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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Axe Murdrer as his entrance music. Khulet Malapitan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Malapitan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malapitan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva is rocked!
Silva leaves his chin hanging out and Malapitan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Silva crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khulet Malapitan!
A very excited looking Khulet Malapitan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattinson's entrance music is Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65. A fine choice. Edward Pattinson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 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
14 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fachellie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pattinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fachellie throws a low kick but Pattinson moves out of range easily.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francesco Fachellie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pattinson tenderised Fachellie's leg. Fachellie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pattinson moves into the clinch.
Pattinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pattinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Fachellie gets an underhook and turns Pattinson into the ropes.
Pattinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pattinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pattinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fachellie lands a right hand.
Pattinson taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fachellie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fachellie lands a nice elbow.
Pattinson blocking some punches.
Fachellie throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson fails to pull guard.
Pattinson crunches a lovely knee into Fachellie's ribcage.
Fachellie lands an elbow inside that Pattinson shrugs off.
Fachellie misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pattinson.
Pattinson misses with a knee to the head.
Fachellie manages to break the clinch.
Fachellie lands with a slapping head kick.
Fachellie fails with a takedown attempt.
Fachellie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fachellie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pattinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a leg kick which misses Pattinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pattinson tries to avoid it.
Fachellie throws a sloppy head kick
and Pattinson counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fachellie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pattinson drops his hands momentarily and Fachellie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fachellie rushes Pattinson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pattinson slows down the pace here.
Pattinson is looking to control Fachellie's arms but Fachellie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pattinson has his back to the ropes.
Fachellie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pattinson tries to work over Fachellie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pattinson prevents a body shot from Fachellie.
Pattinson tries to stall but Fachellie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fachellie.
Pattinson avoiding damage as Fachellie throws knees to the body.
Fachellie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands an elbow just above Pattinson 's eye.
A body shot lands from Fachellie.
Pattinson trying to control the position but instead, Fachellie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pattinson into the ropes.
Fachellie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fachellie scores with a shoulder strike.
Fachellie throws an elbow but it misses.
Fachellie throws an elbow but it misses.
Fachellie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pattinson has him pressed against the ropes.
Fachellie tries to throw a body punch but Pattinson avoids it by throwing Fachellie back against the ropes.
Pattinson is trying to pull guard but Fachellie turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Pattinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Pattinson to work.
Fachellie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattinsons head.
Pattinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pattinson is trying to pull guard but Fachellie has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fachellie blocks it with crossed arms.
Fachellie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pattinson is trying to stall.
Fachellie avoiding damage as Pattinson throws knees to the body.
Fachellie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pattinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pattinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pattinson prevents a body shot from Fachellie.
Pattinson misses with some punches.
Fachellie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachellie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fachellie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pattinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Fachellie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pattinson closes the distance and pushes Fachellie back into the ropes.
Fachellie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pattinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fachellie lands with a light punch inside.
Pattinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Fachellie.
Fachellie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pattinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fachellie avoids it.
Pattinson scores with a shot to the side of Fachellie's head.
Fachellie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pattinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pattinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fachellie has a couple of punches blocked by Pattinson.
Pattinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fachellie pushes off an throws an elbow but Pattinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson tries a body shot but Fachellie blocks it.
Fachellie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fachellie looking to stall.
Pattinson stalling in the clinch but Fachellie improves position.
Fachellie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pattinson is defending well for now.
Fachellie misses with some punches.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
Pattinson tries to pull guard but Fachellie forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Fachellie.
Pattinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pattinson is looking to control Fachellie's arms but Fachellie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pattinson has his back to the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pattinson.
Pattinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pattinson is struggling to control the position.
Pattinson keeps control of Fachellie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fachellie walks away with a smile on his face. Pattinson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Fachellie. No joy for Pattinson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Pattinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pattinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fachellie jabs Pattinson right on the nose. Pattinson blinks but takes it well.
Pattinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fachellie's calf.
A low kick from Fachellie misses
and Pattinson counters with a low kick, right behind Fachellie 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattinson scores with a nice strike.
Pattinson blocks a head kick by Fachellie.
Pattinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fachellie in his tracks.
Pattinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fachellie, right into the meat.
Pattinson clinches.
Pattinson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson has Fachellie pressed against the ropes.
Pattinson pulls guard effortlessly.
Fachellie throws a strike but Pattinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pattinson trying to control but Fachellie is working from the bottom.
Fachellie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pattinson wants to control from the top but Fachellie keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie is looking to stand up but Pattinson isn't so interested in that idea.
Pattinson trying to control but Fachellie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edward Pattinson.
Pattinson misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Fachellie is predictable there
and Pattinson moves into the clinch.
Pattinson tries a body shot but Fachellie blocks it.
Fachellie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pattinson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fachellie to the mat. Fachellie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pattinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fachellie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pattinson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Pattinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fachellie wants to clinch.
Pattinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pattinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edward Pattinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pattinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fachellie on his heels. He'll look to pass Fachellie's guard now, I'm sure.
Pattinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fachellie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fachellie 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.
Fachellie controls Pattinson momentarily but Pattinson frees himself.
Fachellie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pattinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fachellie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fachellie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fachellie working Pattinson over with strikes.
Pattinson is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fachellie connects with a nice short shot to Pattinson's temple.
Pattinson tries to get to full guard but Fachellie has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson looking for submissions off his back.
Fachellie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fachellie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pattinson defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pattinson manages to get to full guard.
Fachellie is looking to work some ground and pound but Pattinson has wrist control.
Pattinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson looking for a guillotine here but Fachellie defends easily.
Fachellie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pattinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fachellie trying to keep a closed guard but Pattinson is proving a slippery customer.
Fachellie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pattinson trying to control but Fachellie is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fachellie holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fachellie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fachellie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fachellie!
Pattinson prevents Fachellie from improving position.
Pattinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fachellie's best efforts.
Fachellie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pattinson looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edward Pattinson.
I think Pattinson 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Pattinson!
A victorious Edward Pattinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen ..Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Leon Lance 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lance circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Lance misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Lance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lance has wrist control.
Lance wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lance is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lance avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lance circles away.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lance.
Leon Lance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Lance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lance is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Lance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lance advances to half guard.
Lance looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance trying to work for an americana but Gracie has managed to regain full guard.
Lance is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Lance is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Johny Fighting Temple, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lance looks a forlorn figure.
Lance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Lance is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Lance is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lance is looking to escape.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lance is rocked!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lance's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Lance.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lance circles away.
Lance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leon Lance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Lance jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Leon Lance's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lance defends it nicely.
Leon Lance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Lance dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie rushes Lance and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Lance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the ropes. Lance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lance gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Lance manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lance trying to control the position.
Lance is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lance trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leon Lance just wasn't active enough.
Lance lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gracie can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lance and Gracie drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lance.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Lance!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Louza trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rogers looking for a triangle here. Louza is fighting it but it looks tight! Rogers pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Louza is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steve Rogers!
A very excited looking Steve Rogers 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Frazier (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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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
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome Frazier lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
Joe Frazier throws a shot to the body.
Joe Frazier connects with a body shot.
Joe Frazier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jerome Frazier.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joe Frazier, as that shot connected.
Joe Frazier instigates a clinch.
Joe Frazier is pressed up against the ropes. Jerome Frazier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joe Frazier down to the mat. Joe Frazier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Frazier drops Jerome Frazier with a beautiful combination! Jerome Frazier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Joe Frazier is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jerome Frazier has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jerome Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe Frazier scores with a sloppy right hand. Jerome Frazier should have avoided that one.
Joe Frazier fails with a takedown attempt.
Jerome Frazier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by Joe Frazier's head coaches at C Bukowskis fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe Frazier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jerome Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jerome Frazier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jerome Frazier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe Frazier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jerome Frazier somewhat.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Frazier.
Joe Frazier connects with the punch.
Jerome Frazier misses with an uppercut. Joe Frazier saw that one coming.
Jerome Frazier checks a leg kick nicely.
Jerome Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe Frazier lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerome Frazier misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe Frazier lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Joe Frazier - just one landing.
Joe Frazier tries to clinch but Jerome Frazier is having none of it.
Jerome Frazier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jerome Frazier seems to be working for a kimura but Joe Frazier defends the submission attempt.
Jerome Frazier stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jerome Frazier working over Joe Frazier with some ground and pound. Joe Frazier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome Frazier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jerome Frazier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe Frazier wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jerome Frazier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joe Frazier is just riding it out for now. Jerome Frazier eventually gives up the hold.
Jerome Frazier is trying to control. Joe Frazier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Frazier looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jerome Frazier tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Joe Frazier.
Joe Frazier is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jerome Frazier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joe Frazier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jerome Frazier trying to control the action but Joe Frazier is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Joe Frazier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jerome Frazier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joe Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Joe Frazier. No joy for Jerome Frazier on that attempt.
Joe Frazier staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joe Frazier.
Joe Frazier slips a jab from Jerome Frazier.
Jerome Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Joe Frazier's shoulder, as Joe Frazier tries to avoid the shot.
Jerome Frazier misses with a straight right.
Joe Frazier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe Frazier defending well as Jerome Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jerome Frazier. Joe Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jerome Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe Frazier clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe Frazier is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Joe Frazier tries to clinch up.
Joe Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jerome Frazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jerome Frazier looks to land a combination but Joe Frazier avoids it well.
Jerome Frazier misses with an uppercut
enabling Joe Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe Frazier lands the left hand.
Joe Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jerome Frazier looks to land a right hand but Joe Frazier moved out of range.
Joe Frazier lands a left and a right that send Jerome Frazier crashing to the mat, dazed. Joe Frazier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jerome Frazier is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jerome Frazier throws a sloppy body shot
and Joe Frazier counters with a big right hand! Oh Jerome Frazier is in trouble here! Joe Frazier follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Frazier waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unloco - Crashing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennet.
Crescent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crescent dives in and scores a takedown into Bennet's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
Crescent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crescent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crescent prevents Bennet from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crescent manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crescent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crescent looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bennet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crescent is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bennet connects with a nice short shot to Crescent's temple.
Crescent is pressing down on Bennet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bennet stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crescent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bennet's guard.
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!
Crescent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennet is keeping the position for now.
Crescent stands up over Bennet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Crescent with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crescent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet striking off his back but it's not causing Crescent any problems.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bennet tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent is in close to Bennet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crescent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crescent throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.
Crescent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crescent lands a right hook to the body.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crescent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crescent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throws out a powerful jab.
Bennet throws a right hand that Crescent ducks under and follows up with a left that Crescent also avoids with ease.
Crescent misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crescent smiles and moves away.
Bennet has been working on his balance at Demon's Elite Gym (9 Elite), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Crescent.
Horrible takedown by Bennet or perhaps it was just good defense by Crescent which made him look bad.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crescent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crescent throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennet was covering up waiting for the punch and Crescent finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crescent pushes down on Bennet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crescent misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Crescent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennet is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crescent looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
A slow jab from Crescent misses its intended target.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch but Crescent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crescent misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Noah Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crescent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown but Crescent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Crescent pushes him off.
Crescent keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crescent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crescent.
Bennet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crescent blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Crescent throws a good cross that connects.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Crescent scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crescent content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crescent won't allow Bennet to get back to his feet.
Crescent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crescent looking to sit in guard and control but Bennet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bennet tries to stand but Crescent is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crescent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crescent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bennet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crescent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crescent looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bennet has picked Crescent up and slammed him! Crescent can't keep hold of the triangle and Bennet manages to pass to side control!
Crescent is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bennet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crescent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crescent.
Crescent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crescent is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
Crescent distracts Bennet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Bennet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
Crescent scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent 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!
Crescent throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crescent jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet dives in for a single leg takedown but Crescent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crescent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Crescent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crescent works on Bennet's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennet tries to circle away but Crescent has him pinned against the ropes.
Bennet can't get the takedown.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crescent prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Crescent lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crescent turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crescent manages to end up in side control.
Crescent creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bennet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bennet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Crescent's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crescent lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crescent.
Crescent throws a strike aimed at the side of Bennet's head but Bennet avoids it well.
Crescent misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mornington Crescent has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crescent.
Crescent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennet keeps working.
Crescent scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bennet dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Crescent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crescent landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet parries the strikes from Crescent easily there. Crescent is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bennet to escape.
Bennet defending against the ground and pound.
Crescent is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crescent in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crescent landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Crescent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crescent working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crescent throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bennet works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crescent trying to control from Bennet's half guard. Bennet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crescent winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mornington Crescent!
An out of breath Mornington Crescent 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Disposition (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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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition moves out of range of the body kick from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick but Disposition sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sunny Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosmalen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Disposition's sensitive parts.
Roosmalen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roosmalen shoots in but no luck this time.
Roosmalen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Disposition swinging wildly here.
Disposition lands a glancing blow to the side of Roosmalen's head.
Disposition works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Disposition is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roosmalen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roosmalen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Disposition avoids it really well and circles away.
Roosmalen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition scores with a hook to the body. Roosmalen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Disposition wants to slow Roosmalen down by chopping away at his legs.
Disposition throws a lazy uppercut
and Roosmalen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Disposition really felt that one!
Good leg kick by Roosmalen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roosmalen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Roosmalen trying to pass the guard but Disposition defending well.
Roosmalen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roosmalen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roosmalen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Disposition is looking to escape.
Roosmalen controlling the action here.
Roosmalen wants to pass to mount but Disposition is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roosmalen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Disposition tries to roll over but Roosmalen keeps him under control.
Roosmalen is stalling here. Disposition is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Roosmalen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Disposition has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Roosmalen tries to buck Disposition off but Disposition is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen is trying to control Disposition's posture but Disposition avoids it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Disposition tries to stand but Roosmalen controls the position and pulls Disposition into his guard.
Disposition 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.
Disposition preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sunny Disposition was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roosmalen moves out of range of the leg kick from Disposition.
Roosmalen throws a lazy head kick
and Disposition counters with a good low kick that Roosmalen was not able to check.
Disposition rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roosmalen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roosmalen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Disposition circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Roosmalen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Disposition's shoulder, as Disposition tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition looks to land a left hand but Roosmalen moved out of range nicely.
Disposition throws a hook but Roosmalen blocks it.
Roosmalen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roosmalen looks to land a right hand but Disposition moved out of range.
Disposition leaves Roosmalen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roosmalen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Disposition. That did some damage!
Disposition avoids a kick to the body.
Roosmalen connects with a body shot.
Roosmalen tries for a takedown but Disposition sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roosmalen lands an overhand right.
Stefan Roosmalen is winning the standup battle so far.
Roosmalen motions for Disposition to come forward. Roosmalen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roosmalen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roosmalen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Disposition napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen wants to control but Disposition is keeping him busy.
Disposition is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen trying to control the action but Disposition is working from the bottom.
Roosmalen wants to take a breather but Disposition manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Roosmalen.
Disposition keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Disposition wants to stand up but Roosmalen is controlling him.
Disposition looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Disposition is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Disposition has escaped and now he's on top!
Disposition controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roosmalen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Disposition stopping the sweep attempt from Roosmalen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen is controlling Disposition's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roosmalen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Roosmalen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disposition throws a leg kick
and Roosmalen counters with a leg kick.
Roosmalen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Disposition misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roosmalen.
Disposition lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roosmalen takes a step back to recover.
Disposition pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roosmalen is out of range and Disposition settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Disposition. Disposition obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Disposition misses its intended target.
Disposition tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roosmalen cracks a nice hook into Disposition's ribs.
Roosmalen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disposition moves away.
Disposition throws a solid leg kick but Roosmalen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Disposition.
Good work by Roosmalen as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen misses with a series of wild punches.
Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Disposition.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roosmalen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disposition manages to avoid it.
Disposition fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roosmalen checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Roosmalen swinging wildly here.
Roosmalen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Disposition's guard.
Roosmalen postures up in Disposition's guard and throws a big left but Disposition blocks it.
Roosmalen is stalling in the full guard.
Roosmalen passes Disposition's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Disposition wants to get back to full guard.
Stefan Roosmalen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Disposition blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roosmalen.
Disposition taking some punishment here, with Roosmalen in his half guard.
Roosmalen trying to control from half guard but Disposition is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition is trying to control but can't.
Roosmalen trying to pass the guard but Disposition defending well.
Roosmalen is looking to take a break and control but Disposition is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Disposition is trying to maintain the position but Roosmalen is very close to passing his half guard.
Roosmalen trying to control the action but Disposition is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Disposition scoring well with a low kick there.
Disposition looks to land a left hand but Roosmalen moved out of range nicely.
Sunny Disposition has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick which misses Disposition's front leg but catches the back leg as Disposition tries to avoid it.
Roosmalen is looking to chop away at Disposition's legs.
Disposition fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roosmalen.
Roosmalen is looking to wear down Disposition with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roosmalen scores with a head kick. Disposition tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Disposition.
Roosmalen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Disposition's calf.
Disposition takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Disposition cracks Roosmalen with a good jab.
Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Disposition moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Disposition on his heels. He'll look to pass Disposition's guard now, I'm sure.
Roosmalen throwing strikes but missing.
Roosmalen wants to control from the top but Disposition keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen passes Disposition's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roosmalen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Disposition's head.
Roosmalen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Roosmalen seems content to control.
Roosmalen wants to free his trapped foot but Disposition is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen trying to control from half guard but Disposition is working away.
Disposition wants to control but Roosmalen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roosmalen trying to control from half guard but Disposition is working away.
Roosmalen trying to pass the guard but Disposition defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stefan Roosmalen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roosmalen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Disposition sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roosmalen is out of range.
Crunch! Roosmalen slams his shin into Disposition's torso.
Roosmalen lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roosmalen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DTK Designs (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escargesa looks to land a combination. Hathaway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Escargesa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hathaway momentarily.
Hathaway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa lands a glancing blow to the side of Hathaway's head.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Escargesa misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Escargesa lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Escargesa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hathaway.
Hathaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escargesa thows a body shot but no joy.
Escargesa misses with a looping right.
Escargesa tries to clinch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Escargesa dips to his left and cracks Hathaway with an uppercut!
Escargesa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
Escargesa misses with a body shot.
Escargesa throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Escargesa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hathaway works the jab nicely.
Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escargesa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
Nice cross by Escargesa.
Escargesa seems to have recovered his senses.
Escargesa takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway cracks Escargesa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Escargesa does no damage.
Hathaway connects with a body shot that sends Escargesa's belly button to the back.
Hathaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escargesa.
Hathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Hathaway needs to keep his hands up - Escargesa had a free shot at his head there.
Escargesa sizes up Hathaway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Escargesa misses with a body shot.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Escargesa tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Escargesa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hathaway scores with the left hand. Escargesa knows he should have avoided that one.
Escargesa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Escargesa.
Hathaway drops Escargesa with a beautiful combination! Escargesa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hathaway is looking for the KO!
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
Escargesa throws a jab when Hathaway was well out of range.
A head kick by Hathaway - that's a beauty! Escargesa is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hathaway can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Hathaway!
An out of breath Daniel Hathaway 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the ring accompanied by Flower Of Scotland. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant scores with a one two! McKenzie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from McKenzie.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by McKenzie there.
McKenzie misses with a looping right.
McKenzie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
McKenzie throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a single leg into guard. McKenzie didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McKenzie is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grant with a nice head shot there.
McKenzie controls Grant momentarily but Grant frees himself.
McKenzie is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Grant wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Grant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant wants to pass the guard but McKenzie is keeping the position.
Grant throwing strikes from guard but McKenzie blocks nicely.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McKenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Grant throwing strikes from guard but McKenzie blocks nicely.
McKenzie trying to control the position here.
McKenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Grant is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grant landing with the ground and pound.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKenzie keeping full guard, as Grant tries to pass.
McKenzie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grant scoring with some ground and pound.
Grant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McKenzie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grant, into his guard.
McKenzie cracks Grant with a solid left hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking for a sweep. Not yet Grant, not yet.
McKenzie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is looking to sweep but instead, McKenzie has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant checks the leg kick.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses the jab.
Brandon Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant tries to clinch but McKenzie is having none of it.
Grant moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Rob McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant moves into the clinch successfully.
Grant wants the takedown. McKenzie is fighting it off but Grant persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McKenzie's guard against the ropes.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McKenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet McKenzie, not yet.
McKenzie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throwing strikes from guard but McKenzie blocks nicely.
McKenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant throws a big elbow that misses.
McKenzie working a defensive guard here.
Grant wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Grant pushing down on McKenzie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McKenzie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McKenzie trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKenzie tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
McKenzie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grant scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McKenzie's thigh. McKenzie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grant is working McKenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McKenzie's guard.
McKenzie tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Grant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is trying is best to control the position here.
McKenzie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grant.
Grant postures up in McKenzie's guard and throws a big left but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
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!
Grant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but McKenzie is retaining full guard.
Grant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant lands with a shot to the body.
McKenzie looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McKenzie swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
McKenzie looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
McKenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKenzie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McKenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKenzie misses with a combination
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant slips under a jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
McKenzie misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grant!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grant.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
McKenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenzie.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie jabs at Grant's body.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rob McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Grant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables McKenzie to keep the fight standing.
Grant has clasped his hands together around McKenzie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McKenzie prevents Grant from improving position.
McKenzie is trying to control Grant's posture but Grant avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant grinds an elbow into McKenzie's temple.
Grant tries to score with some ground and pound. McKenzie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grant in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grant working the ground and pound.
McKenzie wants to control but Grant postures up.
McKenzie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant trying to control the position but McKenzie is working away.
Grant working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
Brandon Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandon Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McKenzie is looking for a sweep.
Rob McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie prevents Grant from moving into mount.
Grant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Grant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Mamed Khalidovv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovv has Perez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khalidovv has hold of one of Perez's legs. Perez is fighting the takedown attempt but Khalidovv gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Khalidovv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khalidovv drops back looking for a leg! Perez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perez manages to kick Khalidovv off! Khalidovv jumps back into Perez's guard.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez wants to stand but Khalidovv is controlling the position.
Khalidovv advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khalidovv is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Perez is trying to escape and Khalidovv transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Perez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Khalidovv! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mamed Khalidovv!
A victorious Mamed Khalidovv thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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