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ALWC26 Bannon vs. Noonan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Berry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a hook.
Dunham III throws an overhand right that lands on Berry's shoulder, as Berry tries to avoid the shot.
Dunham III misses with a looping left.
Dunham III swings widly with a right hand
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Dunham III throws a looping overhand right but Berry ducks down to avoid it.
Dunham III throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Dunham III misses its intended target.
Dunham III moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Berry misses with a hook. Dunham III ducked under it nicely.
Dunham III is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dunham III lands a head shot.
Berry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunham III at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Berry. Those never looked like landing.
Berry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berry misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Dunham III misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Berry. That snapped Dunham III's head back.
Dunham III misses with a looping left.
Dunham III is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Berry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Berry blocks a jab.
Dunham III has Berry up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunham III has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
Dunham III misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berry can't break the clinch.
Dunham III manages to break the clinch.
Berry stuns Dunham III with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dunham III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III tries a head kick but it misses.
Berry slips a jab from Dunham III.
Berry looks to land a combination but Dunham III avoids it well.
Berry scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Dunham III. Those never looked like landing.
Berry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berry scores with a decent looking hook.
Berry works the jab nicely.
Dunham III is rocked!
Berry lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Dunham III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunham III drops his hands momentarily. Berry doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Dunham III staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Dunham III doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Berry!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Bra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slug Bert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bra comes to the cage accompanied by nobody said it was easy - evil activities. Robin Bra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Bra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slug Bert!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bert is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bra reverses the position - he's now on top in Bert's guard.
Bert is pulling down on Bra's head to control his posture.
Bert keeping moving, preventing Bra from controlling successfully.
Bert managing to control the position.
Bra trying to control the position from guard on top but Bert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bert keeping full guard, as Bra tries to pass.
Bert keeping moving, preventing Bra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robin Bra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bra moves out of range of the strikes.
Bra tries to clinch up but Bert circles away and keeps his distance.
Bra tries to clinch up.
Bra fails with a takedown attempt.
Bra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bra wants to clinch up but Bert keeps it at a distance.
Bra tries to clinch there but Bert circles away.
Bra misses with a wild combination.
Bert cracks Bra with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Bert there.
Bert throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bert is in Bra's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bert is one step ahead there.
Bra wants to stand but Bert is controlling the position.
Bra is trying to keep Bert in close.
Bra keeping full guard, as Bert tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bert lands a couple of digs.
Bra is trying to control the position but Bert postures up.
Bert wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert landing some decent shots from guard.
Bra wants to sweep here but Bert controlling him for the moment.
Bert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bra wants to sweep but no luck.
Bert throws a big elbow that misses.
Bert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bert wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bert tries to free his leg and advance position but Bra is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra has Bert pulled in close to control his posture.
Bert lands a couple of elbows.
Bert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bert throwing strikes from guard but Bra blocks nicely.
Bra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bert manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bra being controlled here momentarily.
Bert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bra trying to control but Bert is working from the bottom.
Bra throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slug Bert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bert.
Bra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bert tries to avoid it but Bra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bert to the ground. Bert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bra misses with a body kick.
Bert gets the takedown into side control.
Bra is not content to let Bert control the position.
Bert scoring with punches and elbows.
Bert working away.
Bra is not content to let Bert control the position.
Bra is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bert wants to take a breather but Bra manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bert.
Bra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bert stands up over Bra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bra looking for a sweep. Not yet Bra, not yet.
Bert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bert is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bert wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bra wants to control but Bert passes easily into half guard.
Bert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bra's head.
Bra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bert is working away from the top position though.
Bert is working for a kimura but Bra is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bra is just riding it out for now. Bert eventually gives up the hold.
Bert wants to free his trapped foot but Bra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bra is pressing down on Bert's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert stands up over Bra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bra wants to stand and escape but Bert is having none of it.
Slug Bert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bert wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
Bert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Slug Bert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robin Bra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bra tries to clinch but Bert is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slug Bert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bert shoots in for a takedown but Bra shows good takedown defense.
Bra shoots in looking for a takedown. Bert tries to sprawl out of it but Bra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bra tries to land a front kick but Bert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bert misses the jab.
Bra wants to clinch up but Bert keeps it at a distance.
Bert checks a leg kick nicely.
Bert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Bra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bert tests Bra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bra is looking to clinch.
Bra tries to clinch
and Bert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bra thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra tries to sprawl but Bert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bra wants to get back to his feet.
Bert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bert is pressing down on Bra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bra is holding on for now.
Bra is looking to escape.
Bra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bra.
Bra keeping moving, preventing Bert from controlling successfully.
Bra keeping full guard, as Bert tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bert lands a couple of digs.
Bert throws a big elbow that misses.
Bert won't allow Bra to get back to his feet.
Bert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bra is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bra wants to stand but Bert is controlling the position.
Bra trying to keep a closed guard but Bert is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bra wants to sweep here but Bert controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bert passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bra?
Bert controlling the pace for now.
Bert raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert wants to control the pace but Bra is squirming around nicely.
Bra wants to hold on but Bert pushes him away.
Bra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bra is squirming around, avoiding Bert's attempts to control the action.
Bert controlling from mount.
Bra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bert trying to control but Bra is having none of it.
Robin Bra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slug Bert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Bert controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slug Bert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bert 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slug Bert!
A very excited looking Slug Bert rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Штиль kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Polski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimon Boets!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Polski to score with a decent uppercut.
Boets looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Polski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boets moves away.
Boets misses with an uppercut. Polski saw that one coming.
Polski digs a good body shot into Boets's ribs.
Polski thows a body shot but no joy.
Boets is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polski. Boets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boets gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Polski counters with a left to the body.
Polski throws a body punch but Boets moves out of range.
Polski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Polski as Boets shoots in.
Ivan Polski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimon Boets.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Polski swings for the body but Boets moves out of range.
Boets on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boets takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boets is looking to clinch but Polski is avoiding it.
Ivan Polski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polski lands with a shot to the body.
Boets looks gassed!
Polski moves into the clinch.
Polski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away.
Polski has had enough of the clinch but Boets keeps him there for the moment.
Boets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away.
Polski has had enough of the clinch but Boets keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Polski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Boets has him pressed against the cage.
Polski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boets is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boets gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boets is working for a submission of some sort.
Boets working Polski over with strikes.
Boets throwing shots but Polski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boets throws a strike but Polski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boets throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boets trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Polski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Polski wants to stand but Boets is controlling his posture from full guard.
Polski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boets bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polski's guard.
Boets postures up in Polski's guard and throws a big left but Polski blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boets lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boets chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boets won't allow Polski to get back to his feet.
Boets trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boets missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polski trying to control the position.
Boets makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boets distracts Polski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boets working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Ivan Polski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boets.
Boets is chipping away with strikes.
Boets is putting a hurting on Polski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boets sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Polski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boets tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Polski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boets scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boets in side control lands a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Boets! That's hurt Polski! Will he recover? Boets fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimon Boets!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tug Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Parker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tug Speedman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tug Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves away from the strike by Speedman.
Speedman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Speedman circles away.
Speedman tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Speedman stuffs the takedown.
Parker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Speedman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parker avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Speedman thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Speedman misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Speedman is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Speedman is not content to let Parker control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speedman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Speedman is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker trying to control the action but Speedman is working from the bottom.
Speedman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Speedman is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Speedman defending well though.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Speedman defending well.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Speedman's head.
Speedman is staying active underneath Parker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parker tries to pass to full mount but Speedman defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman is not content to let Parker control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Speedman misses the target.
Speedman lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Parker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Speedman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Speedman dips to his left and cracks Parker with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Speedman.
Speedman looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Speedman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedman swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Speedman.
Speedman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedman.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Speedman keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedman. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Speedman lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speedman.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speedman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tug Speedman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker misses the jab.
Speedman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Speedman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Speedman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedman.
Speedman swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tug Speedman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speedman takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speedman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedman throws out the jab.
Speedman lands a jab to the nose.
Speedman takes one to the side of the head.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speedman is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Speedman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Speedman missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Speedman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Speedman's half guard.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Speedman wants to get back to his feet.
Speedman is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
Parker throwing shots but Speedman is blocking nicely.
Speedman is looking to improve his position.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Speedman defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker content to control rather than advance.
Speedman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Speedman is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Parker drives through with a takedown into Speedman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Speedman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speedman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker works over Speedman with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker postures up in Speedman's guard and throws a big left but Speedman blocks it.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker is in close to Speedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Speedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speedman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Parker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Speedman throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speedman throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speedman digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Parker wants to clinch up but Speedman keeps it at a distance.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Speedman.
Speedman throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Speedman is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker can't get the takedown.
Speedman gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Parker prevents Speedman from breaking the clinch.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Speedman as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Speedman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speedman avoids it really well and circles away.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Speedman throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Speedman throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Speedman's guard.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Speedman.
Parker 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.
Speedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
That's two 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!
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Speedman.
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speedman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Speedman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Speedman working a defensive guard here.
Frank Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker throws a strike but Speedman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parker seems keen to control Speedman's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman wants to stand and escape but instead Parker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Speedman has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Parker!
After the fight, Frank Parker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pj Veenstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pj Veenstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels scores with a jab.
Michaels throws a leg kick which misses Veenstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Veenstra tries to avoid it.
Veenstra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Veenstra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
Veenstra is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Michaels is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pj Veenstra!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pj Veenstra thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall!. 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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190 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanayama blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Hanayama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Hanayama gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hanayama wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson trying to hold on to Hanayama's head to control him but Hanayama postures up.
Well, if Hanayama 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.
Hanayama drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Hanayama is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanayama is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson is not content to let Hanayama control the position.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanayama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Anderson missing with punches from the bottom.
Hanayama prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson won't allow Hanayama to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanayama lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson is looking to get back to is feet but Hanayama passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to reverse the position.
Hanayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Hanayama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hanayama is working Anderson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hanayama 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.
Hanayama grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hanayama advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Hanayama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hanayama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hanayama! Anderson is hurt baaadly! Hanayama is firing away with more strikes - Anderson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaoru Hanayama!
Our winner, Kaoru Hanayama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hillbilly Iii (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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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Hillbilly Iii!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillbilly Iii throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Hillbilly Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunnas is just out of range.
Kunnas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillbilly Iii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in but no luck this time.
Hillbilly Iii fails with the takedown.
Karl Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Hillbilly Iii.
Hillbilly Iii swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kunnas to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunnas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hillbilly Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunnas.
Hillbilly Iii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kunnas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kunnas throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kunnas defends it nicely.
Hillbilly Iii misses with an uppercut. Kunnas saw that one coming.
Kunnas misses with a hook. Hillbilly Iii ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hillbilly Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas catches Hillbilly Iii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kunnas thows a body shot but no joy.
Kunnas lands a jab-cross combination.
Kunnas jabs Hillbilly Iii right on the nose. Hillbilly Iii blinks but takes it well.
Kunnas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kunnas rushes Hillbilly Iii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kunnas scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hillbilly Iii is trying to break free.
Kunnas scores with a shot to the side of Hillbilly Iii's head.
Kunnas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hillbilly Iii is rocked!
Hillbilly Iii goes for a takedown attempt but Kunnas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hillbilly Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Kunnas finish him?
Hillbilly Iii shoots in and drives through. Kunnas sprawls well.
Hillbilly Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Kunnas scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with the left hand. Hillbilly Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hillbilly Iii showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hillbilly Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hillbilly Iii working Kunnas over with strikes.
Kunnas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kunnas trying to control from the bottom.
Kunnas tries to get to full guard but Hillbilly Iii has control of the leg.
Kunnas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kunnas tries to get out of the position.
Kunnas is pressing down on Hillbilly Iii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hillbilly Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Kunnas has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillbilly Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hillbilly Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillbilly Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kunnas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hillbilly Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hillbilly Iii lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillbilly Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kunnas is adopting a defensive guard.
Hillbilly Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Hillbilly Iii throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hillbilly Iii.
Hillbilly Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hillbilly Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hillbilly Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kunnas is keeping the position for now.
Hillbilly Iii postures up in Kunnas's guard and throws a big left but Kunnas blocks it.
Hillbilly Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kunnas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hillbilly Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillbilly Iii throwing strikes from guard but Kunnas blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hillbilly Iii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kunnas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kunnas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hillbilly Iii fails to land the takedown.
Hank Hillbilly Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kunnas.
Karl Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.
Hillbilly Iii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kunnas lands a head shot.
Hillbilly Iii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kunnas's waist but Kunnas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hillbilly Iii off to one side.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in looking for a takedown. Kunnas tries to sprawl out of it but Hillbilly Iii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kunnas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Hillbilly Iii.
Hillbilly Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kunnas finds it's way round the side to connect with Hillbilly Iii's head.
Hillbilly Iii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kunnas cracks Hillbilly Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillbilly Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Hillbilly Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kunnas tries to avoid it but Hillbilly Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kunnas to the ground. Kunnas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kunnas there.
Hillbilly Iii scores with a jab.
Hillbilly Iii 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kunnas, not yet.
Hillbilly Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kunnas is on top in guard.
Hillbilly Iii has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kunnas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hillbilly Iii is breathing heavily.
Kunnas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hillbilly Iii's guard.
Hillbilly Iii wants to sweep here but Kunnas controlling him for the moment.
Hillbilly Iii keeping moving, preventing Kunnas from controlling successfully.
Kunnas preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas stays in close to Hillbilly Iii's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hillbilly Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kunnas defends well.
Kunnas stands and steps away. Hillbilly Iii gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kunnas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hillbilly Iii.
Hillbilly Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunnas manages to avoid it.
Hillbilly Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hillbilly Iii doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kunnas to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillbilly Iii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kunnas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas connects with the punch.
Hillbilly Iii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kunnas connects with a body shot.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kunnas sprawls well. Kunnas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hillbilly Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Kunnas scores with a hook to the body. Hillbilly Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kunnas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hillbilly Iii's hands.
Kunnas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunnas lands a left and a right that send Hillbilly Iii crashing to the mat, dazed. Kunnas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hillbilly Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hillbilly Iii shoots in for a double leg but Kunnas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kunnas drops Hillbilly Iii with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kunnas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Kunnas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa has chosen His Own Highlight Video as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar moves to clinch but Costa breaks away
and Costa moves into the clinch.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Costa is controlling him.
Escobar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar tries to clinch but Costa moves away
and Costa counters with a one-two to the body.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costa's hands.
Costa thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses the jab.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar lands a head shot.
It looks like Felipe Costa has been cut.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Costa counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar cracks Costa with an open hand slap.
Costa defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Escobar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
Costa misses with some punches.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Costa prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Costa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar wants to clinch
and Costa counters with a series of strikes. Escobar will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Costa throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Costa counters by moving into the clinch.
Escobar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Costa blocks an elbow strike from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Costa tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Costa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Costa's cut.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Costa lands with a nice combination. Escobar backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar blocks a head kick by Costa.
A jab from Costa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar tries to clinch but Costa moves away
and Costa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Costa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Costa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar drops Costa with a beautiful combination! Costa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Escobar is looking for the KO!
Costa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Some wild striking there from Costa.
Escobar drops Costa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Costa! Escobar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
260 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Evans!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Price misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Price will be more careful next time no doubt.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price misses with the combination.
Price throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Price. Those never looked like landing.
Price jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans staying out of range there.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans slips under a jab.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Evans.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Price.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Price connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evans's hands.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price's corner calls for a 1-2. Price obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans looks gassed!
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Price is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Price connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Price misses with a body kick.
Price lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Price misses the jab.
Price tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Price dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Price walks into a jab.
Price cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Sean Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Price - that will leave a mark!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price cracks Evans with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Evans looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Price finish him?
Evans is rocked!
It looks like Sean Evans has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price fakes the body blow, causing Evans to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Evans goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Price!
During a confident post fight interview, Trevor Price 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noonan's choice of entrance music: 3DD - Kryptonite. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Noonan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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260 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon misses with a straight right.
Noonan misses with a looping left.
Noonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noonan darts in and clinches Bannon up against the cage.
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Noonan has double underhooks.
Noonan has Bannon pushed against the cage.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bannon.
Bannon 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.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Shannon Bannon has been cut.
Bannon throws a lazy right hand but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noonan - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan lands with a kick to the temple. Bannon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noonan slips a straight right by Bannon.
Noonan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Bannon finds it's way through Noonan's defenses.
Noonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bannon blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan is trying to drag Bannon to the mat but Bannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Noonan has double underhooks.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan lands a body shot.
Bannon can't break the clinch.
Noonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bannon up against the cage.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Bannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon blocks a body shot from Noonan.
Bannon letting Noonan take a breather here.
Bannon tries to break the clinch but Noonan is controlling the position.
Bannon blocking some punches.
Noonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Noonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bannon blocks an uppercut.
Bannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Bannon tries to circle away but Noonan has him pinned against the cage.
Bannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon with a jab.
Noonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noonan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bannon's calf.
Noonan lands a big head kick that sends Bannon tumbling to the mat! Noonan takes a step backwards and waves Bannon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noonan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bannon if he has to take too many more of those.
Noonan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bannon is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noonan slowing the pace effectively.
Noonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bannon backwards.
Noonan lands a nice uppercut.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Bannon.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Noonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan looking for a takedown.
Bannon blocking some punches.
Noonan effectively controlling the action here.
Bannon takes a shot to the head.
Noonan misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bannon blocks an uppercut.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Bannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Noonan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noonan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bannon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
That kick from Noonan tenderised Bannon's leg. Bannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noonan thuds a left hand into Bannon's body.
Noonan closes the distance and clinches.
Noonan stalling in the clinch.
Noonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bannon's elbow.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bannon lands with a good body shot.
Noonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Noonan is looking to clinch.
Bannon gets caught napping as Noonan dives in and scores a takedown. Bannon manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Noonan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Noonan trying to control but Bannon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noonan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bannon keeping moving, preventing Noonan from controlling successfully.
Noonan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bannon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Noonan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Noonan throws out a powerful jab.
Bannon connects with a jab.
Noonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bannon.
Noonan shoots in but Bannon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Bannon.
Noonan fails to land the takedown.
Michael Noonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
Bannon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noonan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noonan tries to clinch
and Bannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan feints and then cracks Bannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bannon down.
Good leg kick by Noonan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shannon Bannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noonan thows a body kick. Bannon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noonan clinches with his opponent.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Noonan - that landed with a thud.
Noonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan stalling against the cage.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bannon's elbow.
Noonan lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noonan.
Bannon gets underhooks to prevent Noonan's takedown attempt.
Shannon Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Noonan.
Noonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bannon is trying to break free.
Noonan tries a body shot but Bannon blocks it.
Bannon is trying to break the clinch but Noonan has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noonan stalling in the clinch.
Bannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan digs a right hand into Bannon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bannon's gas tank.
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!
Noonan tries to work over Bannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bannon blocking some punches.
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Noonan has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noonan.
Noonan digs a right hand underneath Bannon's ribcage. Bannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Noonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noonan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Noonan working aggressively here.
Noonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Bannon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Noonan stalls.
Noonan works on Bannon's body with a couple of short punches.
Noonan misses with some punches.
Noonan is struggling to control the position.
Michael Noonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bannon takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bannon backwards.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Bannon controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon blocking some punches.
Noonan is leaning against Bannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noonan has Bannon pushed against the cage.
Noonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noonan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bannon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bannon blocks a head kick by Noonan.
Bannon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Noonan.
Bannon swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bannon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Noonan doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan thuds his shin into the meat of Bannon's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noonan.
Bannon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noonan.
Noonan pushes Bannon up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan gets through Bannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Noonan.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bannon blocks an uppercut.
Noonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bannon backwards.
Noonan is trying to drag Bannon to the mat but Bannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shannon Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Noonan.
Noonan lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan is trying to stall.
Noonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bannon backwards.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Noonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bannon.
Bannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Bannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bannon.
That has opened up Michael Noonan's cut even more.
Bannon misses with a left hand
and Bannon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Noonan.
Bannon is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan throws a quick head kick that knocks Bannon silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Noonan is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Noonan! Michael Noonan retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Michael Noonan 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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