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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeath-Duke Nukem. Ultimate Warrior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spenser Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nukem pushes Warrior up against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ultimate Warrior has been cut.
Warrior fails to pull guard.
Nukem pressing his opponent against the cage.
Warrior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Warrior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nukem has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Nukem fails to land.
Warrior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nukem scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nukem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warrior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warrior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nukem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spenser Nukem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nukem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warrior's defenses.
Warrior takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warrior looks winded!
Nukem working Warrior over with knees to the body.
Nukem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warrior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nukem.
Nukem'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nukem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Nukem lands a knee to the head.
Warrior is rocked!
Nukem scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Nukem lands a big knee! That's hurt Warrior! Oh, he's all over the place! Nukem lands another knee that sends Warrior to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spenser Nukem!
Spenser Nukem really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that LSD 155Q 158Q 159Q (95% Return) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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224 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Channell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sid Justice!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Channell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Channell staying out of range there.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Channell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Channell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justice looks winded!
Channell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Channell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Sid Justice has been cut.
Channell connects with a leg kick. Justice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Channell circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Justice drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Channell follows Justice to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Channell!
Keith Channell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogusz Motorhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kornev (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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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogusz Motorhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kornev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kornev instigates a clinch.
Kornev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Motorhead successfully pulls guard.
Kornev gets to his feet. Motorhead looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kornev takes the fight into the clinch.
Motorhead tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kornev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Motorhead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kornev.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
Motorhead tries for a takedown but Kornev manages to get underhooks.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev looks winded!
Motorhead is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Motorhead manages to pull guard.
Motorhead wants to sweep here but Kornev controlling him for the moment.
Motorhead looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kornev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Motorhead looking for submissions off his back.
Motorhead looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornev stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kornev moves into the clinch successfully.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motorhead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kornev.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Motorhead turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Motorhead manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kornev is trying to buck Motorhead off.
Kornev is not content to let Motorhead control the position.
Motorhead is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kornev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kornev sneaks out the side door and pushes Motorhead away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Kornev. No joy for Motorhead on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogusz Motorhead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motorhead clinches up with Kornev and pushes him back against the cage.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motorhead looking to stall.
Motorhead working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kornev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Motorhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead is working for takedown but Kornev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Motorhead wants a takedown but no success here.
Motorhead is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kornev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogusz Motorhead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kornev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kornev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motorhead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead looking to slow down the pace here.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motorhead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kornev to keep the fight standing.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is pressed up against the cage. Motorhead has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kornev down to the mat. Kornev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kornev closes the distance and pushes Motorhead back into the cage.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motorhead pulls guard.
Motorhead is working an open guard so Kornev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kornev clinches up against the cage.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead has Kornev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kornev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornev working Motorhead over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kornev is defending well.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev lands a good knee to the midsection. Motorhead won't want to take too many of those.
Motorhead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kornev obliges.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kornev.
Kornev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kornev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Motorhead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kornev pushes Motorhead up against the cage in a clinch.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead misses with an elbow over the top.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev lands a good knee to the midsection. Motorhead won't want to take too many of those.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motorhead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kornev working Motorhead over with knees to the body.
Motorhead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Motorhead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kornev smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motorhead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kornev but Kornev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Motorhead has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kornev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kornev has closed the distance and engaged Motorhead in a clinch.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Motorhead avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
Motorhead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Motorhead shoots in for a double leg but Kornev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Motorhead gets tackled into the cage by Kornev. Kornev maintains the clinch.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Kornev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Motorhead.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kornev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motorhead jumps guard but Kornev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Motorhead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kornev to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogusz Motorhead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kornev being controlled against the cage.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motorhead is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kornev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motorhead avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Motorhead throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kornev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Motorhead tries to break free but Kornev pushes him back against the cage.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Motorhead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motorhead closes the distance and clinches.
Kornev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kornev crunches a lovely knee into Motorhead's ribcage.
Motorhead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kornev to keep the fight standing.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motorhead avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Motorhead avoids the damage to the body.
Motorhead takes a knee to the side of the body.
Motorhead is looking to take this one to the mat.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motorhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motorhead drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivan Kornev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Motorhead jumps guard but Kornev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bogusz Motorhead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev blocks the elbow strike.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Motorhead tries to pull guard but Kornev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motorhead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motorhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motorhead is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kornev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kornev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kornev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Borg told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tod Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Borg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans moves to clinch but Borg breaks away
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borg.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Borg stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borg sprawls well. Borg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tod Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evans misses with a double jab
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
Borg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borg pinned against the cage. Borg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a kick to the body
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
Evans misses with the body kick
and Borg counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Borg circles away.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands a jab.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borg is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans controlling his opponent.
Borg is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Borg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borg as he avoids it easily.
Borg tries to sprawl but Evans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Evans wants to pass to mount but Borg is defending the position.
Well, if Evans 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.
Borg is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Borg to stand up.
Borg stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tod Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tod Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borg connects with a body shot that sends Evans's belly button to the back.
Evans misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Evans thows a leg kick but Borg checks it
and Borg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to bum rush Borg with a series of wild strikes but Borg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Borg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Borg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Borg. That snapped Evans's head back.
Borg scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Borg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Borg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borg.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans shoots in but Borg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borg scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borg scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown but Borg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borg lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Borg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Evans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borg.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borg but Borg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Evans throws a hook but Borg avoids it easily.
Borg cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Borg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borg sprawls well. Borg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans walks into a left hand.
Borg lands with a good body shot.
Borg leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tod Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borg lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borg is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Borg circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Borg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borg's waist but Borg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Borg throws a shot to the body.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Borg.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Borg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans misses with a combination
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Evans lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans 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.
John Borg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borg is looking to sweep but instead, Evans has passed into half guard.
Tod Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Borg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Borg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Borg!
John Borg took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TGC WEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Lancaster Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster Jr comes into the arena with Sail by AWOLNATION blaring out of the sound system. Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Clifford Lancaster Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clifford Lancaster Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster Jr dips to his left and cracks Nesi with an uppercut!
Nesi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster Jr cracks Nesi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nesi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clifford Lancaster Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster Jr throws a jab when Nesi was well out of range.
Lancaster Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesi tries to clinch but Lancaster Jr moves out of range.
Lancaster Jr looks to throw the jab but Nesi is out of range.
Lancaster Jr lands with a good body shot.
Nesi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Lancaster Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Nesi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr throws a series of punches but Nesi moves out of range.
Lancaster Jr missing with a left hand there. Nesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Lancaster Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lancaster Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesi takes one to the chin there.
Lancaster Jr throws a hook but Nesi blocks it.
Lancaster Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesi is just out of range.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lancaster Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster Jr misses with a looping right.
Lancaster Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nesi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster Jr throws out a loose jab but Nesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Nesi.
A jab from Lancaster Jr finds it's way through Nesi's defenses.
Lancaster Jr looks to land a left hand but Nesi moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lancaster Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nesi momentarily.
A jab from Lancaster Jr misses.
Lancaster Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Nesi's head.
Nesi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster Jr.
Nesi misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Nesi as he connects with a hook.
Nesi takes a swing at Lancaster Jr's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Lancaster Jr misses its intended target.
Lancaster Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nesi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster Jr.
Nesi staying out of range there.
Nesi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster Jr.
Nesi tries to clinch up but Lancaster Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lancaster Jr misses with a straight right.
Lancaster Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lancaster Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster Jr throws a hook to the side of Nesi's head but Nesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Nesi misses its intended target.
Lancaster Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Nesi.
Nesi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nesi forces Lancaster Jr back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lancaster Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Lancaster Jr tries to break free but Nesi pushes him back against the cage.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi avoiding damage.
Lancaster Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nesi has him pressed against the cage.
Nesi lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster Jr in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Clifford Lancaster Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lancaster Jr letting Nesi take a breather here.
Lancaster Jr is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
Lancaster Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster Jr is trying to force a seperation but Nesi has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Lancaster Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nesi ducks right into an uppercut from Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr throws out a loose jab but Nesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nesi tries to clinch but Lancaster Jr is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Lancaster Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clifford Lancaster Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Nesi avoids the body shot from Lancaster Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nesi.
Lancaster Jr throws a hook to the side of Nesi's head but Nesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Lancaster Jr misses.
Lancaster Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Nesi.
Lancaster Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Nesi finds it's way through Lancaster Jr's defenses.
Nesi tries to clinch but Lancaster Jr is having none of it.
Nesi forces Lancaster Jr back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lancaster Jr avoids it.
Lancaster Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lancaster Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nesi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lancaster Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nesi landing knees to the head.
Lancaster Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nesi trying to control the position but instead, Lancaster Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nesi into the cage.
Lancaster Jr being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Nesi.
Nesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster Jr tries to break the clinch but Nesi is controlling the position.
Lancaster Jr is trying to break the clinch but Nesi has him pressed against the cage.
Nesi lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Clifford Lancaster Jr's cut is getting worse.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lancaster Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesi is just out of range.
Lancaster Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Nesi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster Jr misses with a looping left.
Lancaster Jr misses with a straight left.
Lancaster Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Lancaster Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Nesi throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Lancaster Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nesi blocks a body shot from Lancaster Jr.
Nesi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lancaster Jr.
A short right from Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster Jr has had enough of the clinch but Nesi keeps him there for the moment.
Nesi trying to stall but Lancaster Jr improves his position.
Lancaster Jr is trying to break free.
Lancaster Jr tries to circle away but Nesi has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi looking to throw knees to the head but Lancaster Jr is blocking nicely.
Lancaster Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster Jr misses with the combination.
Lancaster Jr throws a looping overhand right but Nesi ducks down to avoid it.
Nesi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster Jr loads up on a big right hand but Nesi slips the punch.
Lancaster Jr lands with a hook. Nesi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster Jr circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clifford Lancaster Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nesi scores with a nice head shot.
Lancaster Jr misses with an uppercut.
Nesi jabs Lancaster Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nesi counter with a right hand.
Lancaster Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster Jr jabs Nesi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nesi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr tries to bum rush Nesi with a series of wild strikes but Nesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lancaster Jr misses with a body shot.
Lancaster Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nesi.
Lancaster Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesi.
Lancaster Jr misses with a looping right.
A big left from Lancaster Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi tries to clinch up but Lancaster Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lancaster Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nesi.
Lancaster Jr moves forwards but Nesi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lancaster Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lancaster Jr misses with a hook.
Lancaster Jr cracks Nesi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lancaster Jr misses with a body shot.
Lancaster Jr tries to keep at a distance but Nesi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lancaster Jr's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Nesi.
Lancaster Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lancaster Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Nesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster Jr throws out the jab.
Lancaster Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Nesi.
Lancaster Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nesi.
Nesi defending well as Lancaster Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nesi slips under a jab.
Lancaster Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Nesi.
Nesi slips under a jab from Lancaster Jr.
Nesi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster Jr throws a right hand that Nesi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nesi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster Jr looks to land a left hand but Nesi moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesi.
Nesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lancaster Jr tries to move into range but Nesi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lancaster Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nesi forces Lancaster Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lancaster Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lancaster Jr tries to break the clinch but Nesi is controlling the position.
Lancaster Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Nesi won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Lancaster Jr.
Lancaster Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesi prevents Lancaster Jr from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nesi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster Jr has Nesi pressed against the cage.
Nesi prevents Lancaster Jr from breaking the clinch.
Lancaster Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster Jr tries to circle away but Nesi has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nesi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nesi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nesi scores with a knee to the head.
Nesi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster Jr.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster Jr is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Lancaster Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifford Lancaster Jr!
In his post fight interview, Clifford Lancaster Jr gave a big smile as he said 'Ill make this quick...Thank you to the fans, my team and everyone else who helped me get ready for this fight and a big thanks to the Wang man for giving me tha chance to showcase my skills'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yattering - Chase of Thoughts . On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Kessler has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Kessler seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandez.
A big left from Fernandez misses.
Kessler thows a body shot but no joy.
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez.
Kessler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Kessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Fernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kessler connects with a body shot.
Fernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut. Kessler saw that one coming.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Kessler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and Kessler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kessler looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Fernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kessler!
Fernandez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kessler hang on?
Kessler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fernandez.
Kessler is bucking up trying to escape but Fernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fernandez throws some wild stikes that Kessler manages to avoid easily.
Fernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fernandez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kessler because Fernandez loaded up on that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler is trying to escape the mount.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kessler is looking to escape.
Kessler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandez scoring with strikes but Kessler is staying in there.
Fernandez unloading with bombs!
Kessler is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez cracks Kessler with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Fernandez!
Nicky Fernandez is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Nicky Fernandez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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