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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gites might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Above The Law . 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 Amun Ra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gites misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gites with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gites throws a right and a left that Ra avoids nicely.
Gites throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ra prevents Gites from breaking the clinch.
Ra breaks the clinch.
Gites fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ra avoids it really well and circles away.
John Gites seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Ra misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gites. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Ra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gites tries for a takedown but Ra circles away easily
and Ra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ra lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gites will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Ra misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throws out a loose jab but Gites uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Gites.
Gites tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gites steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Gites jabs Ra right on the nose. Ra blinks but takes it well.
Gites feints and as Ra raises his hands in defense, Gites changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gites accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gites stopping the sweep attempt from Ra.
Ra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ra 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites passes Ra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ra wants to improve his position but Gites is controlling well.
Gites not doing much here.
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!
Gites wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ra keeps working.
Ra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ra tries to roll over but Gites keeps him under control.
Gites is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gites is thwarting Ra's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gites thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gites wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ra keeps working.
Gites looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gites makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gites is looking to work some ground and pound but Ra has wrist control.
Ra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ra is trying to keep Gites in close.
Gites throws a strike but Ra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gites is trying to keep Ra in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra passes into half guard.
Ra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ra wants to free his trapped foot but Gites is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gites moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gites working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ra.
Ra postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra 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.
Ra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gites has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Gites will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gites shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ra's guard.
Ra pulls Gites in close to prevent any damage.
Gites has gone for a leg lock! Ra slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gites's guard.
Ra cracks Gites with a solid left hand.
Ra wants to control from the top but Gites keeps moving.
Gites had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ra defends it easily.
Gites 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.
Ra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites has momentary wrist control but Ra slips an elbow through the middle.
Gites is rocked!
Ra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oh Gites is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gites wants to hit a switch here but Ra passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gites there!
Gites takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ra's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
In defeat, John Gites stepped up to the mic, saying 'Time for me to call it quits and become a spar bot.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by El Toro. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxlund shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montoya eats them both and turns towards Boxlund to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montoya looks to land a left hand but Boxlund moved out of range nicely.
Boxlund tries to move into range but Montoya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Montoya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Montoya seems to be looking for submissions.
Montoya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Montoya not doing much here.
Boxlund is defending against the submission attempts here by Montoya.
Montoya stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control from half guard but Boxlund is working away.
Montoya works his way into full mount!
Montoya fails to move to back control.
Boxlund throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Montoya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Montoya fails to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is squirming around, avoiding Montoya's attempts to control the action.
Montoya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Montoya goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boxlund turns into him and now he's in Montoya's guard.
Montoya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boxlund gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montoya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Montoya working for a triangle but Boxlund defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Montoya to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boxlund is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Montoya pulls down on the head and he's put Boxlund to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hidalgo Montoya!
In his post fight interview, Hidalgo Montoya gave a big smile as he said 'I'd like to take this moment to announce my retirement! Thanks to Hans who's kept me in hookers and blow!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Robbin Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent 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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Cozad.
Sloppy strikes from Cozad. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad misses with a takedown
and Gracie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Cozad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cozad feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Cozad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cozad motions for Gracie to come forward. Cozad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Cozad.
Cozad clinches up against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Cozad throws knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Cozad.
Gracie has Cozad pressed against the cage, preventing Cozad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Cozad shrugs off.
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie rushes Cozad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Cozad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie gets control of Cozad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cozad 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.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cozad has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Cozad manages to pass to side control!
Gracie's coaches at Academia Ipanema have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Cozad controlling the pace.
Cozad wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie wants to control but Cozad passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cozad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cozad is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cozad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cozad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie parries the strikes from Cozad easily there. Cozad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gracie to escape.
Cozad landing a few strikes.
Cozad stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Cozad moved out of range nicely.
Cozad closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Cozad pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cozad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie closes the distance but Cozad moves to the side
and Cozad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cozad throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cozad moves into the clinch.
Cozad misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cozad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cozad won't allow it.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cozad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cozad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cozad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cozad pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cozad scores with a body shot.
Cozad swinging wildly here.
Gracie moves to clinch but Cozad breaks away
and Cozad counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cozad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cozad misses with a double jab.
Cozad shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cozad quickly recovers to half guard.
Cozad is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Cozad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad trying to control the position here.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Cozad blocks nicely.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad working a defensive guard here.
Gracie won't allow Cozad to get back to his feet.
Gracie is in close to Cozad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cozad 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.
Cozad wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Cozad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Charles Cozad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Cozad is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gracie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cozad as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Cozad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Cozad scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cozad scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Cozad.
Cozad scores with a decent looking hook.
Cozad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cozad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cozad stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cozad.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cozad wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Cozad is breathing heavily.
Cozad postures up.
Cozad wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cozad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cozad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Cozad from standing up.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Cozad pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cozad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cozad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Cozad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Cozad counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cozad circles away.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Cozad avoids nicely.
Cozad has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Cozad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cozad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cozad lands a nice elbow.
Cozad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cozad to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gracie crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Cozad!
Charles Cozad made sure to mention his sponsor, No Contest Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Landry Saracen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson throws a shot to the body.
Andersson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saracen backs up against the cage.
It looks like Landry Saracen has been cut.
Saracen 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.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saracen moves away.
Andersson lands a nice shot that snaps Saracen's head back.
A swing and a miss from Saracen.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Saracen fails with the takedown.
Saracen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saracen shoots in and gets a takedown into Andersson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saracen tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Saracen controlling him for the moment.
Andersson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saracen!
Saracen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson controlling from the full mount.
Saracen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saracen regains half guard.
Saracen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen wants to get back to full guard but Andersson has mounted him!
Saracen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andersson controlling the pace for now.
Saracen tries to reverse the position but Andersson maintains control.
Andersson controlling the position easily from mount.
Saracen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson won't let Saracen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Saracen can't escape the position.
Saracen prevents Andersson from taking his back.
Saracen wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson prevents Saracen from getting the reversal.
Saracen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Andersson prevents Saracen from getting the reversal.
Saracen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Saracen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Andersson is trying to stick to Saracen's back but Saracen is turning into Andersson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Andersson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Saracen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saracen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Andersson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landry Saracen'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.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andersson swings for the body but Saracen moves out of range.
Andersson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saracen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Saracen pushes down on Andersson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saracen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saracen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saracen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Andersson.
Saracen is looking to advance position but Andersson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Andersson is trying to control the position but Saracen postures up.
Saracen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andersson is keeping the position for now.
Andersson has Saracen pulled in close to control his posture.
Saracen looking to pass the guard.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet but Saracen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saracen tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Landry Saracen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saracen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andersson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andersson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andersson!
Saracen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson taking a breather here.
Saracen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersson trying to control the position but Saracen is working away.
You can see the frustration on Saracen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saracen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson controlling from side mount.
Saracen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Saracen is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landry Saracen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landry Saracen'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. This is the final round!
Andersson tests Saracen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saracen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saracen circles away quickly and effectively.
Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andersson as he avoids it easily.
Saracen stuns Andersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Andersson as Saracen shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Andersson as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Andersson does it's job there.
Andersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saracen doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson connects with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Andersson.
Andersson scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andersson as he avoids it easily.
Frank Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saracen throws a shot from downtown. Andersson moves away and avoids it.
Andersson throws a combination. Saracen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saracen doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Saracen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saracen is just out of range.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Andersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andersson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Andersson lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saracen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Saracen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Andersson there.
Saracen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Good shot there by Andersson.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saracen moves away.
Andersson cracks Saracen with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saracen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saracen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson tries to bum rush Saracen with a series of wild strikes but Saracen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saracen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andersson pinned against the cage. Andersson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andersson lands a nice shot that snaps Saracen's head back.
Andersson connects with an inside leg kick.
Saracen takes one on the button.
Saracen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saracen moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Saracen walks into a jab.
Saracen is rocked!
Saracen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Saracen.
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saracen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saracen tries to clinch there but Andersson circles away.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saracen.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saracen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saracen avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saracen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saracen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersson won't allow Saracen to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andersson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Andersson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Andersson waved his t-shirt featuring Undead clothing. All items 10$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake VanVactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanVactor comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Pimp by David Banner. MacTavish comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake VanVactor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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39
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182 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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake VanVactor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacTavish scores with a nice body kick.
VanVactor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacTavish can pounce on him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by VanVactor.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
VanVactor in side control, throwing shots but MacTavish defends.
MacTavish tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but VanVactor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing that VanVactor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
VanVactor landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
VanVactor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on VanVactor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
VanVactor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and MacTavish works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
MacTavish blocking the ground and pound attempt from VanVactor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish wants to improve his position but VanVactor is controlling well.
VanVactor wants to pass to mount but MacTavish is defending the position.
VanVactor working over MacTavish with some ground and pound. MacTavish looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
VanVactor trying to control the action but MacTavish is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacTavish defending well though.
VanVactor wants to take a breather but MacTavish is having none of it.
VanVactor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
VanVactor is looking for a kimura but MacTavish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for VanVactor to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacTavish is trying to get back to full guard.
VanVactor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor is thwarting MacTavish's attempts to control the position.
VanVactor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacTavish defending well though.
MacTavish controlling the position for now.
VanVactor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacTavish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from VanVactor.
VanVactor throws an elbow that misses. MacTavish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in VanVactor's guard. Nice move by MacTavish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
VanVactor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VanVactor looking for a sweep. Not yet VanVactor, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake VanVactor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacTavish lands with a shot to the body.
VanVactor throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
Crunch! MacTavish slams his shin into VanVactor's torso.
VanVactor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacTavish.
MacTavish avoids the body shot from VanVactor.
MacTavish misses with a left hand
and VanVactor counters with a stiff right hand.
VanVactor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from VanVactor misses.
VanVactor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacTavish's head.
A good leg kick by MacTavish.
VanVactor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
VanVactor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacTavish.
MacTavish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from VanVactor.
VanVactor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacTavish counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish with a nice cross.
MacTavish lands with a nice body punch.
VanVactor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
VanVactor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacTavish. MacTavish obviously looking to wear him down.
MacTavish with a jab.
VanVactor misses the body punch
and MacTavish counters with a right hand to the body.
VanVactor takes a swing at MacTavish's ribcage but misses.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. VanVactor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
VanVactor 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.
VanVactor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacTavish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VanVactor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
VanVactor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonto MacTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacTavish.
MacTavish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from VanVactor misses its intended target.
MacTavish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
VanVactor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacTavish.
VanVactor throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from VanVactor.
MacTavish digs a good body shot into VanVactor's ribs.
MacTavish lands a nice hook to VanVactor's body. VanVactor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacTavish lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from VanVactor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands a nice looking kick to the body. VanVactor takes a step back to recover.
MacTavish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacTavish lands a head shot.
MacTavish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacTavish tries to work over VanVactor's front leg with a kick but VanVactor checks it.
VanVactor throws a looping overhand right but MacTavish ducks down to avoid it.
MacTavish throws a looping overhand right but VanVactor ducks down to avoid it.
MacTavish leaves VanVactor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
VanVactor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
VanVactor misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacTavish.
VanVactor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacTavish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before VanVactor has time to react.
VanVactor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
VanVactor throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
VanVactor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacTavish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
VanVactor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacTavish. That one must have hurt.
MacTavish 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!
VanVactor misses with a body shot.
MacTavish looks to throw the jab but VanVactor is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from MacTavish.
MacTavish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto MacTavish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
VanVactor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacTavish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by VanVactor.
Good standup being displayed there by MacTavish as he connects with a hook.
MacTavish swings widly with a right hand
and VanVactor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacTavish with a jab.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from VanVactor.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut.
A big right from VanVactor misses.
MacTavish throws the left hand but VanVactor avoids the punch easily.
MacTavish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from VanVactor.
VanVactor just misses with a punch to the body.
VanVactor shoots in and drives through. MacTavish sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish avoids the body shot from VanVactor.
VanVactor throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
VanVactor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacTavish misses with a few strikes there.
VanVactor takes a swing at MacTavish's ribcage but misses.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
VanVactor swings widly with a right hand
and MacTavish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - VanVactor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
VanVactor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from VanVactor there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacTavish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacTavish avoids the body shot from VanVactor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from VanVactor.
MacTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
VanVactor swings for the body but MacTavish moves out of range.
VanVactor throws a hook but MacTavish avoids it easily.
VanVactor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacTavish. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacTavish, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacTavish slips under a jab from VanVactor.
MacTavish throws a hook but VanVactor avoids it easily.
MacTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as VanVactor throws out the jab.
MacTavish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by MacTavish.
MacTavish lands with an uppercut that bounces VanVactor off the cage and back into range.
VanVactor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish jabs VanVactor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacTavish lands a jab to the head.
VanVactor shoots in looking for a takedown but MacTavish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing VanVactor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
VanVactor misses with a body shot
and MacTavish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for VanVactor.
MacTavish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
VanVactor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
VanVactor swings widly with a right hand
and MacTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
MacTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by VanVactor.
VanVactor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacTavish tries to avoid it but VanVactor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacTavish to the ground. MacTavish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake VanVactor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacTavish connects with a solid leg kick.
VanVactor scores with a hook to the body. MacTavish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
VanVactor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacTavish misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish scores with a nice head shot.
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!
VanVactor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
VanVactor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonto MacTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacTavish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt VanVactor.
The crowd cheers as MacTavish lands an impressive looking overhand right. VanVactor doesn't seem phased though.
MacTavish throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
VanVactor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
VanVactor is rocked!
BOOM! MacTavish lands a beautiful left hook that drops VanVactor. VanVactor tries to recover but MacTavish is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and VanVactor lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonto MacTavish!
An out of breath Tonto MacTavish thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevsky comes to the cage accompanied by "Right Above It" by Lil Wayne Feat.Drake. Grozni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Миша Маваши - & kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky darts in looking for a takedown but Grozni gets double underhooks and turns Nevsky into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grozni.
Stalling in the clinch from Grozni.
Nevsky blocking some punches.
Grozni scores with a shoulder strike.
Grozni pushes Nevsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grozni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nevsky backwards.
Grozni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grozni pushes Nevsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Grozni.
I was talking to Nevsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grozni manages to break the clinch.
Grozni looks to land a right hand but Nevsky moved out of range.
Grozni connects with the punch.
Nevsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grozni tries to avoid it but Nevsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grozni to the ground. Grozni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nevsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grozni counters with a three punch combo that has Nevsky backing up. Nevsky nods at Grozni to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grozni lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nevsky goes down and covers up as Grozni starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Grozni!
In defeat, Alexander Nevsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well ... what can I say ... my opponent was better than me tonight and congratulations for him! But I will come back strong and better prepared next time and put on a show for you guys !!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Greek (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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World class 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
28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bombada.
The Greek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bombada tries to avoid it but The Greek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bombada to the ground. Bombada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Greek looks to land a combination but Bombada avoids it well.
The Greek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombada circles away.
Bombada throws a shot from downtown. The Greek moves away and avoids it.
The Greek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bombada is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bombada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bombada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Greek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombada circles away quickly and effectively.
The Greek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Greek shoots for a double leg takedown but Bombada sprawls well. He's pushed The Greek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Greek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada connects with a body shot.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada counters with a two punch combo.
The Greek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Greek throws a right and a left that Bombada avoids nicely.
The Greek lands a nice looking body shot.
The Greek goes for a double leg but Bombada avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bombada continues to drive forward.
The Greek trying to stall but Bombada improves his position.
Bombada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombada circles away.
The Greek dodges the punch combination from Bombada.
The Greek shoots in for a takedown but Bombada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bombada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Greek.
The Greek shoots in looking for a takedown. Bombada tries to sprawl out of it but The Greek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bombada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Greek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Champ Bombada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bombada lands a nice shot that snaps The Greek's head back.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada counters with a stiff right hand.
Bombada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada cracks The Greek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bombada throws the left hand but The Greek avoids the punch easily.
The Greek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bombada. The Greek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bombada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bombada dodges the punch combination from The Greek.
Bombada lands a jab to The Greek's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bombada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
The Greek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bombada stalks The Greek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Greek's face. The Greek staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Greek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bombada but Bombada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Greek throws a hook but Bombada blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Bombada 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.
The Greek goes for a double leg but Bombada avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bombada continues to drive forward.
Bombada manages to break the clinch.
Bombada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bombada's corner calls for a 1-2. Bombada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Greek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bombada misses with a wild body shot.
The Greek moves out of range of the strikes.
Bombada thows a body shot but no joy.
The Greek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Greek shoots in and drives through. Bombada sprawls well.
The Greek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombada circles away.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Greek.
Bombada misses with a double jab.
The Greek slips a jab and a cross from Bombada.
Champ Bombada is winning the standup battle so far.
Bombada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bombada there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Greek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - The Greek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bombada misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada works the jab nicely.
The Greek misses with a combination
and Bombada counters with a left and a right that stings The Greek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Greek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Greek lunges at Bombada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bombada's hand.
The Greek misses with a takedown attempt
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Greek dives in for a single leg takedown but Bombada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bombada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Greek misses with a combination
and Bombada counters with a nice uppercut.
The Greek shoots for a takedown but Bombada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Greek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Greek is breathing heavily.
Bombada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bombada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Greek momentarily.
The Greek is rocked!
No luck for The Greek with that takedown attempt.
The Greek is still on wobbly legs! Can Bombada finish him?
Bombada drops The Greek with a naaaaasty hook - The Greek is in real trouble here! Bombada dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Bombada!
In his post fight interview, Champ Bombada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
195 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman misses with a takedown
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowman goes for a double leg but Rivers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rivers continues to drive forward.
Bowman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivers walks away with a smile on his face. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman scores with a nice head shot.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowman tries to clinch but Rivers moves away
and Rivers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bowman really felt that one!
Bowman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bowman throws out a powerful jab.
Bowman moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Rivers tries a body shot but Bowman blocks it.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Bowman avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Bowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nathan Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Bowman's ribs.
Bowman shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Bowman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowman tries to clinch but Rivers moves away
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers thumps Bowman with a low kick.
Bowman has Rivers up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowman or not.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Bowman tries to pull guard but Rivers won't allow it.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowman controls his hands.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Bowman avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers tries a body shot but Bowman blocks it.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowman controls his hands.
Rivers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowman gets control of Rivers's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bowman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bowman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rivers uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bowman is trying to improve his position.
Bowman throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rivers happy to just control the position for now.
Bowman 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.
Rivers decides to stand back up.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivers defends it nicely.
Bowman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Bowman tries for a takedown but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Rivers finds it's target.
Bowman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivers avoids it really well and circles away.
A left lands for Rivers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bowman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rivers has Bowman pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowman tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivers is retaining full guard.
Bowman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowman throws an elbow that misses. Rivers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowman's guard. Nice move by Rivers!
Bowman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rivers passes into side control.
Bowman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rivers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
Bowman is looking for a sweep.
Bowman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rivers easily slips into full mount!
Bowman is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to hold on but Rivers pushes him away.
Bowman has given up his back here.
Rivers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bowman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bowman rolls, trying to escape but Rivers keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers controls the position.
Bowman rolls, trying to escape but Rivers keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers controls the action.
Nathan Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Bowman dominated that second round.
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!
Bowman misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Rivers, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Rivers against the cage but Rivers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nathan Bowman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowman tries to clinch up but Rivers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Bowman moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Rivers fakes the leg kick and cracks Bowman in the body.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Bowman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bowman takes a step back to recover.
Bowman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Rivers.
Bowman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bowman on the side of the head.
It looks like Nathan Bowman has been cut.
Rivers is looking to chop away at Bowman's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Bowman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bowman has managed to clinch.
Rivers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers tries to work over Bowman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is trying to stall.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bowman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers is pressed up against the cage. Bowman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivers down to the mat. Rivers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Rivers, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Rivers against the cage but Rivers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rivers connects with the punch.
Dru Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Bowman shoots in.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivers thuds his shin into the meat of Bowman's side.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowman. That did some damage!
Bowman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Bowman shrugs it off though.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Bowman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rivers feints and then cracks Bowman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowman down.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowman is rocked!
Bowman looks to throw a body kick
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Oh Bowman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowman tries to clinch but Rivers moves out of range.
Bowman seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Rivers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bowman if he has to take too many more of those.
Bowman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Bowman tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Bowman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bowman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowman darts in trying to clinch
and Rivers counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dru Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivers 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dru Rivers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path 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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164 lbs
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165 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Buarga.
Linne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buarga on the side of the head.
Linne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buarga avoids the head kick by Linne.
Linne takes one to the side of the head.
Buarga lands with a straight right. Linne didn't see that one coming.
Linne rushes Buarga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buarga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Buarga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne darts in trying to clinch
and Buarga counters with a stiff right hand.
Linne throws a looping overhand right but Buarga ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne scores with a jab. Buarga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buarga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buarga.
Crunch! Linne slams his shin into Buarga's torso.
Buarga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linne lands a jab to the nose.
Buarga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Putka in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buarga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linne.
Buarga scores with a nice head shot.
Buarga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buarga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buarga connects with a jab.
Buarga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buarga moves out of range as Linne throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Buarga. Those never looked like landing.
Buarga throws a hook but Linne avoids it easily.
Linne staying out of range there.
Linne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Buarga.
Linne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Buarga catches Linne right on the button with a cross.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and Linne counters with a head kick that drops Buarga to the mat! Buarga scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Buarga is rocked!
Linne lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Buarga crumples to the floor! Linne milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastien Linne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu has chosen Blanket on the ground 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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225 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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214 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard lands a jab.
Eberhard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tu on the side of the head.
Eberhard gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tu gets full guard.
Eberhard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tu is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Eberhard frees his head nicely. Oh but Tu has switched to an armbar! Eberhard is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vit Tu! Vit Tu retains his light heavyweight title!
Vit Tu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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