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SP FN 1: Sajewski vs Raine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak has chosen One Night In Bangkok as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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222 lbs
8 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bak up against the cage.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Bak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Bak counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bak misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Bak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bak swings around for an armbar but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bak's guard.
Bak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bak is retaining full guard.
Bak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Bak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into half guard.
Bak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz 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.
Bak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bak being controlled here, momentarily.
Bak controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Bak is keeping the position.
Bak wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Bak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz won't allow Bak to sweep him here.
Bak has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cruz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bak.
Cruz decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Bak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ong Bak.
Bak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ong Bak has been cut.
Bak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Bak looks winded!
Bak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Bak persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak wants a takedown but no success here.
Bak is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bak working aggressively here.
Bak is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Dela Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bak misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Bak uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ong Bak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ong Bak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bak tries to clinch up.
Ong Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bak misses with a looping right.
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bak blocks a jab.
Bak checks a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Bak misses with a few strikes there.
Bak looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz takes a swing at Bak's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Bak is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Bak counters with a thumping low kick.
Bak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Bak's ribs.
Bak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bak misses with a head kick.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bak.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Bak.
Bak misses with a head kick.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Bak didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bak is breathing heavily.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bak has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Bak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Bak improves position.
Bak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bak up against the cage.
Bak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Bak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bak is looking to clinch.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
Steve Dela Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bak tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz is looking to wear down Bak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
Bak closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Bak improves position.
Bak is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steve Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ong Bak.
Bak looking for a takedown.
Bak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bak tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bak gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak can't get the takedown.
Bak jumps guard and drags Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands and steps away. Bak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bak walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.
That has opened up Ong Bak's cut even more.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bak is looking to clinch.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
Bak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Bak's head.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz jabs at Bak's body.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bak.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz takes a swing at Bak's ribcage but misses.
Cruz lands a jab to Bak's midsection.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
Bak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dela Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ong Bak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Bak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Bak tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Bak misses with a two punch combination.
Bak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bak wants to clinch.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Steve Dela Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bak throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bak wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bak counters with a one-two to the body.
Bak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A leg kick checked by Bak.
Bak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Bak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz tests Bak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bak fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Bak down.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bak.
Cruz cracks Bak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Bak.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bak fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to clinch.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bak closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz is looking to control Bak's arms but Bak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the cage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bak misses with a double jab.
Bak throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bak tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Bak's body. Bak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak misses with a few strikes there.
Bak drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Bak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Bak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Bak is rocked!
The cut above Ong Bak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Bak seems to have recovered his senses.
Bak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Bak's body. Bak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Bak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Bak counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Bak shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bak throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
Bak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bak at a distance.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bak.
Bak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bak gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ong Bak.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Bak tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Bak with an uppercut!
Ong Bak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cruz swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Bak.
Bak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bak manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Dela Cruz!
Steve Dela Cruz very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Toddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundeby's entrance music is Casino Royal 007 Theme. A fine choice. Toddler has chosen Todd Terry - House Is A Feeling [1991] as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Basil Lundeby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Toddler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundeby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toddler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lundeby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toddler's sensitive parts.
Toddler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lundeby misses with a low kick as Toddler jumps back.
Lundeby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toddler pinned against the cage. Toddler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toddler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lundeby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toddler avoids it really well and circles away.
Toddler walks into a straight right hand from Lundeby.
A jab lands there for Toddler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toddler swinging wildly here.
Toddler misses the shot to the body.
Lundeby moves into range and clinches up with Toddler.
Lundeby manages to break the clinch.
Lundeby moves out of range of the leg kick from Toddler.
Toddler is looking to clinch but Lundeby is avoiding it.
Toddler tries for a takedown but Lundeby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lundeby has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basil Lundeby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toddler throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toddler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lundeby's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lundeby pulls Toddler in close to his closed guard and prevents Toddler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lundeby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toddler forces his way into half guard.
Toddler looks to land a strike but Lundeby avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toddler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lundeby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toddler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundeby looking for a sweep. Not yet Lundeby, not yet.
Toddler throws a big elbow that misses.
Toddler is looking to pass into half guard but Lundeby pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lundeby is in guard.
Lundeby tries to free his leg and advance position but Toddler is retaining full guard.
Lundeby is working hard here to advance position.
Lundeby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toddler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toddler controlling the position.
Lundeby won't allow Toddler to sweep him here.
Lundeby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toddler has control of Lundeby's left arm, preventing Lundeby from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toddler thuds his right hand into Lundeby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lundeby fakes the leg kick and cracks Toddler in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundeby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lundeby scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Toddler 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.
Toddler connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toddler is defended easily by Lundeby.
Toddler cracks a nice hook into Lundeby's ribs.
Lundeby feints and as Toddler raises his hands in defense, Lundeby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toddler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toddler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lundeby wants to control from the top but Toddler keeps moving.
Toddler is controlling Lundeby's posture.
Terry Toddler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundeby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toddler's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toddler is controlling Lundeby's posture.
Lundeby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toddler working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toddler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toddler has momentary wrist control but Lundeby slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toddler is on top in guard.
Lundeby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toddler won't allow Lundeby to sweep him here.
Toddler throws an elbow that misses. Lundeby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toddler's guard. Nice move by Lundeby!
Lundeby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lundeby throws an elbow that misses. Toddler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lundeby's guard. Nice move by Toddler!
Toddler wants to pass the guard but Lundeby is keeping the position.
Lundeby working a defensive guard but Toddler manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Toddler off and has taken his back!
Lundeby 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.
Lundeby controlling well, preventing Toddler from escaping the position.
Lundeby punishes Toddler with strikes from the back mount.
Toddler covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lundeby tightening his grip on Toddler, looking for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Lundeby manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Toddler is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lundeby off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Toddler tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toddler wants to control his opponent's hands but Lundeby gets his hands free.
Lundeby keeps control of the position as Toddler tries to break free.
Toddler has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lundeby.
Toddler turns into Lundeby and is now in his guard.
Toddler trying to control but Lundeby is working from the bottom.
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!
Toddler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toddler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lundeby is keeping the position for now.
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 Basil Lundeby will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lundeby.
Toddler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lundeby avoids it really well and circles away.
Toddler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lundeby tries to improve position but can't.
Toddler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lundeby some visible discomfort.
Lundeby tries to improve position but can't.
Lundeby parries the strikes from Toddler easily there. Toddler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lundeby to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lundeby is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Toddler is keen to just control but Lundeby is a slippery customer.
Toddler wants to free his trapped foot but Lundeby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toddler controlling the pace.
Toddler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lundeby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toddler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toddler looks to land a strike but Lundeby avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Toddler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toddler chips away with some ground and pound.
Lundeby controlling Toddler's posture.
Toddler throwing strikes from guard but Lundeby blocks nicely.
Toddler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lundeby's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby is pulling down on Toddler's head to control his posture.
Lundeby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lundeby wants to sweep here but Toddler controlling him for the moment.
Toddler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toddler throws an elbow that misses. Lundeby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toddler's guard. Nice move by Lundeby!
Lundeby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toddler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toddler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toddler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toddler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lundeby slips nicely into half guard.
Toddler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Toddler tries to roll over but Lundeby keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toddler keeping control of the position.
Toddler is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Toddler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toddler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Toddler!
A victorious Terry Toddler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Sakrucki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maya comes to the cage accompanied by Spitfire. Sakrucki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kochana Polsko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
226 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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217 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojciech Sakrucki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakrucki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakrucki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maya moves away.
Sakrucki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maya looking for a sweep. Not yet Maya, not yet.
Maya is looking for a triangle but Sakrucki pushes his legs off easily.
Sakrucki pushes down on Maya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakrucki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya wants to get back to full guard.
Maya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakrucki is working away from the top position though.
Maya wants to improve his position but Sakrucki is controlling well.
Maya is looking to control Sakrucki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maya avoid being mounted?
Sakrucki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakrucki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maya defending well though.
Sakrucki is looking to take a break and control but Maya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakrucki wants to free his trapped foot but Maya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maya wants to improve his position but Sakrucki is controlling well.
Maya wants to control but Sakrucki is keeping busy.
Sakrucki passes into side control, despite Maya's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya tries to bench press Sakrucki off him but Sakrucki keeps the position.
Sakrucki wants to control but Maya is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Sakrucki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maya manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sakrucki's best efforts.
Maya wants to control but Sakrucki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakrucki wants to take a breather but Maya is having none of it.
Maya wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakrucki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maya actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sakrucki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maya keeps working.
Sakrucki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya is looking to improve his position.
Maya is refusing to be controlled, as Sakrucki sits in half guard.
Maya is looking to control Sakrucki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maya avoid being mounted?
Sakrucki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maya keeps working.
Sakrucki content to control rather than advance.
Sakrucki uses his free foot to push down on Maya's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maya.
Sakrucki tries to control but Maya wriggling away.
Sakrucki avoids the attempt from Maya to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki prevents Maya from getting the reversal.
Sakrucki lands a heavy elbow.
Sakrucki cracks Maya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakrucki lands a big elbow.
Maya is rocked!
Sakrucki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maya is looking to escape.
Oh Maya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakrucki looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Maya covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wojciech Sakrucki!
After winning the bout, Wojciech Sakrucki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pornsaneh Sitmonchai (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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168 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Greenthumb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pornsaneh Sitmonchai!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenthumb lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitmonchai swinging wildly here.
Sitmonchai misses with a lunging right hand
and Greenthumb moves into the clinch.
Sitmonchai lands a left hand.
Greenthumb tries to circle away but Sitmonchai has him pinned against the cage.
Sitmonchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greenthumb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitmonchai circles away.
Sitmonchai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sitmonchai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Greenthumb tries to advance to mount but Sitmonchai denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitmonchai struggling a bit here.
Greenthumb is looking to take a break and control but Sitmonchai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sitmonchai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sitmonchai is not content to let Greenthumb control the position.
Greenthumb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sitmonchai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greenthumb landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sitmonchai stops Greenthumb from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb trying to control the action but Sitmonchai is working from the bottom.
Greenthumb is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sitmonchai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greenthumb has hold of Sitmonchai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sitmonchai seems comfortable defending it but Greenthumb has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sitmonchai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sitmonchai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Greenthumb couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doctor Greenthumb!
Doctor Greenthumb made sure to mention his sponsor, Cyclone Nutrition Company in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tahkojuusto's choice of entrance music: AC/DC : T.N.T. 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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25
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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38
182 lbs
16 - 22 - 1 |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tahkojuusto.
Taylor leaves Tahkojuusto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tahkojuusto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahkojuusto shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bernhard Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tahkojuusto rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Tahkojuusto is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahkojuusto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tahkojuusto tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tahkojuusto successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tahkojuusto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Taylor has picked Tahkojuusto up and slammed him! Tahkojuusto can't keep hold of the triangle and Taylor manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor takes a little break here. Tahkojuusto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto can't do much from the bottom here.
Tahkojuusto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taylor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taylor prevents Tahkojuusto from improving his position.
Tahkojuusto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto manages to get to full guard.
Tahkojuusto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teppo Tahkojuusto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tahkojuusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahkojuusto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahkojuusto tries to clinch
and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tahkojuusto has clasped his hands together around Taylor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tahkojuusto tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Tahkojuusto trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tahkojuusto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tahkojuusto wants to get back to his feet.
Tahkojuusto wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tahkojuusto is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teppo Tahkojuusto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tahkojuusto's cut.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tahkojuusto shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tahkojuusto.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Tahkojuusto shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Bernhard Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tahkojuusto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tahkojuusto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahkojuusto drops his hands for a split second and Taylor immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Tahkojuusto face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Taylor follows up with a right hand that knocks Tahkojuusto into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volk Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawajiri has chosen Water Pow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
145 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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28
146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Volk Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan swings for the body but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Volk Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kawajiri tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kawajiri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kawajiri needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawajiri pinned against the cage. Kawajiri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan looks for a takedown but Kawajiri sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Kawajiri stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kawajiri counters with a crisp one two that drops Khan! Kawajiri thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Khan to his feet! Khan is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawajiri circles away.
Khan throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan fails with the takedown
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kawajiri tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kawajiri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails with the takedown
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawajiri which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kawajiri tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kawajiri to the ground. Kawajiri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kawajiri counters by clinching up.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan tries to break free but Kawajiri pushes him back against the cage.
Kawajiri keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri pulls guard successfully.
Kawajiri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawajiri is looking for a triangle but Khan pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawajiri is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawajiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kawajiri dominated that round.
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.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kawajiri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kawajiri to the mat! Kawajiri manages to get full guard.
Kawajiri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Kawajiri has his foot on Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khan works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan pushing down on Kawajiri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kawajiri tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but Kawajiri defends the submission attempt.
Kawajiri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawajiri keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kawajiri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kawajiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawajiri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawajiri keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Kawajiri wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kawajiri keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawajiri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawajiri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khan!
Kawajiri takes Khan's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Khan is in trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan trying to control the hands but Kawajiri breaks the grip.
Kawajiri is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kawajiri is persistently looking for the submission but Khan is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is trying to stick to Khan's back but Khan is turning into Kawajiri. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kawajiri's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Khan.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kawajiri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kawajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan has managed to clinch.
Khan gets through Kawajiri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawajiri prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan tries to work over Kawajiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kawajiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawajiri moves away.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawajiri as he avoids it easily.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kawajiri leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawajiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kawajiri's guard.
Kawajiri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kawajiri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawajiri moves nicely into side control.
Khan is trying to control Kawajiri's posture but Kawajiri avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawajiri trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Kawajiri is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Khan is thwarting Kawajiri's attempts to control the position.
Kawajiri moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Kawajiri.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kawajiri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kawajiri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawajiri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawajiri wants to work for an arm triangle but Khan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan wants to control but Kawajiri is keeping busy.
Kawajiri is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kawajiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kawajiri 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. 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 Namiska Button was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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32
184 lbs
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175 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Namiska Button !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis clobbers Button with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Button jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Button swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Button drops Stamatis with a left right combo! Button follows him down to the ground into side control.
Stamatis is rocked!
It looks like Athan Stamatis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Button looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Button throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Button is trying to get an arm triangle but Stamatis is defending well.
Button wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stamatis, who protects the arm well.
Button tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Button has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stamatis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis is pressing down on Button 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Button trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Button is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stamatis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stamatis has escaped and now he's on top!
Button working for a triangle but Stamatis defends it easily.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Button swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Button wants to sweep here but Stamatis controlling him for the moment.
Stamatis is sitting in close to Button 's body. Button has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stamatis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stamatis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Button .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Namiska Button !
Namiska Button was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Russel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koskinen quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskinen's head.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koskinen is trying to stand back up but Russel is controlling him
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskinen's head.
Koskinen is staying active underneath Russel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koskinen wants to control but Russel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Russel wants to control but Koskinen is keeping him busy.
Koskinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Russel.
Koskinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koskinen tries to get out of the position.
Koskinen wants to get back to his feet but Russel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Russel landing some decent shots from guard.
Russel trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russel trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Koskinen seems keen to control Russel's posture.
Russel cracks Koskinen with a solid left hand.
Russel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russel looking to pass the guard.
Russel throwing strikes but missing.
Koskinen wants to stand up but Russel is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Russel passes into half guard.
Russel wants to take a breather but Koskinen is having none of it.
Russel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koskinen is trying to stand back up but Russel is controlling him
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel slows the pace down in half guard.
Russel winds up and cracks Koskinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskinen's head.
Russel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel slips a nice elbow through Koskinen's hands, connecting with Koskinen's forehead.
Koskinen has hold of Russel's hands but Russel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Russel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskinen defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Russel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel winds up and cracks Koskinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Russel is trying to control the action in half guard but Koskinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russel thows a huge punch but Koskinen dodges it nicely.
Koskinen is not content to let Russel control the position.
Russel working the head and body with strikes.
Russel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Russel thows a huge punch but Koskinen dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russel lands a nice short elbow.
Russel wants to take a breather but Koskinen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Russel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russel.
Koskinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel misses with a takedown attempt - Koskinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koskinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russel misses with a straight left.
Russel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koskinen. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Russel is looking for a kimura here.
Koskinen is looking to control Russel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koskinen avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koskinen keeps working.
Koskinen wants to get back to his feet.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koskinen tries to kick Russel off but Russel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koskinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russel on the ground.
Russel working Koskinen over with strikes.
Russel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koskinen is not content to let Russel control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskinen's head.
Russel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koskinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Russel.
Koskinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russel.
Koskinen wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koskinen defends it well.
Russel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel winds up and cracks Koskinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen is staying active underneath Russel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koskinen controlling the position well.
Russel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koskinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russel.
Koskinen is looking to escape.
Russel wants to take a breather but Koskinen is having none of it.
Russel working Koskinen over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands with a punch from half guard.
Koskinen is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russel lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Russel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koskinen wants to improve his position but Russel is controlling well.
Russel working over Koskinen with some ground and pound. Koskinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel is trying to control the action in half guard but Koskinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russel lands strikes from half guard.
Koskinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Russel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Russel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Russel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses.
Russel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Russel.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Russel.
Russel throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Russel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koskinen's half guard.
Ben Russel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel drops an elbow to the side of Koskinen's head.
Nice strikes from Russel there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel lands strikes from half guard.
Russel with the ground and pound but Koskinen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Russel trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Russel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koskinen's guard.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koskinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russel.
Russel trying to control from half guard but Koskinen is working away.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olle Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel slips a nice elbow through Koskinen's hands, connecting with Koskinen's forehead.
Koskinen keeping hold of Russel's head, controlling as best he can.
Koskinen tries to roll over but Russel keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russel seems to be working for a kimura but Koskinen defends the submission attempt.
Koskinen trying to hold on to Russel's head to control him but Russel postures up.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to get back to full guard.
Russel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Russel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel lands with a punch from half guard.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel working Koskinen over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen tries to roll over but Russel keeps him under control.
Russel lands strikes from half guard.
Russel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskinen defending well though.
Russel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskinen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen has hold of Russel's hands but Russel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Russel trying to control from half guard but Koskinen is working away.
Russel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koskinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Russel trying to control from half guard but Koskinen is working away.
Russel thows a huge punch but Koskinen dodges it nicely.
Ben Russel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russel slips a nice elbow through Koskinen's hands, connecting with Koskinen's forehead.
Koskinen taking some punishment here, with Russel in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Russel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russel 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Russel!
Ben Russel very nearly forgot to thank Fight Night Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
247 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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35
283 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pegas.
A good leg kick by Liljedahl.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liljedahl swings for the body but Pegas moves out of range.
Liljedahl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pegas is able to avoid easily.
Pegas avoids the head kick by Liljedahl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liljedahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pegas.
Liljedahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Pegas lands with a straight right. Liljedahl didn't see that one coming.
Liljedahl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pegas can pounce on him.
Liljedahl checks the leg kick.
Pegas slips under a jab from Liljedahl.
Pegas throws a leg kick but Liljedahl checks it.
Pegas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liljedahl scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl slips a straight right by Pegas.
Pegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liljedahl.
Pegas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liljedahl misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pegas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pegas misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pegas.
Liljedahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pegas is trying to force a seperation but Liljedahl has the dominant position.
Pegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liljedahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liljedahl lands a lovely overhand right.
Liljedahl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liljedahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pegas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl looks for the body kick but Pegas saw that one coming.
Pegas throws a head kick that misses
and Liljedahl counters with a nice uppercut.
Pegas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liljedahl.
Pegas misses with the body kick
and Liljedahl counters with a straight right hand.
Pegas is breathing heavily.
Liljedahl takes a swing at Pegas's ribcage but misses.
Pegas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liljedahl misses with a wild body shot.
Pegas dodges the punch combination from Liljedahl.
Pegas throws a low kick, looking for Liljedahl's leg but Liljedahl calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pegas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liljedahl.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Liljedahl! Pegas is out on his feet! Liljedahl rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Pegas is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Pegas is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Liljedahl!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine has chosen Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey . as his entrance music. 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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27
169 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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31
171 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine fails to land with a series of punches.
Sajewski staying out of range there.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Raine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raine throws a body punch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raine throws a jab when Sajewski was well out of range.
Sajewski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raine on the side of the head.
Sajewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raine under the eye.
Raine fails to land the takedown.
Sajewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raine's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Raine. Those never looked like landing.
Raine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Raine.
Sajewski leaves Raine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine tries to clinch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Raine. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sajewski scores with a punch to the head.
Sajewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raine misses with a body shot.
Sajewski is looking to wear down Raine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sajewski lands a slapping body shot.
Raine feints a jab promting Sajewski to slip. Raine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sajewski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Lukasz Sajewski has been cut.
Raine moves out of range as Sajewski strikes.
Sajewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raine tries to clinch but Sajewski is having none of it.
Raine lands with a good body shot.
Sajewski lands with a hook. Raine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sajewski. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sajewski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Raine to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raines head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sajewski.
Raine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sajewski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sajewski moves away.
Raine tries to clinch up but Sajewski circles away and keeps his distance.
Sajewski connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Sajewski both land. Nice combination.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Sajewski pushes him off.
Sajewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raine.
Sajewski scores with a jab.
Sajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Raine's shoulder, as Raine tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Raine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sajewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Raine's head.
Raine throws a series of punches but Sajewski moves out of range.
Raine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Sajewski throws a shot from downtown. Raine moves away and avoids it.
Raine misses with a straight left.
Raine tries to clinch there but Sajewski circles away.
Sajewski lands with a hook. Raine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raine digs a good body shot into Sajewski's ribs.
Sajewski thuds a left hand into Raine's body.
Sajewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sajewski staying out of range there.
Raine throws a shot to the body.
Raine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sajewski's waist but Sajewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raine off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine misses with a hook. Sajewski ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sajewski. Beautiful body shot.
Raine tries to bum rush Sajewski with a series of wild strikes but Sajewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sajewski connects with a body shot that sends Raine's belly button to the back.
Raine stuns Sajewski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sajewski stuns Raine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sajewski missing with a left hand there. Raine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sajewski scores with a three punch combo!
Lukasz Sajewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Raine.
Sajewski connects with a body shot that sends Raine's belly button to the back.
A combination from Raine does no damage.
Raine misses with a takedown attempt
and Sajewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sajewski slips a straight right by Raine.
Raine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raine looks winded!
Sajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sajewski throws a shot from downtown. Raine moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Sajewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Sajewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raine tries to clinch there but Sajewski circles away.
Raine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raine takes a swing at Sajewski's ribcage but misses.
Raine has managed to clinch.
Raine tries to pull guard but Sajewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Raine drops back down to his feet.
Sajewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Sajewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sajewski lands with a right to the head.
Raine lands a body punch.
Raine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sajewski to score with a decent uppercut.
Sajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sajewski swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sajewski. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine moves into the clinch.
Sajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sajewski lands a shoulder strike.
Raine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sajewski after a bit of a struggle.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Sajewski wants a takedown but no success here.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sajewski is defending well for now.
Sajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sajewski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sajewski misses with a punch to the body.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine is working for takedown but Sajewski is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sajewski is trying to maintain a safe position but Raine gets an underhook and turns Sajewski into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raine misses the shot to the body.
Sajewski misses with a body shot.
Raine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sajewski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raine looks to land a right hand but Sajewski moved out of range.
Raine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Raine.
Raine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sajewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Sajewski. No joy for Raine on that attempt.
Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Raine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Raine as he connects with a hook.
Raine closes the distance and clinches up with Sajewski, looking for a takedown. Raine pushes Sajewski against the cage but Sajewski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raine is breathing heavily.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Sajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Sajewski.
A good leg kick by Sajewski.
Sajewski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raine looks to land a left hand but Sajewski moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski jabs Raine right on the nose. Raine blinks but takes it well.
Raine misses the jab.
Sajewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Sajewski - just one landing.
Sajewski thows a body shot but no joy.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Sajewski cracks Raine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raine throws a lazy right hand but Sajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raine lands with a nice body punch.
Raine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sajewski swivels and escapes.
Sajewski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sajewski ducks right into an uppercut from Raine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lukasz Sajewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sajewski misses the target.
Sajewski cracks Raine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raine takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
Sajewski thuds a left hand into Raine's body.
Raine dives in and scores a takedown into Sajewski's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Raine from controlling successfully.
Raine tries to free his leg and advance position but Sajewski is retaining full guard.
Sajewski being controlled here, momentarily.
Sajewski controls Raine momentarily but Raine frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine wants to control from the top but Sajewski keeps moving.
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 Lukasz Sajewski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Sajewski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raine slips under a jab.
Raine tries to clinch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sajewski.
Raine throws a jab but it's blocked by Sajewski.
Sajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sajewski lands with a hook. Raine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raine misses with a body shot.
Raine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sajewski moves away.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sajewski takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
Sajewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raine throws a body punch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Raine lands a head shot.
Raine fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine misses with the combination.
Sajewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Sajewski.
Sajewski misses the shot to the body.
Raine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raine slips a straight right by Sajewski.
Sajewski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raine feints and as Sajewski raises his hands in defense, Raine changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine wants to pass the guard but Sajewski is keeping the position.
Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Raine from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Raine tries to free his leg and advance position but Sajewski is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sajewski has control of Raine's left arm, preventing Raine from doing any damage.
Aldo Raine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sajewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raine moves away from the strike by Sajewski.
Sajewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sajewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sajewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
Sajewski works Raine's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sajewski.
Good exchange - Sajewski coming out on top.
A cross from Raine lands.
Raine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raine scores with a sloppy right hand. Sajewski should have avoided that one.
Sajewski lands the left hand.
Sajewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Raine. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Raine wants to clinch.
Sajewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raine throws out a loose jab but Sajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski cracks Raine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raine missing with a left hand there. Sajewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sajewski sprawls well. Sajewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sajewski misses with a head kick.
Sajewski lands a jab-cross combination.
Raine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sajewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
Sajewski jabs Raine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajewski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Sajewski clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Sajewski's cut.
That's time! Sajewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sajewski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sajewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sajewski.
Sajewski connects with the punch.
Raine lands with a hook. Sajewski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Raine.
Raine takes a swing at Sajewski's ribcage but misses.
Raine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sajewski scores with a jab. Raine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sajewski connects with a body shot.
Sajewski scores with a nice strike.
Raine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Raine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sajewski swivels and escapes.
Raine is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sajewski connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sajewski.
Sajewski tries to bum rush Raine with a series of wild strikes but Raine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sajewski throws a hook but Raine avoids it easily.
Sajewski lands a nice shot to the body.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sajewski as he jumps to the side.
Sajewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sajewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sajewski throws the kick towards the body but Raine avoids it.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raine dives in and grabs Sajewski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sajewski pushes down on Raine's head and hops out.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Raine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sajewski dodges the punch combination from Raine.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Raine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sajewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Raine's head.
A big left from Raine misses.
Raine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raine has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sajewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raine avoids it.
Raine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sajewski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sajewski manages to break the clinch.
Sajewski lands a jab to the head.
Raine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raine shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the body from Raine misses
and Raine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sajewski scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Sajewski.
Raine misses with a hook. Sajewski ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Sajewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raine lunges at Sajewski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sajewski's hand.
Sajewski throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Sajewski connects with a body shot that sends Raine's belly button to the back.
Raine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sajewski manages to avoid it.
Sajewski throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Sajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
Sajewski throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Sajewski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine slips a straight right by Sajewski.
Sajewski lands a body shot.
Raine wants to clinch but Sajewski slips to the side
and Sajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sajewski manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Sajewski catches Raine right on the button with a cross.
Raine throws a series of punches but Sajewski avoids them all with ease.
Raine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sajewski in his tracks.
Sajewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine takes one to the chin there.
Sajewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Sajewski had his way with Aldo Raine in that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Sajewski's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sajewski lands a jab to Raine's midsection.
Raine misses with a looping right.
Raine closes the distance and clinches up with Sajewski, looking for a takedown. Raine pushes Sajewski against the cage but Sajewski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sajewski lands a nice hook to Raine's body. Raine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raine tries to bum rush Sajewski with a series of wild strikes but Sajewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sajewski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sajewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raine has a takedown stuffed.
Raine swings for the body but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raine is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sajewski swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
Sajewski jabs Raine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Sajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sajewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sajewski cracks Raine with an open hand slap.
Sajewski scores with the left hand. Raine knows he should have avoided that one.
Sajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sajewski swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Raine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sajewski.
Sajewski stuffs the takedown attempt from Raine. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine dives in and grabs Sajewski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sajewski pushes down on Raine's head and hops out.
Sajewski throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Raine fails with the takedown.
Raine walks into a left hand.
Raine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raine there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raine is defended easily by Sajewski.
Sajewski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sajewski.
Sajewski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sajewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raine throws a body punch but Sajewski moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine takes a swing at Sajewski's ribcage but misses.
Raine is looking to clinch but Sajewski is avoiding it.
Sajewski scores with a hook to the body. Raine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sajewski stuns Raine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sajewski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raine will feel that in the morning.
Raine tries to clinch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Raine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sajewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sajewski counters with a left to the body.
Raine swings for the body but Sajewski moves out of range.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Lukasz Sajewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sajewski catches Raine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sajewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Raine's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Raine misses with a hook
and Sajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sajewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sajewski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raine.
Raine clinches up with Sajewski and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sajewski lands a left hand.
Raine working hard to break the clinch.
Sajewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Raine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sajewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sajewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine lands a body shot.
Sajewski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raine at a distance.
Sajewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raine under the eye.
Sajewski misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Sajewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sajewski, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Sajewski!
Lukasz Sajewski retains his lightweight title!
Lukasz Sajewski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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