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V.O.G 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulquiorra Schiffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dabrowski's entrance music is Adema - Planets. A fine choice. Ulquiorra Schiffer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulquiorra Schiffer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schiffer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dabrowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schiffer lands a high kick!
It looks like Tomasz Dabrowski has been cut.
Schiffer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schiffer. Dabrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dabrowski closes the distance and clinches up with Schiffer, looking for a takedown. Dabrowski pushes Schiffer against the cage but Schiffer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schiffer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dabrowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schiffer's waist but Schiffer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dabrowski off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiffer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dabrowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schiffer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schiffer lands the left hand.
Dabrowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiffer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Schiffer coming out on top.
Schiffer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schiffer lands a nice shot that snaps Dabrowski's head back.
Dabrowski is rocked!
Dabrowski tries to clinch up but Schiffer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiffer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schiffer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dabrowski is breathing heavily.
Schiffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schiffer lands a big head kick that sends Dabrowski tumbling to the mat! Schiffer takes a step backwards and waves Dabrowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Dabrowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dabrowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schiffer - the referee stops the clock and Dabrowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schiffer. Dabrowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schiffer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schiffer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dabrowski. That did some damage!
Dabrowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schiffer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dabrowski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Schiffer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dabrowski's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulquiorra Schiffer!
After winning the bout, Ulquiorra Schiffer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Pepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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173 lbs
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188 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Pepe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pepe throws out the jab.
Pepe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pepe swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Pepe misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pepe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Pepe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Pepe shows good takedown defense.
Pepe throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Pepe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Pepe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepe just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Pepe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe sizes up Phillips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillips darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pepe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pepe keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Phillips is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Phillips sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pepe's guard.
Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Pepe defends the submission attempt.
Phillips 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.
Pepe pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phillips 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.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phillips is working for a kimura but Pepe is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Milo Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pepe lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Pepe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Pepe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
A shot to the liver by Pepe. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Pepe.
Pepe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pepe duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Pepe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepe misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pepe won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pepe explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pepe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pepe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe misses with a wild body shot.
Mario Pepe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pepe misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepe. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Pepe sprawls well.
Pepe misses with a two punch combination.
Mario Pepe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pepe circles away.
Pepe thows a body shot but no joy.
Pepe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Milo Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pepe misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up with Pepe, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Pepe against the cage but Pepe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Pepe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pepe swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pepe!
Pepe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Pepe.
Pepe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepe wants to get back to his feet but Phillips is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Phillips pushing down on Pepe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phillips trying to control from half guard but Pepe is working away.
Phillips is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pepe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phillips.
Phillips in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pepe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Phillips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milo Phillips!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Megga Torque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinaya Ako Bruaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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188 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Megga Torque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinaya Ako Bruaa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torque explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torque throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick from Torque lands but Bruaa takes it in his stride.
Torque misses with a head kick.
Torque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torque throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torque walks into a jab.
Torque throws a sloppy head kick and Bruaa moves out of range easily.
Torque misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruaa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torque is staying active underneath Bruaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torque is in trouble now - Bruaa has advanced to mount!
Bruaa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bruaa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bruaa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bruaa wants to finish this one by submission but Torque is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bruaa.
Torque is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruaa with good strikes from the mount here!
Bruaa prevents Torque from getting the reversal.
Bruaa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Torque is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Bruaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bruaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bruaa working Torque over with strikes here.
Bruaa wants to control the pace but Torque is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruaa landing punches.
Torque is rocked!
Bruaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Torque is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torque is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruaa content just to control the position here.
Bruaa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Torque covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinaya Ako Bruaa!
Shinaya Ako Bruaa 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Casic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Debauchery - Blood For The Blood God. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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198 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusko Casic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rueso Bear Junior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Bear Junior.
Bear Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
Casic pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Casic lands a knee to the body.
Casic misses with an elbow over the top.
Casic blocking some punches.
Bear Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Casic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Bear Junior blocks the elbow strike.
Bear Junior misses with a body punch.
Bear Junior misses with a knee strike.
Casic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Junior holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Casic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bear Junior's defenses.
Bear Junior misses with a knee strike.
Casic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bear Junior's defenses.
Casic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Casic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bear Junior tries to land a knee to the head but Casic blocks with his arms.
Bear Junior looks gassed!
Bear Junior wants a takedown.
Bear Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Casic on the inside.
Bear Junior misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casic.
Casic is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear Junior gets an underhook and turns Casic into the cage.
Casic lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Casic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bear Junior's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casic misses with an elbow strike.
Bear Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casic is defending well for now.
Bear Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Bear Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bear Junior up against the cage.
Bear Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Casic avoids the damage to the body.
Casic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Casic looking to throw knees to the head but Bear Junior is blocking nicely.
Casic lands with a short shot to the head.
Casic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear Junior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Casic prevents it.
Bear Junior misses with a knee strike.
Bear Junior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casic lands a knee to the body.
Casic missing with knees to the body.
Bear Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Casic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casic managing to block the knees to the body from Bear Junior.
Casic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear Junior dodges an elbow strike from Casic.
Bear Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Casic avoids the damage to the body.
Casic landing knees to the body.
Casic missing with knees to the body.
Bear Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casic.
Casic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Casic lands an elbow inside.
Casic missing with knees to the body.
Casic lands an elbow inside.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Casic throws an elbow but misses.
Bear Junior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Casic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dusko Casic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rueso Bear Junior.
Bear Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Casic avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casic avoids it.
Bear Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Casic is blocking nicely.
Casic lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Casic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear Junior is rocked!
A hook to the body from Casic.
Bear Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Casic finish him?
Bear Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Casic jerks Bear Junior's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bear Junior drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Casic goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Casic because Bear Junior was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dusko Casic!
Dusko Casic made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kolobnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Kucherov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kucherov has chosen The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music. The key to victory for Igor Kolobnev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Kolobnev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Kucherov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolobnev misses with a series of wild punches.
Kucherov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kolobnev feints a jab promting Kucherov to slip. Kolobnev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kucherov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kucherov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kolobnev's waist but Kolobnev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kucherov off to one side.
Kucherov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolobnev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Igor Kolobnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roma Kucherov.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kolobnev enables Kucherov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kolobnev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucherov postures up in Kolobnev's guard and throws a big left but Kolobnev blocks it.
Kucherov prevents Kolobnev from getting back to his feet.
Kucherov controlling from the top position.
Kucherov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolobnev wants to get back to his feet but Kucherov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor Kolobnev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kucherov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Kolobnev.
Kucherov slips a jab and a cross from Kolobnev.
Kucherov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kolobnev.
Nice shot lands for Kolobnev.
Kolobnev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kolobnev misses with the combination.
Kucherov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kolobnev's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kucherov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kolobnev!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolobnev wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kucherov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolobnev holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kucherov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kolobnev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kolobnev misses with a two punch combination.
Kucherov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kolobnev. Kolobnev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kucherov has his takedown stuffed
and Kolobnev counters with a left to the body.
Kolobnev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kucherov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolobnev misses with a few strikes there.
Kucherov shoots in for a takedown but Kolobnev shows good takedown defense.
Igor Kolobnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roma Kucherov.
Kolobnev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolobnev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kucherov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Igor Kolobnev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kucherov shoots in and bounces Kolobnev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kucherov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kucherov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolobnev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kolobnev tries to get out of the position.
Kolobnev keeping moving, preventing Kucherov from controlling successfully.
Kolobnev wants to get back to his feet but Kucherov passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov stops Kolobnev from getting back to his feet.
Kucherov is looking to take a break and control but Kolobnev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kucherov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kucherov controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kucherov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kucherov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kolobnev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kolobnev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kucherov on the ground.
Kucherov works his way into full mount!
Kucherov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roma Kucherov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kolobnev misses with the combination.
Kolobnev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kucherov.
Kucherov fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Kolobnev both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Roma Kucherov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolobnev lands a head kick. Kucherov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kolobnev checks the leg kick.
Kolobnev lands a big head kick that sends Kucherov tumbling to the mat! Kolobnev takes a step backwards and waves Kucherov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kucherov is rocked!
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!
Kucherov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kolobnev tries to sprawl out of it but Kucherov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kolobnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kucherov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolobnev finish him?
Igor Kolobnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roma Kucherov.
Kolobnev feints a jab and as Kucherov dips his head, Kolobnev unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kucherov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kucherov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kolobnev smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Kolobnev!
Igor Kolobnev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Lance!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance shoots in but no luck this time.
Lance throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soto was covering up waiting for the punch and Lance finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soto has his hands on Lance's head, controlling the position.
Lance wants to control from the top but Soto keeps moving.
Lance throwing strikes but missing.
Lance wants to control from the top but Soto keeps moving.
Soto is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rick Lance.
Lance clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lance.
Lance misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Lance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soto.
Lance tries to work over Soto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance cracks Soto with a nice body shot.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soto missing with knees to the body.
Soto scores with a shot to the side of Lance's head.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lances head.
Lance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soto controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance goes for a takedown attempt but Soto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soto lands a big head kick that sends Lance tumbling to the mat! Soto takes a step backwards and waves Lance back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lance is rocked!
Lance shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lance is still on wobbly legs! Can Soto finish him?
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Lance.
No luck for Lance with that takedown attempt.
Lance throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Soto counters with a left to the body.
Lance looks gassed!
Soto fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Lance out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Augusto Soto!
During a confident post fight interview, Augusto Soto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki comes into the arena with Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits blaring out of the sound system. Takehiko Takaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takehiko Takaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Takaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flush shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Flush was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Takaki working to try and regain half guard.
Takaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Flush.
Flush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Flush misses with a head shot.
Takaki wants to hold on but Flush pushes him away.
Flush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flush landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takaki because Flush loaded up on that one.
Takaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flush cracks Takaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Takaki is rocked!
It looks like Takehiko Takaki has been cut.
Takaki tries to lock up and control but Flush gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Takaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flush controlling from the full mount.
Flush looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Takaki covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Straight Flush!
A less than humble Straight Flush misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muay Thai Spar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muay Thai Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar loads up on a big right hand but Keto slips the punch.
Keto misses with a body shot.
Spar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keto thumps Spar with a low kick.
Spar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spar closes the distance and clinches.
Keto struggles to land a body shot inside as Spar controls his hands.
Keto breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spar.
Spar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Spar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keto has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keto looks to throw the jab but Spar is out of range.
Keto scores with a jab. Spar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spar tries to clinch but Keto is having none of it.
Spar fakes the leg kick and cracks Keto in the body.
Keto works Spar's body with a nice hook.
Spar scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar scores with a leg kick.
Keto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spar moves out of range as Keto throws a body kick.
Keto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keto tries to keep at a distance but Spar has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spar prevents Keto from breaking the clinch.
Keto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keto throws a right hand that Spar ducks under and follows up with a left that Spar also avoids with ease.
Spar clinches up against the cage.
Keto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spar looks for the body kick but Keto saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Keto finds it's target.
Keto takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spar defends it nicely.
Spar lands a jab to the nose.
Spar connects with a right hand. Keto shakes it off.
Spar sizes up Keto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spar throws a sloppy head kick and Keto moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is looking to land body kicks.
Keto tries to land a front kick but Spar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keto checks a low kick from Spar.
No joy there for Spar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spar thumps Keto with a low kick.
Keto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keto lands with a nice body kick.
Spar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spar backs up against the cage.
Keto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spar moves away.
Spar tries to clinch there but Keto circles away.
Spar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Keto blocks the leg kick.
Keto avoids the head kick by Spar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spar.
Spar is looking to chop away at Keto's legs.
Spar is looking to chop away at Keto's legs.
Spar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Keto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keto slips under a jab.
A low kick from Spar misses
and Keto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spar really felt that one!
Spar tries to clinch
and Keto counters with a solid body kick.
Keto fails with a takedown attempt.
Keto throws a hook but Spar avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keto throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Spar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai Spar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto'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.
Spar avoids a kick to the body.
Keto blocks a head kick by Spar.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keto. That's going to slow Spar down.
Spar blocks the body kick.
Spar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spar lands a nice shot that snaps Keto's head back.
Spar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spar scores with a kick to the body.
Spar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keto lands with a shot to the body.
Muay Thai Spar is winning the standup battle so far.
Keto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keto. That one must have hurt.
Keto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keto misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar clinches.
Spar lands an elbow just above Keto 's eye.
Spar scores with a shoulder strike.
Keto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
Keto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muay Thai Spar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spar's corner calls for a 1-2. Spar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keto avoids the head kick by Spar.
A jab from Keto does it's job there.
Spar tries to clinch there but Keto circles away.
Spar is looking to clinch but Keto is avoiding it.
Spar looks to land a right hand but Keto moved out of range.
Spar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spar. Spar obviously looking to wear him down.
Spar rushes Keto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto is trying to break the clinch but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Keto.
Keto can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keto misses with a kick to the body.
Spar blocks a head kick by Keto.
Keto takes a swing at Spar's ribcage but misses.
Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keto fakes the leg kick and cracks Spar in the body.
Spar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keto.
Keto lands with a nice body punch.
Spar misses with a head kick.
Keto throws a one two combo.
Keto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spar moves in looking to clinch but Keto pushes him off.
Spar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spar doesn't manage to clinch there - Keto circles away.
Keto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spar.
Keto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws the kick towards the body but Keto avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Spar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spar moves out of range of the body kick from Keto.
Spar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keto counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar misses with a head kick.
Spar motions for Keto to come forward. Spar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spar throws a hook but Keto avoids it easily.
Spar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keto swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Spar dips to his left and cracks Keto with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar misses with a head kick.
Spar throws a hook but Keto avoids it easily.
Keto thumps Spar with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Keto throws a right hand that misses
and Spar counters with an inside leg kick.
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spar lands a head kick. Keto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keto throws a push kick but Spar slaps the foot to one side.
Spar looks for the body kick but Keto saw that one coming.
Keto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keto throws a poor cross that misses
and Spar counters with a low kick, right behind Keto 's knee.
Keto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keto connects with a body shot.
Spar clinches up with Keto and pushes him back against the cage.
Spar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spar prevents Keto from breaking the clinch.
Keto breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Keto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spar!
Spar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spar throws a leg kick but Keto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spar thows a body kick. Keto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muay Thai Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keto moves out of range of the body kick.
Keto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spar.
Spar misses with a kick to the body.
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keto throws a head kick but Spar moves out of range.
Spar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keto tries to land a front kick but Spar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spar moves away.
Keto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keto tried to score with a low kick but Spar checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto delivers a nice body kick.
Spar moves out of range of the body kick from Keto.
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keto looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Spar throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar is looking to land body kicks.
Spar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spar swings for the body but Keto moves out of range.
Spar scores with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Keto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spar looks to clinch
letting Keto counter with a right hand.
Keto thumps Spar with a low kick.
Spar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keto takes a step back to recover.
Spar wants to clinch up but Keto keeps it at a distance.
Spar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keto throws a jab when Spar was well out of range.
Keto keeps the fight on the outside.
Keto checks a low kick from Spar.
Spar connects with a single shot there.
Keto moves out of range of the body kick.
Spar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spar scores with a sloppy right hand. Keto should have avoided that one.
Spar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spar wants to clinch up but Keto keeps it at a distance.
Spar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Keto jumps into side control!
Keto trying to control the action but Spar is working from the bottom.
Keto just content to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai Spar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spar 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai Spar!
A very excited looking Muay Thai Spar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gerous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous misses with a wild body shot.
Gerous motions for Steel to come forward. Gerous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerous lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot lands for Gerous.
Gerous takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel throws a hook but Gerous avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gerous misses.
Gerous shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerous throws a sloppy head kick
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gerous.
Gerous is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gerous blocks a head kick by Steel.
Gerous misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a big head kick but Gerous shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Gerous fails to land the takedown.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gerous tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gerous as Steel shoots in.
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
A lazy left from Gerous finds it's target.
Gerous swinging wildly here.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gerous looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Gerous moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Gerous has him pressed against the cage.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerous takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dan Gerous has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerous pulls guard successfully.
Gerous has his feet on Steel's thighs here. He's pushed Steel off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Steel screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Gerous!
Dan Gerous is the new middleweight champion!
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