body shot into Hood's ribs.
Binh throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Binh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Binh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Binh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood looks to land a body kick but Binh moved away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Binh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hood's sensitive parts.
Binh stalks Hood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hood's face. Hood staggers backwards, shaken.
Binh tries to land a leg kick but Hood saw it coming and moves away.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Binh throws a lazy head kick
and Hood counters with a nice body kick.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Binh lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Binh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Binh just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Binh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood darts in and clinches Binh up against the ropes.
Binh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binh tightens his grip and picks Hood up, before dumping him to the ground. Hood manages to land in guard.
Hood wants to stand up but Binh is controlling him.
Binh passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Binh goes for an armbar but Hood turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hood.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hood is looking to stand up but Binh won't let him.
That's four 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.
Binh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hood is controlling him.
Hood won't allow Binh to sweep him here.
Binh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Binh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Binh is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Hood tries to clinch but Binh is having none of it.
Binh throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Binh.
Hood tries to clinch there but Binh circles away.
Binh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hood throws a lazy head kick
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hood blocks a head kick by Binh.
Binh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Binh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Binh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binh misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hood takes one to the chin there.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Binh.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh lands an overhand right.
Binh throws a head kick that Hood semi-blocks.
Binh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hood is out of range.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hood misses with a head kick.
Binh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hood is looking to clinch but Binh is avoiding it.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Binh scores with a decent looking hook.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Binh scores with a push kick.
Binh tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Binh counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Binh coming out on top.
Binh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Binh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
Binh connects with a high kick.
Hood clinches but Binh breaks the clinch
and Binh counters with a stiff right hand.
Binh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hood's head backwards.
Binh throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Hood throws a head kick that misses.
Binh tries a low kick but Hood avoids it.
Hood closes the distance but Binh moves to the side
and Binh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Hood looks to clinch
and Binh counters with a body kick.
Binh lands with an uppercut that bounces Hood off the ropes and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to clinch
and Binh counters with a one-two to the body.
Binh misses with a head kick.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Binh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xuan Binh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Binh.
Binh lands a jab to Hood's midsection.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Binh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binh. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Binh fails to land with a series of punches.
Binh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Binh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hood wants to clinch
and Binh counters with a three punch combo that has Hood backing up. Hood nods at Binh to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binh scores with a kick to the body.
Binh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hood 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.
Hood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Binh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hood tries a low kick but Binh avoids it.
Hood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Binh.
Hood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binh finds it's way round the side to connect with Hood's head.
Hood wants to clinch but Binh slips to the side
and Binh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hood.
Hood slips a straight right by Binh.
Hood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Binh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood looks to clinch
and Binh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hood thinking.
Binh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raymond Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Binh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xuan Binh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Binh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xuan Binh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Drimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Haage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Haage told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudolf Drimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Haage!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drimmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Haage is just out of range.
Haage moves into the clinch.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drimmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haage working Drimmer over with knees to the body.
Haage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drimmer up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haage obliges.
Knees to the body from Haage.
Haage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haage lands a nice knee to the body.
Haage prevents the takedown attempt.
Haage working Drimmer over with knees to the body.
Drimmer tries to pull guard but Haage won't allow it.
Drimmer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haage walks away with a smile on his face. Drimmer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolf Drimmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haage connects with a crisp jab.
Drimmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haage circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haage.
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!
Haage clinches.
Haage landing knees to the body.
Drimmer is breathing heavily.
Haage connects with a knee to the head.
Drimmer tries to pull guard but Haage holds him up against the ropes and eventually Drimmer drops back down to his feet.
Haage keeps control of Drimmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haage has Drimmer pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Haage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haage lands a good knee to the midsection. Drimmer won't want to take too many of those.
Haage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haage lands a knee to the body.
Drimmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haage lands a good knee to the midsection. Drimmer won't want to take too many of those.
Haage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drimmer's defenses.
Drimmer working hard to break the clinch.
Haage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haage lands with a light punch inside.
Haage connects with a knee to the head.
Haage scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Haage.
Haage lands a knee to the body.
Haage lands a nice knee to the body.
Haage scores a nice knee to the body.
Haage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Haage as the two fighters clinch.
Haage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drimmer's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haage.
Drimmer looking to stall.
Haage has Drimmer pushed against the ropes.
Haage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drimmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Haage.
A left hand lands to the body for Haage.
Haage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drimmer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haage smiles and moves away.
Haage lands with a hook. Drimmer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drimmer takes a swing at Haage's ribcage but misses.
Rudolf Drimmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haage lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drimmer.
Drimmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Haage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Drimmer misses.
Drimmer misses with a wild body shot.
Haage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haage takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haage obliges.
Haage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haage lands a good knee to the midsection. Drimmer won't want to take too many of those.
Haage controlling the action here for a moment.
Haage lands a knee to the head.
Drimmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drimmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drimmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drimmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drimmer is trying to drag Haage to the mat but Haage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Haage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drimmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haage.
Haage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haage lands a knee to the head.
Haage landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drimmer is trying to force a seperation but Haage has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drimmer as Haage tries to tie him up.
Drimmer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Haage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drimmer throws a series of punches but Haage moves out of range.
Drimmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drimmer's hands.
Drimmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haage connects with a looping right hand.
Drimmer looks to land a combination. Haage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Peter Haage has been cut.
Drimmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haage instigates a clinch.
Haage with a knee to the head.
Haage is leaning against Drimmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haage obliges.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Haage.
Haage scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haage scores a nice knee to the body.
Drimmer tries to circle away but Haage has him pinned against the ropes.
Haage landing knees to the body.
Haage landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haage obliges.
A body shot lands from Haage.
Drimmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haage works on Drimmer's body with a couple of short punches.
Haage lands a knee to the body.
Drimmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haage lands a nice uppercut.
Drimmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haage lands a nice elbow.
Drimmer tries to break the clinch but Haage is controlling the position.
Peter Haage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haage with a knee to the head.
Drimmer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drimmer manages to avoid it.
Haage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drimmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drimmer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Drimmer.
Haage avoids the body shot from Drimmer.
Haage cracks Drimmer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drimmer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drimmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haage's head.
Haage connects with a crisp jab.
Drimmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Drimmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haage.
Drimmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Haage lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Drimmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drimmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haage lands a nice looking body kick.
Drimmer throws a combination that misses
and Haage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rudolf Drimmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drimmer walks into a stiff left hand from Haage.
Drimmer is looking to wear down Haage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drimmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drimmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drimmer misses with a combination
and Haage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peter Haage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haage dips to his left and cracks Drimmer with an uppercut!
Drimmer lands with a shot to the body.
Drimmer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drimmer cracks Haage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drimmer lunges at Haage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haage's hand.
Drimmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drimmer throws a sloppy body shot
and Haage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drimmer's knee momentarily.
Haage lands a right hook to the body.
Haage is looking to clinch.
Drimmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drimmer misses with a double jab
and Haage counters with a left and a right that stings Drimmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haage slips a straight right by Drimmer.
Drimmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Haage is just out of range.
Haage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Haage does it's job there.
Haage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drimmer counters with a series of strikes. Haage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drimmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drimmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drimmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drimmer lands with a nice body punch.
Drimmer digs a good hook to Haage's body.
Drimmer slips a straight right by Haage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drimmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haage counters with a straight right hand.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch but Drimmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drimmer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haage throws out a loose jab but Drimmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Haage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Haage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Drimmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drimmer throws a shot to the body.
Haage sizes up Drimmer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haage scores with a sloppy right hand. Drimmer should have avoided that one.
Haage lands a jab to Drimmer's midsection.
Haage tries to clinch there but Drimmer circles away.
Drimmer misses with a shot to the body
and Haage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Haage.
Drimmer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drimmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drimmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drimmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haage lands with a kick to the temple. Drimmer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drimmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drimmer misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Haage coming out on top.
Haage throws a nice looking combination but Drimmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drimmer throws out a loose jab but Haage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haage needs to keep his hands up - Drimmer had a free shot at his head there.
Drimmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drimmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Haage.
Drimmer throws a looping overhand right but Haage ducks down to avoid it.
Haage lands with a kick to the temple. Drimmer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Haage slips a straight right by Drimmer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drimmer.
Drimmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drimmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haage circles away quickly and effectively.
Drimmer takes one on the button.
Haage lands a head kick. Drimmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drimmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drimmer misses with a double jab
and Drimmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drimmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haage counters with a good low kick that Drimmer was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haage cracks Drimmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drimmer misses with a double jab.
Drimmer takes one to the chin there.
Haage takes the fight into the clinch.
Haage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haage obliges.
Drimmer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haage is keeping busy.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drimmer tries to pull guard but Haage won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Haage.
Drimmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drimmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolf Drimmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drimmer tries to pull guard but Haage won't allow it.
Haage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Drimmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drimmer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hand to the body from Haage.
Knees to the body from Haage.
Drimmer tries a body shot but Haage blocks it.
Haage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drimmer's efforts to push away.
Haage is trying to stall.
Drimmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Haage has double underhooks.
Drimmer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haage smiles and moves away.
Haage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drimmer misses with a wild body shot.
Drimmer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drimmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haage scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four 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.
Haage connects with a looping right hand.
Drimmer throws a combination that misses
and Drimmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haage lands a jab to Drimmer's midsection.
Drimmer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drimmer loads up on a big right hand but Haage slips the punch.
A big right from Drimmer misses.
Haage scores with a decent looking hook.
Drimmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haage throws a right and a left that Drimmer avoids nicely.
Drimmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drimmer missing with a left hand there. Haage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haage ducks under a wild hook from Drimmer.
Haage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drimmer.
Drimmer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haage counters with a big head kick but Drimmer shrugs it off.
Drimmer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haage rushes Drimmer and presses him up against the ropes.
Rudolf Drimmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Haage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drimmer has a couple of punches blocked by Haage.
Haage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Haage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Haage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio Lombardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Drake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombardi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake stuns Lombardi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lombardi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lombardi shoots in and gets a takedown into Drake's guard.
Drake controls Lombardi momentarily but Lombardi frees himself.
Drake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lombardi defends well.
Lombardi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lombardi wants to get back to full guard.
Lombardi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Lombardi is working from the bottom.
Lombardi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombardi is looking to stand back up but Drake counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lombardi.
Drake is pressing down on Lombardi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lombardi is holding on for now.
Lombardi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Lombardi is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lombardi avoid being mounted?
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lombardi is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lombardi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lombardi is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake passes Lombardi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lombardi wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drake trying to control the action but Lombardi is working from the bottom.
Drake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lombardi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lombardi pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Erik Drake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lombardi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lombardi.
Lombardi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake tries to bum rush Lombardi with a series of wild strikes but Lombardi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardi.
Erik Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Lombardi throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Drake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lombardi doesn't seem phased though.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lombardi dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Lombardi dodges the punch combination from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Lombardi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Lombardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombardi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombardi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a series of punches but Lombardi moves out of range.
Lombardi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Erik Drake has been cut.
Lombardi fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Lombardi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Lombardi slips the punch.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake tries to bum rush Lombardi with a series of wild strikes but Lombardi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake lands with a hook. Lombardi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombardi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drake to the mat! Drake manages to get full guard.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lombardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lombardi wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Lombardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Lombardi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lombardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombardi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardi wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lombardi's guard.
Drake slips nicely into half guard.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Lombardi defending well.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lombardi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
Drake 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lombardi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombardi is defending against the submission attempts here by Drake.
Lombardi wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Lombardi trying to control here.
Drake wants to control but Lombardi is keeping him busy.
Lombardi is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lombardi is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Lombardi defends the submission attempt.
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lombardi is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lombardi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lombardi controlling the position for now.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Lombardi is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lombardi tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erik Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Erik Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lombardi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake throws a series of punches but Lombardi avoids them all with ease.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombardi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Lombardi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lombardi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away.
Drake misses with a combination
and Lombardi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lombardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Lombardi is proving a slippery customer.
Drake wants to sweep here but Lombardi controlling him for the moment.
Drake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lombardi defends it easily.
Lombardi postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Lombardi wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Lombardi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lombardi lands a couple of elbows.
Lombardi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lombardi scoring with some ground and pound.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lombardi trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Lombardi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lombardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lombardi throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Lombardi from controlling successfully.
Giorgio Lombardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombardi content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Lombardi from controlling successfully.
Giorgio Lombardi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombardi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lombardi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drake looking for a guillotine here but Lombardi defends easily.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombardi throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
Giorgio Lombardi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lombardi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lombardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
Lombardi landing some decent shots from guard.
Lombardi thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lombardi is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lombardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lombardi throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Lombardi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Erik Drake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Aquilani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandros Nicolaou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolaou has chosen Anubis as his entrance music. Alexandros Nicolaou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Aquilani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandros Nicolaou!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolaou gets a clinch.
Aquilani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicolaou has him pressed against the ropes.
Aquilani working hard to break the clinch.
Nicolaou breaks the clinch.
Aquilani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nicolaou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aquilani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aquilani shoots in for a takedown but Nicolaou shows good takedown defense.
Aquilani motions for Nicolaou to come forward. Aquilani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicolaou throws a nice looking combination but Aquilani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aquilani wants to land a leg kick but Nicolaou is out of range.
Aquilani misses with a low kick as Nicolaou jumps back.
Aquilani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicolaou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolaou wants to clinch.
Aquilani wants to land a leg kick but Nicolaou is out of range.
Nicolaou misses with a hook. Aquilani ducked under it nicely.
Aquilani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aquilani slips under a jab.
Nicolaou connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolaou moves into the clinch.
Nicolaou scores with a hook to the body.
Nicolaou cracks Aquilani with a nice body shot.
Nicolaou keeps control of Aquilani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nicolaou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicolaou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aquilani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aquilani, right into the meat.
Nicolaou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolaou moves into the clinch.
Aquilani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nicolaou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aquilani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aquilani being controlled against the ropes.
Aquilani is working for takedown but Nicolaou is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquilani is trying to break the clinch but Nicolaou has him pressed against the ropes.
Nicolaou landing knees to the head.
Aquilani wants to break free but Nicolaou has control.
Nicolaou pushes Aquilani back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Aquilani tries to break free but Nicolaou pushes him back against the ropes.
Nicolaou trying to control the position but instead, Aquilani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nicolaou into the ropes.
Nicolaou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquilani backwards.
Aquilani is trying to push Nicolaou away but Nicolaou has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aquilani is looking to break free of the clinch but Nicolaou has double underhooks.
Nicolaou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicolaou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aquilani up against the ropes.
Aquilani tries to break the clinch but Nicolaou is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou lands a body shot.
Nicolaou pushes Aquilani back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolaou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aquilani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aquilani looks to land a right hand but Nicolaou moved out of range.
A head kick by Aquilani misses
enabling Nicolaou to counter with a crisp jab.
Aquilani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aquilani thows a leg kick but Nicolaou checks it
letting Nicolaou counter with a right hand.
Aquilani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicolaou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Aquilani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aquilani throws a leg kick but Nicolaou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aquilani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aquilani thows a leg kick but Nicolaou checks it
letting Nicolaou counter with a right hand.
Nicolaou has Aquilani up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Nicolaou.
Nicolaou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquilani misses with a low kick.
Nicolaou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aquilani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nicolaou but Nicolaou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aquilani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolaou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicolaou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aquilani moves away.
Nicolaou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicolaou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolaou looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolaou scores with a nice head shot.
Nicolaou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aquilani on the side of the head.
Aquilani misses with a takedown
and Nicolaou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquilani throws out a leg kick but Nicolaou moves out of range and Aquilani only half commits.
Aquilani throws a low kick but Nicolaou moves out of range easily.
Nicolaou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicolaou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandros Nicolaou dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aquilani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nicolaou loads up on a big right hand but Aquilani slips the punch.
Nicolaou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alberto Aquilani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aquilani throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolaou's shoulder, as Nicolaou tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolaou slips under a jab.
Aquilani throws the kick towards the body but Nicolaou avoids it.
Aquilani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aquilani wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicolaou checks a leg kick.
Aquilani throws out a leg kick but Nicolaou moves out of range and Aquilani only half commits.
Aquilani misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Aquilani misses
and Nicolaou counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicolaou stuffs the takedown attempt from Aquilani. Aquilani gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquilani slips a jab from Nicolaou.
Aquilani throws a leg kick
and Nicolaou counters with an inside leg kick.
Aquilani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolaou was well out of range. Poor timing from Aquilani.
Aquilani moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicolaou is breathing heavily.
Nicolaou closes the distance and pushes Aquilani back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolaou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquilani is defending well for now.
Nicolaou lands a shoulder strike.
Nicolaou is trying to maintain a safe position but Aquilani gets an underhook and turns Nicolaou into the ropes.
Aquilani wants a takedown but no success here.
Nicolaou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aquilani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aquilani tries to break free but Nicolaou pushes him back against the ropes.
Aquilani working hard to break the clinch.
Nicolaou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aquilani tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolaou checks a low kick from Aquilani.
Aquilani misses with a few strikes there.
Aquilani throws a sloppy head kick
and Nicolaou counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicolaou checks a low kick from Aquilani.
Aquilani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aquilani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicolaou checks a leg kick.
Aquilani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolaou manages to avoid it.
Nicolaou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aquilani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicolaou throws a nice looking combination but Aquilani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicolaou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicolaou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aquilani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aquilani dives in and grabs Nicolaou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nicolaou pushes down on Aquilani's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Aquilani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aquilani misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolaou lands a nice shot that snaps Aquilani's head back.
Alexandros Nicolaou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aquilani throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Nicolaou to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicolaou blocks a leg kick.
Aquilani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nicolaou's sensitive parts.
Aquilani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aquilani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nicolaou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquilani.
Aquilani lands a head kick. Nicolaou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicolaou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aquilani's waist but Aquilani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nicolaou off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquilani fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Aquilani is predictable there
and Nicolaou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Aquilani.
Nicolaou throws a series of punches but Aquilani avoids them all with ease.
Aquilani cracks the inside of Nicolaou's front leg.
Aquilani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aquilani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aquilani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aquilani throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolaou moves out of range easily.
Aquilani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aquilani misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolaou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquilani.
Aquilani looks to land a combination but Nicolaou avoids it well.
Aquilani fails to land with a series of punches.
Aquilani decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aquilani is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nicolaou defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aquilani wants to pass to mount but Nicolaou is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquilani seems to be working for a kimura but Nicolaou defends the submission attempt.
Aquilani is working for a kimura but Nicolaou is defending it quite comfortably.
Aquilani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nicolaou doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aquilani.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aquilani is looking for a kimura but Nicolaou is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aquilani to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Aquilani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aquilani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aquilani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aquilani tried to score with a low kick but Nicolaou checks it.
Aquilani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nicolaou cracks Aquilani with an open hand slap.
Aquilani tried to score with a low kick but Nicolaou checks it.
Nicolaou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicolaou misses with the combination.
Nicolaou checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Aquilani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicolaou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aquilani misses with a body kick.
Aquilani wants to land a leg kick but Nicolaou is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Nicolaou finds it's target.
Nicolaou checks the leg kick.
Nicolaou misses with a double jab.
Nicolaou avoids the head kick by Aquilani.
Aquilani misses the body punch
and Nicolaou counters with a straight right hand.
Nicolaou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicolaou tries to close the distance and clinch but Aquilani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquilani misses with an uppercut. Nicolaou saw that one coming.
Aquilani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicolaou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aquilani shoots in for a double leg but Nicolaou sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nicolaou wants to land a leg kick but Aquilani is out of range.
Nicolaou closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolaou digs a right hand underneath Aquilani's ribcage. Aquilani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aquilani tries to circle away but Nicolaou has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Nicolaou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nicolaou is pushing Aquilani up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Nicolaou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aquilani is trying to break the clinch but Nicolaou has him pressed against the ropes.
Nicolaou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicolaou checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolaou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aquilani can pounce on him.
Aquilani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aquilani looks to land a right hand but Nicolaou moved out of range.
Aquilani throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolaou moves out of range easily.
Aquilani throws out a leg kick but Nicolaou moves out of range and Aquilani only half commits.
Aquilani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nicolaou's waist but Nicolaou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aquilani off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Aquilani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicolaou blocks a head kick by Aquilani.
Aquilani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicolaou blocks a jab.
Nicolaou checks the leg kick.
Nicolaou throws a series of punches but Aquilani moves out of range.
Nicolaou looks to land a combination but Aquilani avoids it well.
Aquilani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aquilani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicolaou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicolaou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquilani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aquilani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nicolaou looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nicolaou looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nicolaou!
Aquilani seems a little lost for a moment, as Nicolaou dominates the positioning.
Aquilani is trying to improve his position.
Aquilani sneaks back into half guard.
Aquilani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nicolaou pulls his head out easily.
Aquilani misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou is just content to waste time from the top position. Aquilani takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nicolaou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aquilani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicolaou defends well.
Aquilani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nicolaou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nicolaou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nicolaou has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandros Nicolaou.
I think Nicolaou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandros Nicolaou!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dario Conca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conca closes the distance and clinches up with Alavaara, looking for a takedown. Conca pushes Alavaara against the ropes but Alavaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alavaara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alavaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Conca.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alavaara.
Conca misses with an uppercut.
Dario Conca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conca thumps Alavaara with a low kick.
Conca misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Conca really felt that one!
Conca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alavaara pinned against the cage. Alavaara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Conca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conca throws a lazy body kick
and Alavaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conca thinking.
Conca is breathing heavily.
Alavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conca.
Conca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a shot to the body.
Alavaara thuds his right hand into Conca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alavaara lands a shoulder strike.
Alavaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conca's face.
Alavaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alavaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alavaara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Alavaara.
Conca is rocked!
Alavaara lands a big right hand that drops Conca! The killer instinct kicks in and Alavaara finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Alavaara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Alavaara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simeoni Viikate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Snarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viikate comes to the ring accompanied by Cock Sparrer - England belong to me. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeoni Viikate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Snarke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viikate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snarke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Viikate avoids a kick to the body.
Snarke misses with a wild combination.
Viikate moves out of range of the body kick from Snarke.
Simeoni Viikate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Snarke.
Viikate takes the fight into the clinch.
Viikate throws an elbow that misses.
Viikate misses with an elbow over the top.
Snarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Viikate has double underhooks.
Viikate scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brad Snarke has been cut.
Viikate throws an elbow that misses.
Viikate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snarke's defenses.
Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viikate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viikate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viikate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viikate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viikate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viikate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Viikate throws an elbow but misses.
Viikate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snarke's defenses.
Viikate lands a nice elbow.
Viikate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Brad Snarke's cut even more.
Viikate misses with an elbow strike.
Viikate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snarke blocks it with crossed arms.
Snarke avoids a wild elbow strike from Viikate.
Viikate lands an elbow just above Snarke 's eye.
Viikate pushes off an throws an elbow but Snarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viikate.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Viikate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snarke's brow.
Viikate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snarke tries to land knees in the clinch but Viikate avoids the damage to the body.
Snarke blocks the elbow strike.
Snarke is trying to break the clinch but Viikate is controlling him.
Viikate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Viikate looking to throw knees to the head but Snarke is blocking nicely.
Snarke manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viikate.
Viikate closes the distance and clinches.
Viikate working aggressively here.
Snarke missing with knees to the body.
Viikate lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Brad Snarke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Snarke scores a nice knee to the body.
Viikate lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Viikate throws an elbow but misses.
Snarke blocks an elbow strike.
Viikate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Viikate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Viikate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snarke's face.
Still in the clinch, Viikate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viikate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snarke's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viikate.
Viikate moves in looking to clinch but Snarke pushes him off.
Snarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viikate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snarke stalling in the clinch but Viikate improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snarke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viikate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snarke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viikate up against the ropes.
Viikate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snarke avoids the elbow strike from Viikate, against the ropes.
Viikate misses with an elbow over the top.
Viikate throws an elbow but it misses.
Viikate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viikate tries to land a knee to the head but Snarke blocks with his arms.
Viikate pushes Snarke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viikate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brad Snarke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Snarke avoids the elbow strike from Viikate, against the ropes.
Viikate lands an elbow inside.
Snarke dodges an elbow strike from Viikate.
Viikate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Snarke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simeoni Viikate!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Dubai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Dubai!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dubai misses the shot to the body.
Dubai is looking to slow Vera down with leg kicks.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dubai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubai sprawls well. Dubai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Vera finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Dubai.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Dubai both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubai tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Dubai lands with a hook. Vera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vera is rocked!
It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Dubai tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dubai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Dubai.
Vera seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dubai's half guard.
Dubai tries to get to full guard but Vera has control of the leg.
Dubai wants to get back to his feet.
Dubai is controlling Vera's trapped leg to prevent Vera from advancing to side control.
Vera trying to control from half guard but Dubai is working away.
Dubai gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dubai has control of Vera's left arm, preventing Vera from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dubai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vera is controlling him.
Dubai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vera is one step ahead there.
Vera wants to control from the top but Dubai keeps moving.
Dubai trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dubai tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai just misses with a punch to the body.
Dubai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abu Dubai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dubai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vera is in Dubai's guard.
Dubai has his hands on Vera's head, controlling the position.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vera wants to stand and escape but instead Dubai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubai looking to pass the guard.
Vera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera lands with a punch from half guard.
Dubai regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Dubai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dubai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dubai moves into the clinch.
Dubai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dubai tries to sprawl but Vera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dubai wants to control but Vera is keeping busy.
Vera thows a huge punch but Dubai dodges it nicely.
Dubai is looking to control Vera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dubai avoid being mounted?
Dubai trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Vera manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vera is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dubai is surviving well by controlling Vera's body position as best he can.
Vera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dubai is desperately trying to improve his position but Vera has a good base and remains in mount.
Vera trying to control but Dubai is having none of it.
Dubai is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Vera has control of Dubai's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dubai regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dubai is trying to escape the mount.
Dubai wants to control but Vera is having none of it.
Vera trying to control but Dubai is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dubai because Vera loaded up on that one.
Vera is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dubai can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vera throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dubai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vera raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to take Dubai's back here but Dubai is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Vera throwing strikes but Dubai uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dubai gets full guard.
Dubai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vera postures up in Dubai's guard and throws a big left but Dubai blocks it.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubai is trying to keep Vera in close.
Vera wants to stand but Dubai has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dubai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubai thows a body kick. Vera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dubai misses with a wild combination.
Dubai stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Dubai.
Dubai works over Vera's head and body with a nice combination.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vera tries to stand but Dubai is controlling from the bottom.
Dubai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dubai is looking to stand up but Vera isn't so interested in that idea.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubai has Vera pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dubai doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
Abu Dubai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dubai tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dubai moves out of range of the leg kick from Vera.
Dubai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dubai blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dubai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubai. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubai tries to clinch up.
Vera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dubai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai misses with a double jab.
Vera shoots in but Dubai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubai but Dubai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubai tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubai forces Vera back against the ropes and clinches.
Dubai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dubai tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Dubai throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Dubai lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubai misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubai is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Dubai throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Vera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dubai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubai moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Nice shot by Dubai.
Good work by Vera as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Dubai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dubai as he avoids it easily.
Dubai tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Dubai tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Dubai looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crunch! Dubai slams his shin into Vera's torso.
Dubai throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Vera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dubai counters with a head kick that drops Vera to the mat! Vera scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dubai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubai lands a big head kick that sends Vera tumbling to the mat! Dubai takes a step backwards and waves Vera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubai lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubai.
Dubai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dubai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubai throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubai. That's going to slow Vera down.
A head kick from Dubai lands but Vera takes it in his stride.
Dubai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vera rather than just go for the knockout.
Dubai tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Dubai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dubai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubai throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dubai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubai lands a head kick. Vera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dubai wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Vera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dubai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vera's calf.
Vera blocks a head kick by Dubai.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
Dubai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera moves out of range as Dubai strikes.
Vera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubai rushes Vera and presses him up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai breaks the clinch.
Vera avoids the head kick by Dubai.
Dubai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Dubai tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dubai lands a head kick!
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubai.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubai lands a jab to the nose.
Dubai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dubai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dubai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubai throws the kick towards the body but Vera avoids it.
Dubai has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Dubai.
A body shot lands from Dubai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vera wants to clinch.
Dubai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Dubai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dubai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubai looks to throw a body kick
and Vera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dubai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dubai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dubai!
Brandon Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera tries to improve position but can't.
Dubai stands up.
Dubai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dubai tries a head kick but it misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vera counters with a shoot takedown. Dubai fights it but they end up in guard.
Vera stopping the sweep attempt from Dubai.
Dubai trying to keep a closed guard but Vera is proving a slippery customer.
Vera 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.
Dubai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vera is one step ahead there.
Vera looking to sit in guard and control but Dubai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandon Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubai stands and steps away. Vera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Dubai lands but Vera takes it in his stride.
Dubai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubai stuffs the takedown.
Dubai wants to clinch but Vera slips to the side
and Vera counters with a shoot takedown. Dubai fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dubai has control of Vera's left arm, preventing Vera from doing any damage.
Vera would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dubai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dubai looking for a sweep. Not yet Dubai, not yet.
Abu Dubai has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dubai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dubai's guard.
Vera wanted to stand there but Dubai had control of the position.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera stopping the sweep attempt from Dubai.
Vera wants to stand but Dubai is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dubai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dubai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vera is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dubai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Dubai!
Abu Dubai is the new lightweight champion!
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