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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Walk by Pantera as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Guy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a combination that misses
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch.
Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy wants to clinch.
Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogan pinned against the cage. Hogan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogan stuffs the takedown.
Bruce Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hogan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogan as he avoids it easily.
Guy looks winded!
Guy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a crisp one two that drops Guy! Hogan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Guy to his feet! Guy is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a body kick.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Guy misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a crisp one two that drops Guy! Hogan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Guy to his feet! Guy is in big trouble!
Guy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan lands an uppercut, right on the button! Guy tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Hogan!
Bruce Hogan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dulin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Dulin tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Dulin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Dulin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dulin taking a breather.
Dulin prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dulin.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dulin walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dulin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dulin counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz jabs Dulin right on the nose. Dulin blinks but takes it well.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz throws a jab when Dulin was well out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulin is just out of range.
Dulin has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Dulin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dulin lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dulin.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dulin lands a body punch.
Dulin tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz jumps guard but Dulin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nick Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Dulin.
Dulin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dulin to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dulin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dulin lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Dulin lands an elbow inside.
Dulin lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin lands a damaging elbow.
Dulin is stalling here.
Dulin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dulin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nick Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Dulin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Dulin.
Dulin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dulin.
Dulin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dulin lands a damaging elbow.
Dulin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Nick Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dulin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dulin leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Dulin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Dulin to the mat.
Dulin wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dulin gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulin is just out of range.
Dulin closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dulin lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Dulin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Dulin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into the arena with Slipknot's Psychosocial blaring out of the sound system. Roger Uzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro avoids the head kick by Uzi.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro misses with a hook.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boss Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Castro
and Uzi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castro's knee momentarily.
Castro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castro throws a low kick but Uzi avoids it.
Castro scores with the left hand. Uzi knows he should have avoided that one.
Uzi lands with a kick to the temple. Castro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Castro throws the left hand but Uzi avoids the punch easily.
Castro is looking to score with low kicks.
Uzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro moves out of range of the leg kick from Uzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro defending well as Uzi loads up on a big left hand.
Castro throws a hook but Uzi avoids it easily.
Uzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castro.
Castro scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castro, right into the meat.
Uzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Uzi sees coming a mile off.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uzi has time to react.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uzi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castro looks to throw a body kick
and Uzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uzi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castro - the referee stops the clock and Uzi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castro. Uzi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uzi slips a straight right by Castro.
Uzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castro slips a straight right by Uzi.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzi.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Uzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Uzi both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a low kick but Uzi avoids it.
Uzi throws a head kick that half lands.
Uzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uzi throws a lazy head kick
and Castro counters with a head kick.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro cracks Uzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uzi throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro thows a body kick. Uzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uzi slips under a jab from Castro.
Castro throws a hook but Uzi blocks it.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Uzi blocks the low kick.
Uzi moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro connects with the punch.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boss Castro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castro doesn't seem bothered though.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castro.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uzi's calf.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Uzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uzi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Uzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro moves out of range as Uzi strikes.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uzi is rocked!
Castro lands with a right and another and another! Uzi is in big trouble! Castro lands again and this time it's lights out for Uzi! A quality knockout there for Castro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boss Castro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku's entrance music is Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rivera's choice of entrance music: Your Hand in Mine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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197 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rausku misses with a takedown
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rausku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rausku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a one-two to the body.
Rausku swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rausku misses with a takedown
and Rivera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rausku's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rausku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rivera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rivera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Rivera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rivera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Rivera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rausku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Rausku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rausku looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rausku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Rausku.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Rausku.
Rausku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Rivera.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Rausku tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves Rausku back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rausku is rocked!
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku misses with a straight left.
Rausku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rausku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rausku moves forwards but Rivera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rausku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rivera connects with a right hand. Rausku shakes it off.
Carlos Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rausku.
Rausku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rausku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rivera struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Rausku scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rivera to see if he's OK.
Rausku goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rivera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rausku's guard! Nice work there by Rivera!
Rivera is pushing down on Rausku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rausku is fighting to maintain full guard but Rivera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rivera trying to control from half guard but Rausku is working away.
Rivera is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rausku!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rausku is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rausku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rausku shoots in and drives through. Rivera sprawls well.
Rausku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Rausku was not able to check.
Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rausku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rausku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Rausku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rausku seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera jabs Rausku right on the nose. Rausku blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera connects with a right hand. Rausku shakes it off.
Horrible takedown by Rausku or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivera which made him look bad.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivera connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivera sprawls well. Rivera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivera!
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Carlos Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rausku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rausku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Rausku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arvi Rausku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rausku throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rivera.
Rivera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rausku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlos Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rausku looking for subs off his back but Rivera has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rivera controlling the action here.
Rausku is not content to let Rivera control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rivera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rausku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rausku tries for a takedown but Rivera circles away easily
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rausku on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rausku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rausku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera is fending him off so far but Rausku persists. Nope, Rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rausku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Rivera - just one landing.
Rausku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera digs a good hook to Rausku's body.
Rausku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rausku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.
Rausku gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Rausku is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rausku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rausku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Rausku 's knee.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
Rausku 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera feints and then cracks Rausku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rausku down.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Rausku has his takedown stuffed
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rausku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rausku misses with the combination.
Rivera catches Rausku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivera digs a good hook to Rausku's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rausku is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Rausku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku jumps guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rivera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooh!!! Rivera has knocked Rausku down with a huge combo! Rivera steps away and waves a wobbly Rausku back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rausku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rausku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera is fending him off so far but Rausku persists. Nope, Rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera rushes Rausku and presses him up against the cage.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rausku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rausku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rausku will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Rivera counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera leaves Rausku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rausku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rausku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rausku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera lands with a cross.
Rivera drops Rausku with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rausku looks back up at him and smiles so Rivera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera moves out of range as Rausku strikes.
Rausku has his takedown stuffed
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rausku right on the button. Rausku goes down! Rivera follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rivera gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rivera!
After winning the bout, Carlos Rivera 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. 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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220 lbs
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219 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Russell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russell's head.
Russell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to advance position but Russell won't allow it.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Russell to regain full guard.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Russell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Russell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Russell!
Evans is controlling Russell's posture.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Russell is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russell wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Russell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell is fighting to break Evans's control of his arms but Evans is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans wants to slow Russell down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Russell's belly button to the back.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
It looks like Marcus Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Russell's shoulder, as Russell tries to avoid the shot.
Russell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Russell is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russell down to the mat. Russell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Russell looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Russell is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Russell circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Russell, right into the meat.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russell won't be happy with that.
Russell can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Evans tries to score with some ground and pound. Russell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is putting a hurting on Russell here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell is not content to let Evans control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Evans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Russell throws a combination that misses
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Russell blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Russell blocks nicely.
Russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Russell.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Russell is keeping the position.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans 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.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Russell is keeping the position.
Russell trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Russell has control of Evans's left arm, preventing Evans from doing any damage.
Shaun Russell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Russell throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Shaun Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaun Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
Russell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Russell sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Russell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russell clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Russell.
Russell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans passes Russell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans trying to control from Russell's half guard. Russell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Russell is keeping the position.
Evans passes Russell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Evans's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russell swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans tries to clinch but Russell is having none of it.
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Russell's guard now.
Russell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russell is trying to keep Evans in close.
Evans passes into half guard.
Evans thows a huge punch but Russell dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.
Evans trying to advance position but Russell counters by regaining guard.
Russell keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Russell is retaining full guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Russell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcus Evans.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russell.
Evans looking to score a takedown here. Russell is defending well but Evans drives through and ends up in Russell's guard.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Russell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Russell!
Russell wants to get up but he can't break Evans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Evans pulls Russell in close to his closed guard and prevents Russell from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shaun Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russell's guard.
Russell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Evans keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans tries to hold on but Russell postures up.
Marcus Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Evans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Evans preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Russell seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Evans!
A relieved looking Marcus Evans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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35
171 lbs
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33
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Cozad is out of range.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cozad is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Cozad doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Cozad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cozad but Cozad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cozad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Cozad blocks it.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Cozad won't allow it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Cozad controls his hands.
Cozad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cozad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Cozad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Cozad.
Cozad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Cozad misses with a wild combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Cozad.
Cozad slips under a jab.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cozad's half guard.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Cozad takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cozad is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cozad trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cozad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown controlling Cozad's posture.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Charles Cozad hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown lunges at Cozad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cozad's hand.
Cozad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Cozad is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Cozad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown thows a leg kick but Cozad checks it
and Cozad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cozad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cozad is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Cozad throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cozad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cozad 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.
Brown scores with a jab. Cozad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Cozad.
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown sizes up Cozad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cozad wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Cozad pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Brown wants the takedown. Cozad is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cozad's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cozad controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Cozad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cozad trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Cozad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cozad fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Cozad misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Cozad fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cozad is rocked!
Brown takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Cozad is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Cozad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cozad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cozad looking to control.
Brown is in close to Cozad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cozad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Cozad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cozad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cozad wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Cozad seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cozad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown postures up.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cozad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.
Brown stays in close to Cozad's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cozad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown postures up.
Brown won't allow Cozad to sweep him here.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cozad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cozad controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown is pushing down on Cozad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cozad is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Brown dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cozad misses with a series of wild punches.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cozad gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown 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.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
Cozad is looking to clinch.
Cozad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Cozad moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Cozad wants to clinch.
Brown moves away from the strike by Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown lands a nice hook to Cozad's body. Cozad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cozad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Cozad is out of range.
Jab by Brown.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cozad did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cozad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad keeping control of the position.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Cozad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cozad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Victor Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cozad is trying to control but can't.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad is looking to improve his position.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
Cozad looking for a sweep. Not yet Cozad, not yet.
Cozad working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown trying to control the position but Cozad is working away.
Brown is working Cozad over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad is looking for a sweep.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cozad is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Brown!
A very excited looking Victor Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Blonksy's shoulder, as Blonksy tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson lands with an uppercut that bounces Blonksy off the cage and back into range.
Blonksy rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Blonksy won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Blonksy throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson keeps control of Blonksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blonksy wants to stall.
Blonksy throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Emil Blonksy has been cut.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Blonksy is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Blonksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Blonksy can't break the clinch.
Blonksy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Blonksy won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blonksy looks winded!
Blonksy misses with the head strike.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Blonksy shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blonksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Blonksy.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blonksy's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson works on Blonksy's body with a couple of short punches.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Blonksy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blonksy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson digs a right hand underneath Blonksy's ribcage. Blonksy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blonksy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Blonksy shrugs off.
Simpson pushes Blonksy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blonksy.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blonksy's defenses.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Blonksy 's eye.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Emil Blonksy's cut even more.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blonksys head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blonksy is rocked!
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Blonksy is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
Simpson pushes Blonksy against the cage. Simpson is working some dirty boxing. Simpson pushes off with a quick right hook! Blonksy goes down! Blonksy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Simpson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Simpson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champ Bombada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Greek backs up against the cage.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
A combination from The Greek does no damage.
No joy there for Bombada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Greek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from The Greek misses.
The Greek misses with a left hand
and The Greek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Greek misses with a double jab.
Bombada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bombada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombada connects with a looping right hand.
The Greek looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombada is just out of range.
The Greek lands with a shot to the body.
The Greek misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada throws a lazy right hand but The Greek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bombada goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Greek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zorba The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Greek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Greek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Greek tries to bum rush Bombada with a series of wild strikes but Bombada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from The Greek misses.
The Greek misses with a right hand
letting Bombada counter with a right hand.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bombada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Greek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Greek misses with a double jab
and Bombada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Greek is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada rattles The Greek with a well-timed uppercut counter. - The Greek tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bombada dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving The Greek stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Champ Bombada!
Champ Bombada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. 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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265 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodhidharma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bodhidharma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bodhidharma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lipponen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bodhidharma lands a head kick. Lipponen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Lipponen moves out of range.
Lipponen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bodhidharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Bodhidharma connects with a body shot that sends Lipponen's belly button to the back.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Lipponen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bodhidharma counters with a head kick. That will keep Lipponen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lipponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bodhidharma is fending him off so far but Lipponen persists. Nope, Bodhidharma circles away and we're back to standing.
Damo Bodhidharma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Lipponen.
Bodhidharma feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Lipponen collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damo Bodhidharma!
Damo Bodhidharma very nearly forgot to thank Tab out 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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