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HBCC 87 : Step Up or Step Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horvat.
Horvat misses the shot to the body.
Pound rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Horvat counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Pound both land. Nice combination.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Horvat moves away from the strike by Pound.
Horvat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pound tries to clinch
and Horvat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pound thinking.
Horvat cracks Pound with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horvat. Pound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horvat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horvat lands a nice looking body shot.
Horvat takes one to the chin there.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Horvat moved out of range.
Pound misses with an uppercut
and Horvat counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Horvat misses
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.
Horvat clobbers Pound with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pound misses with a hook. Horvat ducked under it nicely.
Pound scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horvat in his tracks.
Pound has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horvat finds it's way round the side to connect with Pound's head.
A shot to the liver by Pound. Beautiful body shot.
Horvat lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound blocks a leg kick.
Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horvat misses with a body shot.
Horvat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pound moves away.
Horvat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pound checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice cross by Pound.
Pound throws the left hand but Horvat avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Pound misses
and Horvat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horvat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pound.
Pound misses with a body shot
and Horvat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pound misses with a low kick.
Pound turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horvat has Pound up against the cage in a clinch.
Horvat pushes Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horvat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pound.
Pound misses with a punch on the inside.
Horvat is pushing Pound up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Horvat.
A short left from Pound.
Horvat lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Horvat.
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!
A short right from Horvat on the inside.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Horvat avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Horvat struggles to land a body shot inside as Pound controls his hands.
Pound tries to work over Horvat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horvat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horvat lands a shoulder strike.
Horvat lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horvat.
Pound misses with a punch to the body.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat effectively controlling the action here.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Pound is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pound lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Pound.
A left hand lands to the body for Horvat.
Horvat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horvat pushes Pound back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horvat.
Pound throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Horvat controls his hands.
Come on Horvat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horvat.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horvat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Horvat.
Horvat pushes Pound back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Horvat to work.
Pound trying to control the position but instead, Horvat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pound into the cage.
Horvat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horvat wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Horvat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horvat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pound misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Horvat controls his hands.
Horvat digs a right hand into Pound's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pound's gas tank.
Pound tries to work over Horvat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Horvat.
Horvat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Horvat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pound connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horvat momentarily.
Horvat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horvat throws out a powerful jab.
Pound misses with a left hand
and Horvat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horvat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pound closes the distance but Horvat moves to the side
and Horvat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pound tries to bum rush Horvat with a series of wild strikes but Horvat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Pound misses
and Horvat counters with a nice body kick.
Pound throws the left hand but Horvat avoids the punch easily.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horvat thumps Pound with a low kick.
Pound blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Pound misses its intended target.
Horvat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pound tries to clinch but Horvat moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horvat.
Pound tries to clinch up
and Horvat counters with a nice body shot.
Horvat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pound misses with a jab to the body
and Horvat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horvat's corner calls for a 1-2. Horvat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horvat misses with a leg kick.
Horvat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pound shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horvat with a hook.
Pound throws an off balance right hand
and Horvat counters with a nice leg kick.
Pound misses with a left hand
and Horvat counters with a three punch combo that has Pound backing up. Pound nods at Horvat to acknowledge the strikes.
Pound misses with a combination
letting Horvat counter with a right hand.
Pound wants to land a leg kick but Horvat is out of range.
Pound throws an off balance right hand
and Horvat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pound stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horvat.
Horvat misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Pound finds it's way through Horvat's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat digs a good hook to Pound's body.
Horvat misses with a jab to the body
and Pound counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horvat cracks Pound with a good jab.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pound checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Horvat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pound throws a right and a left that Horvat avoids nicely.
Pound blocks the body kick.
Horvat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pound checks it well.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Pound has Horvat up against the cage in a clinch.
Horvat trying to stall but Pound improves his position.
Horvat stalling.
Horvat works on Pound's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Horvat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pound's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horvat blocks an uppercut.
Horvat has Pound pressed against the cage.
Gunnar Horvat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horvat is leaning against Pound and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries a body shot but Horvat blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Pound as the two fighters clinch.
Pound misses with some punches.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Horvat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horvat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Horvat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pound.
Nice body punch from Horvat - that landed with a thud.
Horvat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pound's elbow.
Horvat prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pound can't find room to land a body shot as Horvat controls the action.
Horvat blocks a body shot from Pound.
Pound is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pound is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horvat is keeping busy.
Horvat tries a body shot but Pound blocks it.
Come on Horvat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pound tries to work over Horvat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Horvat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pound misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horvat blocking some punches.
Come on Horvat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Horvat lands a shot to the body.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Pound gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horvat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pound as Horvat tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horvat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pounds head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Horvat 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! This is the final round!
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horvat manages to avoid it.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Horvat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Pound as he checks the leg kick.
Pound walks into a straight right hand from Horvat.
Horvat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Horvat.
Horvat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pound.
Horvat throws a leg kick but Pound checks it.
Pound scores with a nice right hand.
Pound tries to work over Horvat's front leg with a kick but Horvat checks it.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horvat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pound stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horvat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pound misses with a hook
and Horvat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pound's knee momentarily.
Gunnar Horvat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pound misses with a body punch
and Horvat counters with a left to the body.
Pound misses the body punch
and Horvat counters with a nice body shot.
Horvat thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pound rushes Horvat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pound is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horvat.
Horvat pushes Pound back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horvat working aggressively here.
Horvat lands a shot to the body.
Horvat lands a shot to the body.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horvat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horvat is leaning against Pound and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pound tries a body shot but Horvat blocks it.
Horvat is pushing Pound up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Horvat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pound's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horvat lands a left hand.
Pound is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horvat misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat lands a right hand.
Horvat can't find room to land a body shot as Pound controls the action.
Horvat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound is rocked!
Pound misses with a punch on the inside.
Horvat pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Pound fails to land.
Pound misses with an elbow over the top.
Pound tries to stall but Horvat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pound goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horvat is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Horvat.
A short body shot lands from Horvat as the two fighters clinch.
Horvat throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
Horvat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horvat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horvat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Horvat has Pound pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horvat.
Horvat is stalling here.
Pound misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horvat.
Horvat looking to stall.
A short right from Horvat.
Pound misses with an elbow strike.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horvat's elbow.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
Pound misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horvat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound digs a right hand underneath Horvat's ribcage. Horvat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Horvat has Pound pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pound manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horvat has Pound pushed against the cage.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horvat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
Horvat lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat lands a shoulder strike.
Ground Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pound lands a body shot.
Pound throws a punch but it's blocked by Horvat.
Horvat slows down the pace here.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Pound misses with some punches.
Pound working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pound tries a body shot but Horvat blocks it.
Horvat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horvat lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pound as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Pound lands a shot to the body.
Pound lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Pound.
Pound lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horvat or not.
Horvat letting Pound take a breather here.
Horvat prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Horvat.
Well Horvat 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Horvat!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunnon Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes to the cage accompanied by State of the Union by Rise Against. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kunnon Paukku enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnon Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paukku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galt connects with a knee to the head.
Galt lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Galt fails to land.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Paukku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galt lands a nice knee to the body.
Galt misses with some punches.
Galt missing with knees to the body.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike from Galt.
Paukku is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Galt.
Galt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paukku.
Galt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galt trying to land knees to the body.
Galt trying to land knees to the body.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Galt.
Paukku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paukku looks gassed!
Galt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Galt lands a nice knee to the body.
Galt lands an elbow inside that Paukku shrugs off.
Galt trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Galt.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but Paukku blocks with his arms.
Paukku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galt misses with an elbow strike.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Galt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paukku's defenses.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but Paukku blocks with his arms.
Galt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paukku's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Paukku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galt has him pressed against the cage.
Galt prevents Paukku from breaking the clinch.
Paukku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galt lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Galt fails to land.
Galt tries to throw a body punch but Paukku avoids it by throwing Galt back against the cage.
Galt slowing the pace effectively.
Paukku manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and Galt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Paukku misses.
Paukku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Galt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paukku swings widly with a right hand
and Galt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paukku cracks Galt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paukku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paukku misses with a double jab
and Galt counters with a body kick that stops Paukku in his tracks momentarily.
Paukku swings widly with a right hand
and Galt counters with a nice leg kick.
Galt slips under a jab from Paukku.
Galt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paukku throws a lazy uppercut
and Galt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Galt.
Galt throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt tries to land knees in the clinch but Paukku avoids the damage to the body.
Galt crunches a lovely knee into Paukku's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galt lands an elbow inside that Paukku shrugs off.
Galt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paukkus head.
Nice elbow from Galt.
Galt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Galt.
Paukku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Galt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galt lands a right hand.
Galt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galt lands an uppercut.
Galt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt dominated that round.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paukku throws a lazy uppercut
and Galt counters with a body kick.
Paukku misses with a left hand
and Galt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paukku throws a lazy uppercut
and Paukku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paukku lands with an uppercut that bounces Galt off the cage and back into rage.
Paukku throws a sloppy body shot
and Galt counters with a solid body kick.
Paukku misses with a hook
and Galt counters with a series of strikes. Paukku will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paukku takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paukku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galt counters with a head kick. That will keep Paukku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Galt - just one landing.
Galt lands a front kick.
Paukku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Galt.
John Galt is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galt, as that shot connected.
Paukku is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galt, right into the meat.
Paukku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Galt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku avoids the head kick by Galt.
Galt throws a head kick that misses.
Paukku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Galts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Galt scores with a hook.
Paukku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paukku misses with a left hand
and Galt counters with an outside leg kick.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and Galt counters by clinching up.
Galt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Galt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kunnon Paukku has been cut.
Paukku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Galt.
Galt lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Galt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John Galt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paukku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paukku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galt digs a right hand underneath Paukku's ribcage. Paukku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Galt.
Galt digs a right hand underneath Paukku's ribcage. Paukku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt controlling the action here for a moment.
Paukku takes an elbow to the temple.
Galt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Galt to work.
Galt scores with a shot to the side of Paukku's head.
Galt has a couple of punches blocked by Paukku.
Galt stalls.
Nice elbow from Galt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Galt just leaning against Paukku, taking a breather.
Galt lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
Galt pushes Paukku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt lands a knee to the body.
Paukku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paukku can't break the clinch.
Paukku avoids a wild elbow strike from Galt.
Galt has a couple of punches blocked by Paukku.
Galt lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Paukku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galt.
Galt leaning against his opponent.
Galt tries to land knees in the clinch but Paukku avoids the damage to the body.
Paukku is trying to push Galt away but Galt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galt.
Galt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paukku is defending well for now.
Galt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paukku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt scores with a shoulder strike.
Galt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galt lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Galt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Galt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paukku blocks it with crossed arms.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Galt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paukku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paukku lands a really nice looking cross but Galt seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paukku tests Galt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paukku looks to land a combination but Galt avoids it well.
Paukku throws an overhand right that lands on Galt's shoulder, as Galt tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kunnon Paukku's cut.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Paukku.
Paukku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galt counters by clinching up.
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paukku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paukku blocks an uppercut.
Paukku is trying to break free.
Galt stalls.
Galt misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paukku as Galt tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but Paukku blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Galt.
A head punch on the inside from Galt fails to land.
Paukku tries to break free but Galt pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galt throws an elbow but misses.
Galt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Galt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Galt misses with a knee to the head.
Galt scores with a shot to the side of Paukku's head.
Galt misses with a knee to the head.
Galt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Galt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paukku can do to turn this around?
Galt misses with a knee to the head.
Galt misses with a knee to the head.
Galt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paukku tries to circle away but Galt has him pinned against the cage.
Paukku tries to break free but Galt pushes him back against the cage.
Galt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paukku is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Galt is looking to control Paukku's arms but Paukku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Galt has his back to the cage.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paukku wants to get back to striking at distance but Galt won't allow it.
Paukku breaks from the clinch.
Paukku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunnon Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku forces Galt back against the cage and clinches.
Paukku wants to get back to striking at distance but Galt won't allow it.
Galt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Galt has him pressed against the cage.
Galt lands a nice shot to the body.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Galt.
Paukku tries to break free but Galt pushes him back against the cage.
Galt lands a nice uppercut.
Galt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paukku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galt keeps control of Paukku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku blocking some punches.
Galt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paukku avoids it.
Galt prevents Paukku from breaking the clinch.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike from Galt.
Galt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paukku up against the cage.
Paukku wants to break free but Galt has control.
A body shot lands from Galt.
Paukku tries to break free but Galt pushes him back against the cage.
Paukku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paukku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paukku throws a sloppy body shot
and Galt counters with a one-two to the body.
Galt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galt connects with a solid leg kick.
Galt misses with an uppercut.
Paukku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt thuds his right hand into Paukku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paukku throws a sloppy body shot
and Galt counters with a low kick, right behind Paukku 's knee.
Paukku moves into the clinch successfully.
Paukku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kunnon Paukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galt presses Paukku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Galt lands a shoulder strike.
Galt works on Paukku's body with a couple of short punches.
Paukku struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
Galt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galt lands an elbow inside that Paukku shrugs off.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galt is struggling to control the position.
Galt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paukku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Galt.
Galt landing knees to the head.
Paukku struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Galt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Galt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zygarath Shinsaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zygarath Shinsaku has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zygarath Shinsaku seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Zygarath Shinsaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston Dunham III!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham III tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shinsaku. Dunham III shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Shinsaku.
Dunham III throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Zygarath Shinsaku has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a low kick but Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Dunham III misses with a left hand
and Shinsaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunham III really felt that one!
Zygarath Shinsaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku thows a leg kick but Dunham III checks it
and Dunham III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham III misses with a low kick.
A jab from Dunham III misses.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick but Dunham III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinsaku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters with a left and a right that stings Shinsaku.
Dunham III 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.
Shinsaku tried to score with a low kick but Dunham III checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunham III gets a clinch.
Shinsaku taking a breather.
Dunham III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunham III's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dunham III pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinsaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham III.
Dunham III on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunham III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham III misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunham III swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shinsaku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III avoids the body shot from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku lands a jab.
Shinsaku swings for the body but Dunham III moves out of range.
Shinsaku misses with a kick to the body
and Dunham III counters with a two punch combo.
Shinsaku misses with a kick to the body
and Dunham III holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dunham III stalling in the clinch but Shinsaku improves position.
Shinsaku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunham III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunham III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Dunham III's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinsaku cracks Dunham III with a nice body shot.
Shinsaku trying to land knees to the body.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku thows a leg kick but Dunham III checks it
and Dunham III counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shinsaku's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Dunham III tenderised Shinsaku's leg. Shinsaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunham III dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinsaku. That did some damage!
Shinsaku throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinsaku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dunham III misses with a hook
and Shinsaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Shinsaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunham III throws a sloppy head kick
and Shinsaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunham III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a solid leg kick but Dunham III takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shinsaku.
Shinsaku misses with a hook to the body
and Dunham III cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shinsaku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku tries to land a leg kick but Dunham III saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shinsaku!
Dunham III throws a head kick but Shinsaku moves out of range.
Shinsaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinsaku scores with a head kick. Dunham III tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinsaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunham III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shinsaku lands a high kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinsaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shinsaku thows a leg kick but Dunham III checks it
and Shinsaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunham III takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Shinsaku misses
and Dunham III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinsaku scores with a kick to the body.
Shinsaku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Dunham III throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinsaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunham III really felt that one!
Dunham III looks gassed!
Shinsaku misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygarath Shinsaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zygarath Shinsaku'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.
Shinsaku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shinsaku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shinsaku connects with a looping right hand.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinsaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shinsaku throws a lazy head kick
and Dunham III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shinsaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a sloppy head kick
and Dunham III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left lands for Dunham III.
Shinsaku slips a jab and a cross from Dunham III.
Dunham III throws a chopping leg kick but Shinsaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zygarath Shinsaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinsaku scores with a nice body kick.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinsaku throws a sloppy head kick and Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Shinsaku pushes Dunham III away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shinsaku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Shinsaku tenderised Dunham III's leg. Dunham III is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinsaku thows a leg kick but Dunham III checks it
and Dunham III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shinsaku digs a good body shot into Dunham III's ribs.
Shinsaku misses with a low kick.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunham III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunham III misses with a body shot.
Dunham III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shinsaku. That one must have hurt.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinsaku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dunham III.
Dunham III misses with a left hand
and Shinsaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunham III's knee momentarily.
Dunham III is breathing heavily.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III walks into a straight right hand from Shinsaku.
Dunham III moves out of range of the body kick.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that Dunham III semi-blocks.
Dunham III misses the shot to the body.
Dunham III throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinsaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that misses
and Dunham III counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a sloppy head kick
and Dunham III counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinsaku misses with a kick to the body
and Dunham III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick but Dunham III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunham III misses with an uppercut. Shinsaku saw that one coming.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku throws a sloppy head kick and Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Shinsaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws an off balance right hand
and Shinsaku counters with a low kick, right behind Dunham III 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku jabs at Dunham III's body.
Dunham III misses with a low kick.
A cross from Dunham III lands.
Shinsaku throws a head kick but Dunham III moves out of range.
Shinsaku looks for the body kick but Dunham III saw that one coming.
Dunham III looks to land a right hand but Shinsaku moved out of range.
Dunham III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku looks to throw a body kick
letting Dunham III counter with a right hand.
Dunham III avoids the head kick by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick
and Dunham III counters with a solid body kick.
Dunham III misses with a leg kick
and Shinsaku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dunham III misses the body punch
and Shinsaku counters with a leg kick.
Shinsaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunham III if he has to take too many more of those.
Dunham III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shinsaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws a lazy uppercut
and Shinsaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunham III moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Dunham III's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham III tries to avoid it.
Shinsaku scores with a push kick.
Shinsaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinsaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunham III. That did some damage!
Dunham III on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunham III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shinsaku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinsaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dunham III takes a step back to recover.
Shinsaku lands with a kick to the temple. Dunham III shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Dunham III's front leg.
A head kick from Shinsaku lands but Dunham III takes it in his stride.
Shinsaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunham III if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygarath Shinsaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zygarath Shinsaku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shinsaku scores with the left hand. Dunham III knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunham III throws a looping overhand right but Shinsaku ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Shinsaku misses
and Dunham III counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shinsaku's knee momentarily.
Shinsaku lands a jab to the head.
Shinsaku lands a jab to the nose.
Dunham III misses with a low kick.
Dunham III closes the distance but Shinsaku moves to the side
and Shinsaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Shinsaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dunham III misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Shinsaku is predictable there
and Dunham III finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham III's sensitive parts.
Dunham III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinsaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Shinsaku.
Dunham III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that Dunham III semi-blocks.
Shinsaku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dunham III misses with a hook. Shinsaku ducked under it nicely.
Shinsaku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinsaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku slips a straight right by Dunham III.
Dunham III has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. Dunham III looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunham III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku misses with a head kick.
Shinsaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shinsaku lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham III off balance momentarily.
Shinsaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shinsaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick from Shinsaku lands but Dunham III takes it in his stride.
Shinsaku wants to land a leg kick but Dunham III is out of range.
Shinsaku throws a front kick that sends Dunham III stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinsaku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shinsaku lands with a nice body kick.
Shinsaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunham III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunham III checks a leg kick.
Dunham III on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick from Shinsaku lands but Dunham III takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that misses.
Shinsaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham III swings widly with a right hand
and Shinsaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunham III misses with a low kick.
Shinsaku feints and then cracks Dunham III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunham III down.
A good leg kick by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku misses with a low kick.
Shinsaku moves away from the strike by Dunham III.
Shinsaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunham III.
Dunham III swinging wildly here.
Dunham III misses with a looping right.
Dunham III blocks a leg kick.
Winston Dunham III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunham III checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku throws a wild body kick that Dunham III sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shinsaku!
Shinsaku lands a front kick.
Shinsaku scores with a nice body kick.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Dunham III's front leg.
Shinsaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinsaku lands a slapping body shot.
Shinsaku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinsaku lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku thumps Dunham III with a low kick.
Shinsaku feints and then cracks Dunham III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunham III down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zygarath Shinsaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shinsaku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zygarath Shinsaku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappula has chosen The Troggs- Wild Thing as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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157 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jokke Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez tries to bum rush Nappula with a series of wild strikes but Nappula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez takes a swing at Nappula's ribcage but misses.
Perez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nappula thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perez if he has to take too many more of those.
Nappula throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nappula.
Nappula sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nappula throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nappula thinking.
Nappula swings widly with a right hand
and Perez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nappula fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nappula, right into the meat.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokke Nappula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez checks a leg kick.
A jab from Nappula finds it's way through Perez's defenses.
Nappula on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Nappula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nappula lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Nappula throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perez counters with a nice body kick.
Perez lands a nice hook to Nappula's body. Nappula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez throws a shot to the body.
Perez cracks Nappula with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perez thuds a left hand into Nappula's body.
Nappula throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nappula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nappula walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nappula takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nappula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nappula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
Perez staying out of range there.
Nappula connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez is looking to wear down Nappula with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nappula connects with an inside leg kick.
Nappula wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
Nappula lands a nice looking body shot.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nappula attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Nappula throws a lazy head kick
and Perez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Nappula
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nappula throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Nappula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Nappula tries to land a leg kick but Perez saw it coming and moves away.
Perez tries to move into range but Nappula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Perez.
Nappula tries to land a body kick
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nappula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perez is able to avoid easily.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nappula counters with a low kick, right behind Perez 's knee.
Perez throws a body punch but Nappula moves out of range.
Perez tries to score with a low kick but Nappula moves his leg out of the way.
Nappula misses the shot to the body.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nappula throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nappula moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokke Nappula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nappula.
Nappula throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nappula.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Perez thuds a left hand into Nappula's body.
A low kick from Nappula misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Nappula.
Nappula throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Nappula there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nappula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Nappula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nappula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez throws a leg kick but Nappula sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Perez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nappula doesn't seem phased though.
Nappula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nappula.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nappula. Nappula obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
Perez slips under a jab from Nappula.
Nappula throws a wild body kick that Perez sees coming a mile off.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nappula momentarily.
Nappula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nappula makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Perez really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Nappula's head but Nappula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nappula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.
Perez 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappula throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Nappula only half commits.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Nappula there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez checks a low kick from Nappula.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Domingo Perez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perez throws a body punch but Nappula moves out of range.
Perez scores with a hook.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Nappula throws a leg kick that misses.
Perez scores with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nappula.
Perez shoots for a double leg takedown but Nappula sprawls well. He's pushed Perez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Domingo Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Nappula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nappula throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez throws a front kick aimed at Nappula's knee but Nappula avoids it well.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappula thows a leg kick but Perez checks it
and Perez counters with a good low kick that Nappula was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
Nappula throws an off balance right hand
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Nappula. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nappula.
Perez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez swings for the body but Nappula moves out of range.
Perez tried to score with a low kick but Nappula checks it.
Nappula fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Perez digs a good body shot into Nappula's ribs.
Nappula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nappula slips under a jab.
Perez has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Perez.
Nappula connects with a single shot there.
Nappula is looking to score with low kicks.
Nappula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Nappula. Beautiful body shot.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez thuds his shin into the meat of Nappula's side.
Nappula fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perez checks it well.
Perez misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Nappula misses
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nappula won't be happy with that.
Perez looks up at the clock and then as Nappula takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nappula is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nappula tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Perez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perez landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez tries to control but Nappula wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula tries to reverse the position but Perez maintains control.
Perez with a couple of short strikes.
Perez avoids the attempt from Nappula to control.
Perez looking to finish with strikes here!
Perez lands with some strikes.
Perez controlling the pace for now.
Perez landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez working the ground and pound effectively.
Perez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nappula tries to reverse the position but Perez maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perez cracks the inside of Nappula's front leg.
Nappula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nappula thumps Perez with a low kick.
Perez misses with a hook. Nappula ducked under it nicely.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nappula.
A good leg kick by Nappula.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nappula.
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nappula misses with a low kick as Perez jumps back.
Nappula scores with a nice body kick.
Perez throws a hook but Nappula blocks it.
Nappula 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.
Nappula throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nappula tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nappula to the ground. Nappula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nappula misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a good low kick that Nappula was not able to check.
Perez checks a low kick from Nappula.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nappula can pounce on him.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nappula momentarily.
Nappula slips a jab from Perez.
Nappula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nappula.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez blocks a head kick by Nappula.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nappula throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nappula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
Nappula lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nappula.
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Perez's front leg but catches the back leg as Perez tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Nappula misses its intended target.
Jokke Nappula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nappula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nappula swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perez counters with a left to the body.
Perez is looking to slow Nappula down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nappula - that will leave a mark!
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nappula counters with a nice leg kick.
Perez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perez scores with a jab.
Nappula thows a leg kick but Perez checks it
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown. Nappula fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nappula tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nappula trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a couple of elbows.
Domingo Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nappula keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez cracks Nappula with a solid left hand.
Nappula is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perez wants to control from the top but Nappula keeps moving.
Perez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nappula looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nappula looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nappula!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nappula's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perez is concentrating on defense, preventing Nappula from advancing position.
Nappula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nappula missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nappula misses with a head shot. Perez uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zolar Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Snorodecki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zolar Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Snorodecki misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Snorodecki ducks right into an uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Snorodecki moves into the clinch.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Snorodecki has control.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snorodecki lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snorodecki effectively controlling the action here.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Snorodecki won't allow it.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snorodecki has Emelianenko pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Snorodecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Snorodecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorodecki slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Snorodecki misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snorodecki jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Snorodecki shakes it off.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snorodecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Snorodecki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Snorodecki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Snorodecki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Emelianenko - the referee stops the clock and Snorodecki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Emelianenko. Snorodecki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the nose.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Snorodecki cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorodecki counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snorodecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Snorodecki with a series of wild strikes but Snorodecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorodecki throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Snorodecki.
Emelianenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snorodecki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snorodecki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorodecki landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Snorodecki pushes him back against the cage.
Snorodecki keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Snorodecki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snorodecki working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snorodecki, right into the meat.
Snorodecki misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Snorodecki shrugs it off.
Snorodecki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Snorodecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
Snorodecki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snorodecki scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Snorodecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki scores a nice knee to the body.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Snorodecki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Snorodecki has him pinned against the cage.
Snorodecki scores with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Snorodecki, against the cage.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snorodecki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snorodecki as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko being controlled against the cage.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snorodecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorodecki lands a two punch combo.
Snorodecki misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snorodecki.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Snorodecki throws a body kick.
Snorodecki tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Snorodecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emelianenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelianenko scores with a one two! Snorodecki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Snorodecki.
A jab from Snorodecki finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range.
Snorodecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Snorodecki throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Snorodecki only half commits.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorodecki connects with an inside leg kick.
Snorodecki avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Snorodecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snorodecki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Snorodecki misses its intended target.
Snorodecki scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Snorodecki counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Snorodecki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snorodecki down.
A combination from Snorodecki does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Snorodecki is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Snorodecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snorodecki throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko lands with a right hand.
Snorodecki lands with an overhand left.
Snorodecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Snorodecki avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorodecki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Snorodecki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snorodecki moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Snorodecki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling the position.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Snorodecki taking a breather.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Snorodecki slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorodecki moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko sizes up Snorodecki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Snorodecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorodecki tries to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Snorodecki throws a lazy uppercut
and Snorodecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Snorodecki counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Snorodecki.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snorodecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Snorodecki as he connects with a hook.
Snorodecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Snorodecki avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Snorodecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Snorodecki counters with a stiff right hand.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snorodecki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snorodecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snorodecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko jabs Snorodecki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a lazy body kick
and Snorodecki counters with a two punch combo.
Snorodecki defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Snorodecki lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Snorodecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snorodecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorodecki checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range.
Snorodecki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snorodecki scores with a hook.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Snorodecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snorodecki wants to clinch.
Snorodecki misses with a looping left.
Snorodecki moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Emelianenko.
Snorodecki misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Snorodecki counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Snorodecki knows he should have avoided that one.
Zolar Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Snorodecki moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zolar Emelianenko.
Well Snorodecki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snorodecki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheriff Sodje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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27
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheriff Sodje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santa Schwein!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schwein.
Schwein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sodje throws a lazy uppercut
and Schwein counters by clinching up.
Sodje misses with a punch to the body.
Sodje looking to slow down the pace here.
Sodje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schwein is trying to stall.
Schwein slows down the pace here.
Schwein tries to throw a body punch but Sodje avoids it by throwing Schwein back against the cage.
Sodje breaks from the clinch.
Schwein moves into the clinch.
Sodje misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwein manages to break the clinch.
Schwein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sodje takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sodje throws an off balance right hand
and Schwein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Schwein counters with a body kick.
Sodje's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schwein under the eye.
Schwein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodje keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwein throws an overhand right that lands on Sodje's shoulder, as Sodje tries to avoid the shot.
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schwein works Sodje's body with a nice hook.
Schwein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schwein throws a looping overhand right but Sodje ducks down to avoid it.
Sodje throws a nice looking combination but Schwein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sodje takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schwein lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Schwein. That snapped Sodje's head back.
Schwein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schwein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schwein missing with a left hand there. Sodje was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodje has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sodje there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sodje misses with a right hand
and Schwein counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Schwein misses.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sodje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwein.
Schwein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodje manages to avoid it.
Sodje misses with an uppercut.
Schwein tries to clinch there but Sodje circles away.
Sodje throws a hook but Schwein avoids it easily.
A jab from Schwein finds it's way through Sodje's defenses.
Sodje rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schwein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sodje thinking.
Schwein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodje.
Schwein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sodje had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schwein's corner calls for a 1-2. Schwein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheriff Sodje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws a leg kick but Sodje checks it.
Sodje misses with a right hand
and Schwein counters with a nice uppercut.
Schwein slips a straight right by Sodje.
Jab, jab by Schwein - just one landing.
Schwein scores with a body shot.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodje throws a poor cross that misses
and Schwein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sodje thinking.
Schwein thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwein misses with a hook. Sodje ducked under it nicely.
Schwein defending well as Sodje loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Schwein.
Sodje gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwein.
Schwein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Schwein counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodje tries a body shot but Schwein blocks it.
Schwein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sodje counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodje misses with a hook.
Schwein scores with a jab to the head.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwein throws a lazy right hand but Sodje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sodje connects with a body shot that sends Schwein's belly button to the back.
Schwein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein counters with a nice body shot.
Schwein defending well as Sodje loads up on a big left hand.
Sodje ducks under a wild hook from Schwein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sodje swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Schwein to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Schwein dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schwein lands with a shot to the body.
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sodje has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sodje there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Schwein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwein scores with a sloppy right hand. Sodje should have avoided that one.
Sodje connects with a single shot there.
Schwein connects with a body shot.
Santa Schwein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodje misses with an uppercut. Schwein saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Schwein misses its intended target.
Schwein lands a right hook to the body.
Sodje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwein lands with an overhand left.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Schwein counters with a nice body shot.
Sodje on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodje throws a sloppy body shot
and Schwein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwein lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein counters with a straight right hand.
Schwein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodje was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwein.
A right-left combo lands from Schwein.
Schwein scores with a punch to the head.
Sodje misses with a few strikes there.
Schwein stuns Sodje with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sodje looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sodje ducks right into an uppercut from Schwein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwein thuds a left hand into Sodje's body.
Schwein rushes Sodje and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Schwein as the two fighters clinch.
Sodje's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schwein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sodje avoids the body shot from Schwein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodje takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schwein moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Schwein.
Sodje's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schwein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sodje up against the cage.
Schwein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sodje takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sodje throws an off balance right hand
and Schwein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schwein misses with a hook. Sodje ducked under it nicely.
Sodje misses with a hook
and Schwein counters with a left and a right that stings Sodje.
Sodje misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwein misses with an uppercut
and Sodje counters with a one-two to the body.
Schwein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwein throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schwein.
Sodje takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schwein connects with a crisp jab.
Sodje swings widly with a right hand
and Schwein counters with a left to the body.
Schwein throws a big shot that misses.
Schwein throws an off balance right hand
and Schwein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodje throws a poor cross that misses
and Schwein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sodje thinking.
Schwein lands a jab.
Sodje throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schwein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwein connects with a high kick.
Sodje is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwein's corner calls for a 1-2. Schwein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Sodje is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sodje is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schwein throws a body punch but Sodje moves out of range.
Sodje seems to have got his legs back now.
Sodje misses the body punch
and Schwein counters with a one-two to the body.
Sodje misses with a left hand
and Schwein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein thuds a left hand into Sodje's body.
Nice jab there from Schwein.
Schwein scores with a nice right hand.
Schwein digs a good body shot into Sodje's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Schwein. Those never looked like landing.
Schwein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwein scores with a hook.
Schwein forces Sodje back against the cage and clinches.
Sodje throws a head punch that misses.
Sodje throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwein.
Schwein manages to break the clinch.
Schwein lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwein's corner calls for a 1-2. Schwein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schwein jabs Sodje right on the nose. Sodje blinks but takes it well.
Schwein jabs Sodje right on the nose. Sodje blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Schwein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sodje throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodje gets tackled into the cage by Schwein. Schwein maintains the clinch.
Sodje slowing the pace effectively.
Schwein is leaning against Sodje and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schwein.
Schwein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sodje.
Sodje misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sodje lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwein circles away quickly and effectively.
Sodje swings widly with a right hand
and Sodje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schwein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sodje in his tracks.
Sodje misses with an uppercut
and Schwein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sodje throws an off balance right hand
and Schwein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodje rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schwein counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schwein scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodje takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schwein darts in and clinches Sodje up against the cage.
Schwein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schwein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sodje backwards.
Schwein lands a shoulder strike.
Schwein blocks an uppercut.
Schwein stalling in the clinch.
Schwein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sodje misses with a hook
and Schwein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwein throws an overhand right that drops Sodje like a sack of potatoes! Schwein dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santa Schwein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roll Fizzlebeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
162 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
13 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roll Fizzlebeef!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzlebeef connects with a body shot.
Muna throws out a loose jab but Fizzlebeef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fizzlebeef dips to his left and cracks Muna with an uppercut!
A jab from Muna misses.
Muna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fizzlebeef can pounce on him.
Muna fails with the takedown.
Fizzlebeef misses with a hook. Muna ducked under it nicely.
Fizzlebeef takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muna scores with a body shot.
Muna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fizzlebeef was well out of range. Poor timing from Muna.
Muna misses with a few strikes there.
Muna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muna misses with a series of wild punches.
Fizzlebeef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fizzlebeef slips a straight right by Muna.
Fizzlebeef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fizzlebeef misses with a left hand
and Muna counters with a straight right hand.
Muna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muna throws a push kick but Fizzlebeef slaps the foot to one side.
Muna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muna misses with a wild body shot.
Fizzlebeef scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fizzlebeef takes one to the chin there.
Muna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fizzlebeef counters with a left to the body.
Muna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Muna misses.
Muna throws a right and a left that Fizzlebeef avoids nicely.
Fizzlebeef dodges the punch combination from Muna.
Sloppy strikes from Muna. Those never looked like landing.
Fizzlebeef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muna slips a jab from Fizzlebeef.
A telegraphed right hand from Fizzlebeef misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muna misses the body punch
and Fizzlebeef counters with a nice uppercut.
Fizzlebeef with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the body from Muna misses
and Fizzlebeef counters with a stiff right hand.
Muna lands a nice hook to Fizzlebeef's body. Fizzlebeef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef throws a lazy uppercut
and Muna counters with a series of strikes. Fizzlebeef will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muna stalks Fizzlebeef and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fizzlebeef's face. Fizzlebeef staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Muna misses with an uppercut
and Fizzlebeef counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fizzlebeef walks into a left hand.
Fizzlebeef throws a low kick but Muna moves out of range easily.
Fizzlebeef throws a jab but it's blocked by Muna.
Fizzlebeef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muna misses with a leg kick
and Fizzlebeef counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fizzlebeef is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef misses with a hook. Muna ducked under it nicely.
Fizzlebeef misses with a hook
and Muna counters with a right hand to the body.
Muna finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Fizzlebeef's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Muna falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roll Fizzlebeef!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jae Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes into the arena with Gasolina blaring out of the sound system. Fredriksson has chosen Rambo theme as his entrance music. Sylvester Fredriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jae Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson tries to clinch up
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darko scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredriksson. That's going to slow Darko down.
A low kick from Fredriksson misses
and Fredriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson moves to clinch but Darko breaks away
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredriksson is rocked!
Fredriksson thows a leg kick but Darko checks it
and Darko counters with a low kick, right behind Fredriksson 's knee.
Fredriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Fredriksson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a nice body shot.
Fredriksson seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fredriksson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jae Darko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba Ram Dass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baba Ram Dass!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carraretto, right into the meat.
Carraretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Ram Dass misses
and Carraretto counters with a head kick. That will keep Ram Dass thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ram Dass checks a leg kick.
Carraretto staying out of range there.
Ram Dass misses with a leg kick
and Carraretto counters with a good, hard body kick but Ram Dass shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Carraretto.
Ram Dass looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Carraretto.
Jab, jab by Carraretto - just one landing.
It looks like Baba Ram Dass has been cut.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carraretto lands a leg kick that knocks Ram Dass off balance momentarily.
Carraretto throws a sloppy head kick and Ram Dass moves out of range easily.
Ram Dass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carraretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Ram Dass checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Carraretto.
Carraretto delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carraretto throws a head kick that misses.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carraretto.
Carraretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Carraretto feints and then cracks Ram Dass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ram Dass down.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Ram Dass moved away.
Carraretto thows a body kick. Ram Dass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ram Dass did well to prevent Carraretto getting side control.
Carraretto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ram Dass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carraretto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ram Dass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Carraretto.
Carraretto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ram Dass is in a horrible position here. Carraretto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass wants to hold on but Carraretto pushes him away.
Carraretto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carraretto has hold of Ram Dass's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ram Dass manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Carraretto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carraretto tries to control but Ram Dass wriggling away.
Carraretto prevents Ram Dass from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carraretto with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass is in a horrible position here. Carraretto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ram Dass tries to lock up and control but Carraretto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carraretto lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Baba Ram Dass's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ram Dass is squirming around, avoiding Carraretto's attempts to control the action.
Carraretto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carraretto 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.
Ram Dass regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ram Dass is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carraretto moves to clinch but Ram Dass breaks away
letting Ram Dass counter with a right hand.
Carraretto tries to land a body kick
and Ram Dass counters with a good, hard body kick but Carraretto shrugs it off.
Carraretto slips a straight right by Ram Dass.
Carraretto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ram Dass counters with a body kick.
Carraretto throws a lazy head kick
and Ram Dass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carraretto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ram Dass can do to turn this around?
Ram Dass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carraretto throws a lazy uppercut
and Ram Dass counters with a leg kick.
Carraretto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carraretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carraretto thows a leg kick but Ram Dass checks it
and Ram Dass counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carraretto.
Carraretto looks to land a body kick but Ram Dass moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ram Dass.
Carraretto throws a head kick that misses.
Ram Dass jabs Carraretto right on the nose. Carraretto blinks but takes it well.
Ram Dass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ram Dass shoots in and drives through. Carraretto sprawls well.
Ram Dass is breathing heavily.
Carraretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carraretto stuns Ram Dass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Ram Dass misses
and Carraretto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ram Dass dodges the punch combination from Carraretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass throws a solid leg kick but Carraretto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ram Dass.
Carraretto throws a good cross that connects.
Ram Dass tried to score with a low kick but Carraretto checks it.
Ram Dass moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ram Dass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carraretto.
Carraretto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carraretto lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carraretto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The cut above Baba Ram Dass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carraretto misses the shot to the body.
Ram Dass throws a lazy body kick
and Carraretto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carraretto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto misses with a knee to the head.
Carraretto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carraretto is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Ram Dass.
Carraretto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ram Dass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carraretto working aggressively here.
Carraretto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ram Dass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carraretto.
Carraretto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carraretto is defending well for now.
Ram Dass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto tries a knee to the head but Ram Dass blocks it.
Carraretto looking to throw knees to the head but Ram Dass is blocking nicely.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carraretto.
Ram Dass avoiding damage as Carraretto throws knees to the body.
Carraretto goes for a takedown attempt but Ram Dass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carraretto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ram Dass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carraretto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ram Dass.
Carraretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carraretto misses with an uppercut
and Ram Dass counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
That's time! Carraretto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carraretto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ram Dass to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carraretto can't keep his opponent in guard - Ram Dass advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ram Dass 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.
Ram Dass is trying to work for a kimura but Carraretto is defending well.
Ram Dass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Carraretto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ram Dass looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carraretto trying to control but Ram Dass postures up.
Ram Dass lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baba Ram Dass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carraretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Ram Dass is working for a submission of some sort.
Carraretto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ram Dass wants to pass the guard but Carraretto is keeping the position.
Manuel Carraretto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass stands and throws Carraretto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ram Dass tries to move to mount but Carraretto blocks the move with his legs.
Ram Dass is trying to move to mount but Carraretto reverses beautifully and ends up in Ram Dass's guard.
Carraretto trying to control but Ram Dass is working from the bottom.
Ram Dass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carraretto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carraretto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Carraretto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carraretto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ram Dass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carraretto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ram Dass has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carraretto has managed to get both his arms back between Ram Dass's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carraretto wants to control from the top but Ram Dass keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baba Ram Dass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carraretto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Carraretto!
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