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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jericho Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Price!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jericho Jones has been cut.
Price tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Price catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Price lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Price tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Jones misses with a double jab
and as Jones loses concentration momentarily, Price counters with a picture perfect head kick! Jones goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zack Price!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lock Bresner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Rose!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rose enables Bresner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rose manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresner stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Bresner from controlling successfully.
Bresner 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.
Rose managing to control the position.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Bresner from controlling successfully.
Lock Bresner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bresner shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bresner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresner blocks a head kick by Rose.
Bresner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bresner off to one side.
Bresner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rose manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rose punching from mount but Bresner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose tries to control but Bresner wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids the attempt from Bresner to control.
Bresner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rose cracks Bresner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresner tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Rose tries to control but Bresner wriggling away.
Bresner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bresner tries to get out of the position.
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rose wants to control the pace but Bresner is squirming around nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Rose was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bresner feints and as Rose raises his hands in defense, Bresner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bresner wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresner trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bresner stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bresner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Lock Bresner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Rose lands but Bresner takes it in his stride.
Rose throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bresner stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Rose follows into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose tries to control but Bresner wriggling away.
Rose throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rose looking to finish Bresner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bresner!
Bresner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking to control but Bresner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcus Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bresner is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose looking to control but Bresner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bresner is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresner is working hard here to advance position.
Bresner blocking the ground and pound.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Rose has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bresner is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bresner is desperately trying to improve his position but Rose has a good base and remains in mount.
Rose 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.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bresner wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Bresner is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose content just to control the position here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rose. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rose tries to control but Bresner wriggling away.
Rose punching from mount but Bresner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bresner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Rose scores with a head kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rose and sends Bresner crashing to the mat! Rose follows him down to the mat - Bresner regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Bresner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bresner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bresner tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Bresner wants to get back to his feet.
Bresner is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Rose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bresner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Bresner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bresner is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose is in trouble now - Bresner has advanced to mount!
Rose tries to hold on but Bresner postures up.
Bresner with good strikes from the mount here!
Bresner trying to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose wants to control but Bresner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresner breaks from Rose's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bresner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rose is looking to escape.
Rose is trying to escape the mount.
Bresner controlling the position easily from mount.
Bresner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bresner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rose?
Bresner content just to control the position here.
Rose tries to reverse the position but Bresner maintains control.
Bresner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rose can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bresner avoids the attempt from Rose to control.
Bresner lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresner lands with some strikes.
Bresner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresner postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rose badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bresner around the waist but Bresner pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bresner is the winner by TKO! Bresner jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lock Bresner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lock Bresner thanked Fighters First Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gloi Fridleifsdottir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by Yep . Fridleifsdottir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Manny Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gloi Fridleifsdottir's chin.
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192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gloi Fridleifsdottir!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fridleifsdottir tries to roll over but Mayweather keeps him under control.
Mayweather thows a huge punch but Fridleifsdottir dodges it nicely.
Mayweather looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fridleifsdottir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fridleifsdottir is trying to stand back up but Mayweather is controlling him
Mayweather wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fridleifsdottir keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayweather is controlling the pace.
Mayweather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fridleifsdottir tries to get to full guard but Mayweather has control of the leg.
Mayweather is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fridleifsdottir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridleifsdottir is looking for a sweep. Mayweather is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayweather is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mayweather lands with a punch from half guard.
Mayweather lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayweather lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fridleifsdottir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fridleifsdottir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fridleifsdottir wants to get back to full guard but Mayweather has mounted him!
Fridleifsdottir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mayweather. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayweather lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Mayweather with good strikes from the mount here!
Fridleifsdottir is rocked!
A big strike lands for Mayweather! That's really hurt Fridleifsdottir and he's turned his back - Mayweather keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mayweather jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manny Mayweather thanked Ultimate Fighting Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aqualung - Jethro Tull. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Manres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manres checks a leg kick.
Manres drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Manres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manres has managed to get both his arms back between Boyle's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle wants to sweep here but Manres controlling him for the moment.
Manres trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manres is really struggling to control Boyle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boyle pulls Manres in to control the position.
Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manres trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Manres from controlling successfully.
Boyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boyle struggling a bit here.
Manres moves into full mount!
Boyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boyle gets back to full guard.
Boyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boyle keeping full guard, as Manres tries to pass.
Boyle is trying to control the position but Manres postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manres with a nice head shot there.
Manres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manres working some strikes from top position.
Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manres forces his way into half guard.
Boyle tries to roll over but Manres keeps him under control.
Boyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manres passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres tries to control but Boyle wriggling away.
Manres has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boyle's face.
BOOM! Manres connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boyle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Manres unloading with bombs!
Manres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boyle is looking to escape.
Boyle regains half guard.
Manres trying to pass the guard but Boyle defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manres is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boyle!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres tries to control but Boyle wriggling away.
Boyle tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
Boyle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manres kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Manres working for a submission but Boyle is keeping him at bay.
Boyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manres looking to control but Boyle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Manres connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manres trying to control but Boyle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Manres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Manres.
Manres ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Boyle lands a two punch combo.
No luck for Manres with that takedown attempt.
Fred Boyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manres with a poor takedown
and Boyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boyle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle stalling away here and it's allowed Manres to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Manres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyle is one step ahead there.
Ludwig Manres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
Boyle working some strikes from top position.
Boyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Manres is retaining full guard.
Boyle works over Manres with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyle is aware though and is defending well.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manres looking for a sweep. Not yet Manres, not yet.
Boyle postures up in Manres's guard and throws a big left but Manres blocks it.
Boyle trying to control but Manres is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fred Boyle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boyle shoots in but Manres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manres pinned against the cage. Manres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boyle misses the body punch
and Manres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyle's guard.
Manres advances position into side control!
Boyle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Manres is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Manres lands with some strikes.
Boyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manres is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boyle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boyle shrugs it off.
Boyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boyle tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
Boyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres with shots to the head and body - Boyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manres avoids the attempt from Boyle to control.
Manres is working for a guillotine from mount but Boyle frees his head quite easily.
Manres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Manres looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyle defends it well.
Boyle is in a horrible position here. Manres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boyle tries to hold on but Manres postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ludwig Manres will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manres.
Boyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Manres off the cage and back into range.
Manres shoots in looking for a takedown but Boyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manres fails with the takedown
so Boyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manres looking for a sweep. Not yet Manres, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyle wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Boyle throws an elbow that misses. Manres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boyle's guard. Nice move by Manres!
Manres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boyle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manres trying to control here.
Manres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle prevents Manres from improving his position.
Boyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Manres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boyle wants to pass the guard but Manres is defending well.
Manres trying to control here.
Boyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boyle is looking to advance position but Manres won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manres is holding on to half guard well.
Boyle seems to be looking for submissions.
Manres is pressing down on Boyle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manres controls Boyle momentarily but Boyle frees himself.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
Boyle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manres is keeping the position for now.
Fred Boyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyle trying to move into half guard but instead Manres has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Boyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Manres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Before Dishonor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
284 lbs
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231 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Death Before Dishonor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dishonor lunges at Gleiser with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gleiser's hand.
Dishonor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gleiser was well out of range. Poor timing from Dishonor.
Gleiser looks to land a combination. Dishonor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Death Before Dishonor has been cut.
Dishonor throws a head kick but Gleiser moves out of range.
Dishonor connects with an inside leg kick.
Gleiser throws a right and a left that Dishonor avoids nicely.
Gleiser misses with a wild combination.
Death Before Dishonor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gleiser lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleiser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gleiser. No joy for Dishonor on that attempt.
Dishonor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gleiser is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gleiser 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dishonor tries to free his leg and advance position but Gleiser is retaining full guard.
Dishonor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dishonor tries to free his leg and advance position but Gleiser is retaining full guard.
Dishonor 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.
Gleiser is looking for a triangle but Dishonor pushes his legs off easily.
Gleiser keeping full guard, as Dishonor tries to pass.
Gleiser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gleiser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dishonor defends well.
Gleiser keeping moving, preventing Dishonor from controlling successfully.
Dishonor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dishonor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gleiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is really struggling to control Gleiser but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gleiser looking for a guillotine here but Dishonor defends easily.
Gleiser had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dishonor defends it easily.
Dishonor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gleiser working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dishonor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dishonor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dishonor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dishonor wants to control from the top but Gleiser keeps moving.
Gleiser working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dishonor has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor moves nicely into side control.
Gleiser wants to get back to his feet but Dishonor is dominant here and he's now got Gleiser's back!
Dishonor is looking to control Gleiser but Gleiser is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dishonor is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Gleiser has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dishonor has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Gleiser taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dishonor doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Death Before Dishonor!
Death Before Dishonor took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fighters First Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss with a fist. Staton has chosen Puff, The Magic Dragon as his entrance music. Grigoriy Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Staton's chin.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin scores with a jab. Staton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Staton scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Grigoriy Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasputin is looking to clinch.
Staton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Staton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rasputin's head.
Staton trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Staton.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Staton connects with a high kick.
Rasputin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rasputin connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staton scores with a nice right hand.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Staton.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Staton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Rasputin takes one to the side of the head.
Staton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasputin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Staton wants to stand and escape but Rasputin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Staton is retaining full guard.
Rasputin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Staton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rasputin has Staton in his guard.
Staton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Staton trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to control the position but Staton postures up.
Staton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Staton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rasputin misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Rasputin blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Staton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriy Rasputin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Staton circles away.
Staton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rasputin on his heels. He'll look to pass Rasputin's guard now, I'm sure.
Rasputin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rasputin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rasputin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staton defends well.
Staton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton preventing the sweep.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing Staton from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Staton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Staton drives through with a takedown into Rasputin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Staton trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rasputin is trying to keep Staton in close.
Jeremy Staton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rasputin throws a body kick that misses.
Rasputin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staton misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Staton misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws a jab but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Staton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staton scores a takedown into full mount!
Staton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Staton looking to control but Rasputin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rasputin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton content just to control the position here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Staton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grigoriy Rasputin's cut.
That's time! Rasputin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rasputin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Staton.
Staton keeps the fight on the outside.
Staton throws a hook to the side of Rasputin's head but Rasputin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staton throws a looping overhand right but Rasputin ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeremy Staton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Rasputin misses.
Staton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rasputin!
Staton controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Staton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rasputin is squirming around, avoiding Staton's attempts to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Staton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grigoriy Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy Staton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Staton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin wants to clinch
so Staton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Staton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rasputin has his foot on Staton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staton works his way back into a safe position though.
Rasputin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rasputin looking for a guillotine here but Staton defends easily.
Rasputin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staton trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Jeremy Staton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rasputin misses with a low kick as Staton jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Staton there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Staton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staton 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Staton!
Jeremy Staton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's entrance music is Black Betty. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
260 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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278 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Skarface!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarface moves into the clinch.
Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skarface pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Skarface shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart dives in and grabs Skarface's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skarface pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skarface has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Hart works over Skarface with some ground and pound from guard.
Skarface wants to sweep here but Hart controlling him for the moment.
Skarface is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Skarface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Skarface is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skarface is keeping the position for now.
Skarface manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skarface.
Skarface throws some wild stikes that Hart manages to avoid easily.
Skarface trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to hold on but Skarface postures up.
Skarface goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hart is on top in guard.
Hart lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Skarface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skarface looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart works over Skarface with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart trying to control but Skarface is working from the bottom.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Skarface is retaining full guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Skarface keeps moving.
Skarface is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skarface avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hart scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarface controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
Skarface wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.
Hart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Skarface hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skarface keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Skarface tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skarface manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart with a poor takedown
enabling Skarface to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skarface counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart tries for a takedown but Skarface circles away easily
and Skarface counters with a straight right hand.
Hart with a poor takedown
and Skarface counters with a straight right hand.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skarface sprawls well. Skarface wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skarface fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Skarface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skarface thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Skarface enables Hart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skarface manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.
Skarface is looking to stand back up but Hart counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Skarface.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarface is trying to stand up here but Hart is controlling him well.
Skarface has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hart is working away from the top position though.
Hart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skarface with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skarface has hold of Hart's hands but Hart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skarface's head.
Skarface looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skarface is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Skarface regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart prevents Skarface from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skarface has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hart has managed to get both his arms back between Skarface's legs - danger averted.
Hart works over Skarface with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skarface wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.
Skarface working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hart.
Skarface is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hart is controlling him.
Skarface is looking for a triangle but Hart pushes his legs off easily.
Hart wants to control from the top but Skarface keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is in close to Skarface's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart postures up in Skarface's guard and throws a big left but Skarface blocks it.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skarface is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skarface seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hart.
Skarface is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but Skarface has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skarface being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skarface tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Skarface from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Skarface misses with a double jab.
Hart with a poor takedown
and Skarface counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skarface slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skarface misses with a double jab.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Skarface.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Skarface sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skarface throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Skarface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Skarface throws a combination. Hart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skarface keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skarface stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skarface lands a nice looking body kick.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Skarface, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Skarface against the cage but Skarface circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Skarface shows good takedown defense.
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony Skarface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarface tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skarface sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarface counters with a nice uppercut.
Skarface throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hart was covering up waiting for the punch and Skarface finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarface works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Skarface content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skarface working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Skarface in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skarface trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarface in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skarface's guard.
Skarface looking for a guillotine here but Hart defends easily.
Skarface is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skarface is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Skarface wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Skarface trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarface looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skarface not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart trying to control but Skarface is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michael Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart 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.
Hart preventing the sweep.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Skarface wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarface counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart misses with a takedown
and Skarface counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Skarface counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Skarface comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hart!
A victorious Michael Hart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoney McCaned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen comes to the cage accompanied by Ihanaa leijonat, ihanaa!. Alpo Suhonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpo Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoney McCaned!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Suhonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCaned tries to move into range but Suhonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Stoney McCaned has been cut.
Suhonen throws a leg kick but McCaned checks it.
Suhonen thows a leg kick but McCaned checks it
enabling McCaned to counter with a crisp jab.
Suhonen feints and as McCaned raises his hands in defense, Suhonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCaned trying to control the position.
Suhonen trying to control but McCaned is working from the bottom.
McCaned trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suhonen won't allow McCaned to sweep him here.
Suhonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suhonen digs a good body shot into McCaned's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a leg kick but McCaned sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suhonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoney McCaned is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCaned lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCaned defending well as Suhonen loads up on a big left hand.
McCaned checks a low kick from Suhonen.
McCaned lands a head shot.
McCaned misses with a looping left.
Suhonen misses with an uppercut. McCaned saw that one coming.
McCaned stuns Suhonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suhonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCaned looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Suhonen misses.
McCaned misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaned thumps Suhonen with a low kick.
McCaned misses with a body shot.
Suhonen throws an off balance right hand
and McCaned counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCaned looks to throw the jab but Suhonen is out of range.
Suhonen tries to move into range but McCaned moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCaned tests Suhonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCaned misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suhonen throws a head kick but McCaned moves out of range.
McCaned has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Suhonen misses the target.
A big left from Suhonen misses.
McCaned tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suhonen was well out of range. Poor timing from McCaned.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaned dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suhonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Suhonen passes into half guard.
McCaned is looking for a sweep. Suhonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suhonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suhonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCaned has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCaned is looking for a sweep. Suhonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaned is trying to stand.
Suhonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCaned sees it coming and defends easily.
McCaned wants to improve his position but Suhonen is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suhonen wants to take a breather but McCaned is having none of it.
Suhonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCaned is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Suhonen is working for a kimura but McCaned is defending it quite comfortably.
Suhonen is pressing down on McCaned's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCaned is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen is trying to control the action in half guard but McCaned is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stoney McCaned will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stoney McCaned's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suhonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCaned as he jumps to the side.
Suhonen looking to score a takedown here. McCaned is defending well but Suhonen drives through and ends up in McCaned's guard.
Suhonen stops McCaned from standing up.
Suhonen won't allow McCaned to sweep him here.
Suhonen stops McCaned from standing up.
Suhonen wants to pass the guard but McCaned is keeping the position.
Suhonen looking to sit in guard and control but McCaned gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suhonen controls McCaned momentarily but McCaned frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suhonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Suhonen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaned postures up.
Suhonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCaned can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suhonen is looking to sweep but instead, McCaned has passed into half guard.
McCaned wants to control but Suhonen is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suhonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suhonen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McCaned rolls with it to try and escape but Suhonen cranks on the arm and McCaned is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alpo Suhonen!
In his post fight interview, Alpo Suhonen gave a big smile as he said 'I love Knackebrod!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars . Caeas Liege is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha misses with an uppercut.
Bracha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liege is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bracha.
Liege drives through with a takedown into Bracha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege throwing strikes from guard but Bracha blocks nicely.
Bracha has his hands on Liege's head, controlling the position.
Bracha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liege postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bracha working a defensive guard here.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liege being controlled here momentarily.
Bracha 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.
Liege prevents Bracha from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracha managing to control the position.
Liege throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liege looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eli Bracha was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liege shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bracha's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bracha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bracha looking to control.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bracha wants to stand up but Liege is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bracha throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bracha finds it's way through Liege's defenses.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bracha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bracha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bracha lands a leg kick that knocks Liege off balance momentarily.
Bracha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liege takes a step back to recover.
Liege lands a body shot.
Eli Bracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Liege steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bracha. That one must have hurt.
Bracha moves out of range as Liege strikes.
Liege shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liege fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bracha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Caeas Liege will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liege takes a swing at Bracha's ribcage but misses.
Bracha misses with a right hand
and Bracha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liege shoots in but no luck this time.
Bracha moves into range and clinches up with Liege.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Liege leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bracha.
Bracha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liege takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liege's elbow.
Bracha prevents the takedown attempt.
Liege tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liege is trying to pull guard but Bracha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bracha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Liege jumps guard but Bracha stands there with Liege around his waist. Liege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bracha.
Liege jumps guard but Bracha stands there with Liege around his waist. Liege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Bracha.
Bracha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bracha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Bracha stops a takedown attempt from Liege.
Liege is working for takedown but Bracha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Bracha.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liege.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liege avoids it.
Liege can't break the clinch.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
Liege misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liege breaks the clinch.
Liege has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha.
Bracha leaves Liege with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bracha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liege to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bracha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liege somewhat.
Liege dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bracha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liege momentarily.
Bracha scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liege.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bracha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liege has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liege and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha 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!
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Bracha, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Bracha against the cage but Bracha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eli Bracha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liege shoots in but no luck this time.
Liege shoots in looking for a takedown but Bracha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liege's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liege throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bracha's waist but Bracha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liege off to one side.
Bracha throws a hook but Liege avoids it easily.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha throws a hook but Liege avoids it easily.
Bracha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Bracha, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Bracha against the cage but Bracha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liege gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bracha.
Liege throws a looping overhand right but Bracha ducks down to avoid it.
Bracha gets a clinch.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Bracha lands a nice elbow.
Liege on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liege blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha misses with the head strike.
Liege is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha stops a takedown attempt from Liege.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege wants a takedown but no success here.
Liege has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bracha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bracha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Liege.
Bracha misses with an elbow strike.
Bracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Liege won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Bracha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bracha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bracha lands an elbow that stopped Liege in his tracks for a moment.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Liege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Liege is working for takedown but Bracha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bracha is pressed up against the cage. Liege has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bracha down to the mat. Bracha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bracha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liege is in Bracha's guard.
Liege 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.
Liege stops Bracha from standing up.
Bracha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liege won't allow Bracha to sweep him here.
Bracha has control of Liege's left arm, preventing Liege from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eli Bracha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liege takes the fight into the clinch.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege managing to block the knees to the body from Bracha.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Liege tries to pull guard but Bracha holds him up against the cage and eventually Liege drops back down to his feet.
Liege has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bracha is trying to keep an underhook but Liege manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liege 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.
Liege tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bracha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bracha.
Liege wants to clinch but Bracha slips to the side
and Bracha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Liege.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bracha.
Liege connects with a body shot that sends Bracha's belly button to the back.
Bracha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liege fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bracha sprawls well initially but Liege persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha tries to kick Liege off but Liege keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bracha is pressing down on Liege's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liege is in close to Bracha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liege in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bracha controlling Liege's posture.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.
Liege gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege checks a leg kick nicely.
Liege defending well as Bracha loads up on a big left hand.
Bracha throws a combination that misses
and Liege counters with a shoot takedown. Bracha fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liege postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liege wants to get up but he can't break Bracha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Liege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bracha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Bracha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracha has momentary wrist control but Liege slips an elbow through the middle.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Liege postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Bracha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bracha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liege is controlling him.
Liege works over Bracha with some ground and pound from guard.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to stand but Liege is controlling the position.
Bracha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bracha 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.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liege is fighting to break Bracha's control of his arms but Bracha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liege has gone for a leg lock! Bracha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liege's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege had his way with Eli Bracha in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bracha slips under a jab.
Bracha 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.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Liege avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Bracha.
Bracha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bracha is fending him off so far but Liege persists. Nope, Bracha circles away and we're back to standing.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liege moves out of range as Bracha throws a body kick.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liege is looking to clinch.
Bracha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liege.
Bracha digs a good hook to Liege's body.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws out a loose jab but Liege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liege misses with a takedown attempt - Bracha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bracha.
Liege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bracha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liege somewhat.
Liege keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liege checks a leg kick.
Liege moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Bracha throws a lazy uppercut
and Liege counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liege shoots in and gets a takedown into Bracha's guard.
Bracha is pulling down on Liege's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha trying to control the position.
Liege postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eli Bracha.
Liege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bracha as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liege darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liege looks for a takedown but Bracha sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bracha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bracha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
Eli Bracha is the new middleweight champion!
Eli Bracha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down - Stone the Crow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright is looking to clinch but Nolan is avoiding it.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Nolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nolan moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nolan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Nolan scores with a nice right hand.
Nolan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Nolan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nolan avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nolan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Nolan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nolan throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Nolan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright throws a leg kick but Nolan checks it.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Nolan's head back.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Nolan circles away.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nolan. Nolan obviously looking to wear him down.
Nolan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nolan is out of range.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Wright blocks a head kick by Nolan.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Nolan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nolan checks the leg kick.
Nolan throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nolan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a body shot.
Nolan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Nolan shrugs it off though.
That kick from Wright tenderised Nolan's leg. Nolan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nolan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright motions for Nolan to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nolan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Nolan throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Nolan moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nolan.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolan avoids the head kick by Wright.
A right-left combo lands from Nolan.
Nolan blocks the body kick.
Nolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nolan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright misses the jab.
Nolan slips a straight right by Wright.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nolan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nolan cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Nolan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Nolan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christian Nolan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright jabs at Nolan's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nolan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright throws a push kick but Nolan slaps the foot to one side.
Nolan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nolan swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Nolan missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Nolan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nolan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Nolan's leg but Nolan calmly moves out of range.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Nolan moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Nolan blocks a body shot from Wright.
Nolan misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Nolan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nolan gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright tries to work over Nolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Nolan controls his hands.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Wright misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Nolan.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nolan prevents a body shot from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Nolan backwards.
It looks like Christian Nolan has been cut.
Nolan takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Wright.
Wright tries to work over Nolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nolan lands with a light punch inside.
Nolan blocks a body shot from Wright.
Nolan taking a breather.
Nolan is pressed up against the cage. Wright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nolan down to the mat. Nolan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wright is looking to chop away at Nolan's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Payton Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Nolan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nolan misses with a wild body shot.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nolan lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Wright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Nolan has wrist control.
Nolan managing to control the position.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Nolan seems keen to control Wright's posture.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nolan keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Nolan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nolan thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nolan throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolan.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Nolan sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Nolan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nolan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan avoids a kick to the body.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wright.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nolan checks a leg kick.
Nolan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nolan blocks the low kick.
Nolan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nolan gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nolan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright cracks the inside of Nolan's front leg.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Nolan punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Nolan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nolan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Nolan circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nolan. Wright shrugs it off though.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christian Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Nolan counter with a right hand.
Wright thumps Nolan with a low kick.
Nolan throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Nolan.
Nolan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Nolan thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Nolan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan misses with a few strikes there.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nolan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan 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.
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Payton Wright's cut is getting worse.
Nolan wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Nolan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright motions for Nolan to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Nolan tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nolan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nolan misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nolan thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Nolan really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright throws a wild body kick that Nolan sees coming a mile off.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nolan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nolan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nolan blocks a head kick by Wright.
Nolan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wright takes a swing at Nolan's ribcage but misses.
Wright tries to clinch up but Nolan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nolan is out of range.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Nolan coming out on top.
Nolan avoids the head kick by Wright.
Nolan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nolan takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright shoots in and drives through. Nolan sprawls well.
Wright is looking to wear down Nolan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Nolan's belly button to the back.
Nolan checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nolan.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nolan's head.
Wright throws a body kick that misses
and Nolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright looking to score a takedown here. Nolan is defending well but Wright drives through and ends up in Nolan's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nolan trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nolan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Nolan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nolan looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Wright with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan working a defensive guard here.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nolan wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nolan wants to sweep but no luck.
Nolan has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Nolan looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nolan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wright preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nolan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright had his way with Christian Nolan in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nolan scores with a hook.
Nolan thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nolan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nolan clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nolan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wright motions for Nolan to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright tries a low kick but Nolan avoids it.
Jab, jab by Nolan - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolan.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Nolan slips the punch.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nolan ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Nolan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nolan misses the target.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Nolan blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Nolan's head.
Nolan moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Nolan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolan throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nolan moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright slips a jab from Nolan.
Nolan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nolan throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Nolan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Nolan.
Nolan tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nolan cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Nolan off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Nolan.
Nolan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nolan.
Wright cracks the inside of Nolan's front leg.
Nolan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nolan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nolan to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Nolan.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Wright is looking to chop away at Nolan's legs.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Nolan pushes Wright away with a front kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nolan misses the shot to the body.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Nolan moved away.
Nolan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nolan is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Nolan has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Nolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nolan backwards.
Nolan lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Nolan.
I think Nolan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Payton Wright!
Payton Wright is the new light heavyweight champion!
Payton Wright decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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