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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yip Man has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Grand Master Yip Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamie Coton's chin.
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278 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Coton.
Coton throws an off balance right hand
and Yip Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coton lands a two punch combo.
Yip Man blocks a head kick by Coton.
Yip Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yip Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Coton scoring well with a low kick there.
Jamie Coton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yip Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coton.
Coton doesn't manage to clinch there - Yip Man circles away.
Coton takes a swing at Yip Man's ribcage but misses.
Coton checks a leg kick nicely.
Yip Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yip Man with a jab.
Coton connects with a crisp jab.
Yip Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Coton tries to sprawl out of it but Yip Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coton moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton is working Yip Man over against the cage.
Coton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coton stops a takedown attempt from Yip Man.
Yip Man manages to break the clinch.
Coton misses with a low kick.
Yip Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coton darts in and clinches Yip Man up against the cage.
Coton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yip Man looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yip Man is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coton to keep the fight standing.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grand Master Yip Man.
Coton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yip Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Yip Man is working for takedown but Coton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yip Man tries to pull guard but Coton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yip Man tries for a takedown but Coton manages to get underhooks.
Yip Man fails to pull guard.
Coton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yip Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yip Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton taking a breather.
Coton lands a shot to the body.
Coton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yip Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Grand Master Yip Man has been cut.
Nice body punch from Coton - that landed with a thud.
Coton lands a knee to the body.
Coton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yip Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yip Man letting Coton take a breather here.
Yip Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coton missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coton obliges.
Coton digs a right hand into Yip Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yip Man's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yip Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yip Man is trying to drag Coton to the mat but Coton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yip Man takes a shot to the head.
Coton scores with a shoulder strike.
Coton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Coton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yip Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coton throws 2 knees - Yip Man can't escape Coton's clinch. As Yip Man tries to escape again Coton whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Yip Man's gum shield and as Yip Man falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jamie Coton!
Jamie Coton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (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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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avreli moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laine enables Avreli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laine manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Laine has wrist control.
Avreli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Avreli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laine wants to stand and escape but Avreli is having none of it.
Laine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Avreli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine pulls Avreli in close to prevent any damage.
Avreli connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avreli is working Laine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Avreli works over Laine with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli postures up in Laine's guard and throws a big left but Laine blocks it.
Avreli wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Avreli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laine wants to stand and escape but Avreli is having none of it.
Avreli wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Laine has wrist control.
Avreli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Avreli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Laine has wrist control.
Avreli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Avreli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avreli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Avreli throws a strike but Laine avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Avreli lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avreli wants to pass the guard but Laine is keeping the position.
Laine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avreli 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Laine pulls Avreli in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine slips a jab from Avreli.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Avreli is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Avreli looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Avreli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avreli throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Avreli dives in and grabs Laine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laine pushes down on Avreli's head and hops out.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avreli throws a right hand that Laine ducks under and follows up with a left that Laine also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Avreli.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Avreli 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.
Avreli looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Avreli is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Laine's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Avreli's head.
Avreli scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laine has hold of Avreli's hands but Avreli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Avreli wants to control but Laine is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Avreli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avreli lands with a punch from half guard.
Laine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Avreli.
Avreli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Avreli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Laine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Laine is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli cracks Laine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Laine is still in real trouble! Can Avreli finish him?
Avreli lands a big elbow - Laine is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Laine is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Avreli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is real american. Mu Talalelei looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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276 lbs
66 - 36 - 2 |
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253 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
66 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mu Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogin.
Talalelei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogin jabs Talalelei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hogin throws a head kick but Talalelei moves out of range.
Talalelei 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.
Hogin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mu Talalelei has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Talalelei looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Talalelei looks winded!
Hogin working the body and head with strikes.
Talalelei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talalelei dodges the ground and pound from Hogin.
Hogin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Talalelei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hogin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hogin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talalelei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Hogin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin tries to score with some ground and pound. Talalelei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Talalelei is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hogin connects with a decent elbow.
That has opened up Mu Talalelei's cut even more.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Talalelei defending against the ground and pound.
Hogin 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.
Hogin working the ground and pound.
Mu Talalelei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mu Talalelei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hulk Hogin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I Buy the Drugs. MacTavish has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
15 - 9 - 2 |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine forces MacTavish back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
MacTavish lands a shot to the body.
MacTavish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentine throws an elbow but it misses.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from MacTavish.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from MacTavish.
MacTavish blocks the elbow strike.
MacTavish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacTavish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacTavish blocks an elbow strike.
Valentine pushes off an throws an elbow but MacTavish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
MacTavish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish scores with a hook to the body.
MacTavish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentine misses with an elbow over the top.
MacTavish lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by MacTavish.
MacTavish lands with a light punch inside.
MacTavish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacTavish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
MacTavish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
MacTavish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Nice body punch from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a left hand.
MacTavish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacTavish lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Still in the clinch, MacTavish scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by MacTavish.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacTavish.
MacTavish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacTavish lands a body punch.
MacTavish lands a nice uppercut.
MacTavish is working Valentine over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacTavish is working Valentine over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from MacTavish.
Valentine is rocked!
MacTavish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacTavish lands a body shot.
MacTavish digs a right hand underneath Valentine's ribcage. Valentine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from MacTavish on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacTavish.
MacTavish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacTavish lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Valentine to his knees! MacTavish keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus De Boskabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Boskabouter has chosen Intro as his entrance music. Paulus De Boskabouter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fred Boyle's chin.
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176 lbs
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
24 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulus De Boskabouter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boskabouter tries to land a front kick but Boyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boyle swings for the body but De Boskabouter moves out of range.
De Boskabouter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown but De Boskabouter shows good takedown defense.
De Boskabouter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Boskabouter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyle checks a leg kick.
Paulus De Boskabouter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Boskabouter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Boskabouter duly obliges.
De Boskabouter avoids the head kick by Boyle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Boskabouter - that will leave a mark!
De Boskabouter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyle.
De Boskabouter keeps Boyle at a distance using the push kick.
Boyle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Boskabouter throws a right and a left that Boyle avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Boskabouter counters by clinching up.
De Boskabouter throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyle.
De Boskabouter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyle.
De Boskabouter successfully pulls guard.
Boyle trying to control but De Boskabouter is working from the bottom.
Boyle stands up over De Boskabouter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Boskabouter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyle's guard.
De Boskabouter with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Boskabouter trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Boyle has his foot on De Boskabouter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Boskabouter works his way back into a safe position though.
Boyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Boskabouter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Boskabouter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boyle 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.
De Boskabouter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyle is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boyle is pulling down on De Boskabouter's head. It's preventing any offense from De Boskabouter, at least for the moment.
De Boskabouter passes into half guard.
Boyle looking for submissions off his back.
De Boskabouter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyle's head.
De Boskabouter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Boskabouter is working for a submission of some sort.
Boyle has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for De Boskabouter. Oh but Boyle has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! De Boskabouter goes limp - he's gone! Boyle jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Boyle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbra Uxxarest has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Cerrone's chin.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone avoids the head kick by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cerrone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uxxarest lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily.
Uxxarest throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Cerrone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Uxxarest misses with a low kick.
Uxxarest throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uxxarest throws a combination that misses
and Cerrone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerrone wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cerrone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Uxxarest - the referee stops the clock and Cerrone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Uxxarest. Cerrone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uxxarest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerrone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone staying out of range there.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uxxarest misses with a hook. Cerrone ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Uxxarest.
Umbra Uxxarest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uxxarest misses with an uppercut.
Uxxarest scores with a spinning back kick!
Uxxarest moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Uxxarest 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.
A clash of legs there as Cerrone blocks the low kick.
Cerrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uxxarest.
Nice uppercut lands for Uxxarest. That snapped Cerrone's head back.
Jab, jab by Uxxarest - just one landing.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Uxxarest counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerrone misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uxxarest back to the cage. Cerrone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uxxarest.
Cerrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uxxarest throws a wild body kick that Cerrone sees coming a mile off.
Cerrone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uxxarest defends it nicely.
Uxxarest looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
Cerrone moves away from the strike by Uxxarest.
A good leg kick by Uxxarest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands an overhand right.
Cerrone wants to clinch but Uxxarest slips to the side
and Uxxarest counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cerrone's knee momentarily.
Uxxarest misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cerrone rushes Uxxarest and presses him up against the cage.
Uxxarest tries to throw a body punch but Cerrone avoids it by throwing Uxxarest back against the cage.
Cerrone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uxxarest working aggressively here.
Uxxarest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uxxarest looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uxxarest swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uxxarest manages to break the clinch.
Uxxarest throws out a powerful jab.
Cerrone is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Cerrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uxxarest flashes Cerrone a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Cerrone's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Cerrone crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Uxxarest punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Umbra Uxxarest!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the cage accompanied by DBZ. Stringer has chosen The Loner as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
176 lbs
21 - 16 - 1 |
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178 lbs
42 - 22 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Stringer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tatsuya throws a right and a left that Stringer avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatsuya.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuya moves away.
Tatsuya thows a leg kick but Stringer checks it
and Stringer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tatsuya!
Stringer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stringer is looking to take a break and control but Tatsuya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stringer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuya is looking to reverse the position.
Stringer working away.
Stringer is looking to take a break and control but Tatsuya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatsuya throws Stringer to one side and escapes!
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Stringer checks it.
Jab, jab by Stringer - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya motions for Stringer to come forward. Tatsuya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stringer throws a low kick but Tatsuya moves out of range easily.
Stringer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatsuya.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stringer.
Tatsuya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatsuya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stringer is out of range and Tatsuya settles back down.
Stringer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatsuya tries to clinch up.
Tatsuya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Stringer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stringer preventing the sweep.
Stringer pushing down on Tatsuya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tatsuya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stringer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tatsuya's head.
Stringer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatsuya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatsuya tries to kick Stringer off but Stringer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tatsuya tries to get to full guard but Stringer has control of the leg.
Stringer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stringer throwing shots but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya punching from the bottom.
Tatsuya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stringer pulls his head out easily.
Tatsuya is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatsuya taking some punishment here, with Stringer in his half guard.
Tatsuya is staying active underneath Stringer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stringer tries to pass to full mount but Tatsuya defends it.
Stringer throwing shots but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stringer lands a nice short elbow.
Tatsuya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tatsuya has Stringer pulled in close to control his posture.
Stringer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stringer stands and throws Tatsuya's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tatsuya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stringer is trying to ground and pound but Tatsuya uses the momentary lack of control by Stringer to regain half guard.
Tatsuya tries to get to full guard but Stringer has control of the leg.
Tatsuya tries to kick Stringer off but Stringer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatsuya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tatsuya is looking to control Stringer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tatsuya avoid being mounted?
Stringer works his way into side control.
Tatsuya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stringer connects with a decent elbow.
My spies in GTi 888 inform me that Stringer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stringer lands some shots froms side control.
Tatsuya taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tatsuya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya manages to get back to half guard.
Stringer slips a nice elbow through Tatsuya's hands, connecting with Tatsuya's forehead.
Stringer slips a nice elbow through Tatsuya's hands, connecting with Tatsuya's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stringer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stringer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stringer.
Stringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stringer tries a body shot but Tatsuya blocks it.
Stringer lands a shoulder strike.
Stringer blocks an uppercut.
Stringer lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stringer.
Tatsuya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tatsuya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatsuya misses with an elbow strike.
Stringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Tatsuya's head but Tatsuya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stringer feints and then cracks Tatsuya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatsuya down.
Tatsuya moves away from the strike by Stringer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stringer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatsuya tried to score with a low kick but Stringer checks it.
Tatsuya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatsuya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tatsuya throws a head kick but Stringer moves out of range.
Tatsuya tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stringer thuds his shin into the meat of Tatsuya's side.
Tatsuya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stringer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatsuya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Stringer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatsuya doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stringer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stringer throws a low kick but Tatsuya avoids it.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatsuya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya thumps Stringer with a low kick.
Tatsuya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatsuya with a nice cross.
Stringer is looking to land body kicks.
Stringer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stringer punishes Tatsuya's body with a nice straight punch.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stringer avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tatsuya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stringer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stringer!
Tatsuya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stringer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya looks to land a combination but Stringer avoids it well.
Tatsuya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatsuya cracks Stringer with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Stringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stringer throws a shot to the body.
Stringer is looking to slow Tatsuya down with leg kicks.
Stringer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatsuya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stringer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tatsuya moves out of range as Stringer throws a body kick.
Tatsuya throws a head kick but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatsuya can pounce on him.
Stringer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer misses with a left hand
and Tatsuya counters with a straight right hand.
Stringer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tatsuya has time to react.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tatsuya 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.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatsuya forces Stringer back against the cage and clinches.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Stringer avoids the damage to the body.
Stringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatsuya controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Stringer.
A nice left hand lands by Stringer.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Stringer blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stringer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryuu Tatsuya'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tatsuya throws a lazy right hand but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatsuya cracks Stringer with an open hand slap.
Stringer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatsuya rushes Stringer and presses him up against the cage.
Stringer cracks Tatsuya with a nice body shot.
Tatsuya taking a breather.
Tatsuya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stringer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stringer lands a left hand.
Stringer is pushing Tatsuya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tatsuya lands a hook that snaps the head of Stringer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringer.
Tatsuya trying to stall but Stringer improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Stringer is blocking nicely.
Stringer is leaning against Tatsuya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Stringer on the inside.
Stringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatsuya tries to clinch there but Stringer circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stringer.
Tatsuya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stringer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to land a leg kick but Stringer saw it coming and moves away.
Stringer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stringer, as that shot connected.
Tatsuya is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Tatsuya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatsuya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stringer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stringer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tatsuya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stringer is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer pushing down on Tatsuya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stringer is pressing down on Tatsuya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatsuya is holding on for now.
Stringer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tatsuya seems to have got his legs back now.
Stringer working Tatsuya over with strikes.
Stringer wants to control but Tatsuya is keeping him busy.
Stringer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tatsuya!
Stringer wants to control the pace but Tatsuya is squirming around nicely.
Tatsuya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stringer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tatsuya tries to hold on but Stringer pushes him away.
Stringer punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer lands a couple of good shots and Tatsuya has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tatsuya trying to control the action but Stringer just sinks the hooks in.
Stringer lands strikes to the head.
I really don't envy Tatsuya right now.
Tatsuya is trapped and Stringer is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Tatsuya covering up well and avoiding damage.
Stringer drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Tatsuya is in real trouble here! Stringer lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Stringer is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avon Stringer!
A victorious Avon Stringer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blanket on the ground. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
214 lbs
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225 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tu scores with a nice strike.
Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eberhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Eberhard wants to clinch.
Eberhard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eberhard stuffs the takedown.
Eberhard leaves Tu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eberhard's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eberhard works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard trying to keep a closed guard but Tu is proving a slippery customer.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard can't keep his opponent in guard - Tu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Eberhard reverses the position - he's now on top in Tu's guard.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Tu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard won't allow Tu to sweep him here.
Tu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eberhard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tu 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eberhard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Eberhard is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eberhard is on top in guard.
Eberhard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eberhard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Eberhard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu is trying to get back to full guard.
Tu actively working from the bottom here.
Eberhard wants to free his trapped foot but Tu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tu working for a triangle but Eberhard defends it easily.
Tu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eberhard defends well.
Eberhard looking to pass the guard.
Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Eberhard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tu.
Tu is trying to improve his position.
Eberhard trying to control the action but Tu is working from the bottom.
Tu tries to bench press Eberhard off him but Eberhard keeps the position.
Eberhard cracks Tu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eberhard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half 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!
Tu tries to get to full guard but Eberhard has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vit Tu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eberhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tu manages to avoid it.
Eberhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tu fails to land the takedown.
Eberhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eberhard scores with a hook to the body. Tu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eberhard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eberhards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eberhard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard connects with a body shot that sends Tu's belly button to the back.
Elias Eberhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tu misses with a hook to the body
and Eberhard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eberhard just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eberhard lands with a right to the head.
Tu fails to pull guard.
Tu blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eberhard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tu tries to pull guard but Eberhard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eberhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eberhard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eberhard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tu is trying to pull guard but Eberhard has him pressed against the cage.
Eberhard tries a body shot but Tu blocks it.
A short right from Eberhard on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu tries to pull guard but Eberhard holds him up against the cage and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eberhard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eberhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Eberhard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Eberhard is leaning against Tu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tu blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard lands a nice uppercut.
Tu jumps guard but Eberhard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tu fails to pull guard.
Tu tries to pull guard but Eberhard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eberhard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tu or not.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eberhard.
Eberhard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Tu controls his hands.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eberhard just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Tu controls his hands.
Eberhard works on Tu's body with a couple of short punches.
Eberhard lands a shoulder strike.
Eberhard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tu or not.
Eberhard pushes Tu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eberhard lands with a light punch inside.
Eberhard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eberhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eberhard.
Eberhard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Eberhard tries to work over Tu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eberhard lands a body shot.
Eberhard digs a right hand underneath Tu's ribcage. Tu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eberhard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tu takes a shot to the head.
Eberhard lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu tries to pull guard but Eberhard won't allow it.
Eberhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Eberhard can't find room to land a body shot as Tu controls the action.
Eberhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eberhard lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Eberhard as the two fighters clinch.
Eberhard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Eberhard scores with a hook to the body.
Tu blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard digs a right hand underneath Tu's ribcage. Tu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eberhard lands a right hand.
Eberhard presses Tu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Eberhard as the two fighters clinch.
Eberhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberhard tries to work over Tu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eberhard walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eberhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eberhard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tu thuds a left hand into Eberhard's body.
Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eberhard cracks Tu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eberhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eberhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eberhard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eberhard tries to clinch there but Tu circles away.
Eberhard digs a good body shot into Tu's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eberhard manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eberhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Tu with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard scores with a jab. Tu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eberhard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eberhard manages to get to full guard.
Eberhard trying to keep a closed guard but Tu is proving a slippery customer.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eberhard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eberhard has Tu pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard wants to sweep here but Tu controlling him for the moment.
Eberhard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Tu postures up.
Eberhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tu is one step ahead there.
Eberhard keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu pushes down on Eberhard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Eberhard gets full guard.
Tu passes Eberhard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eberhard won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
Eberhard tries to get to full guard but Tu has control of the leg.
Tu is looking to advance position but Eberhard won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard is looking to improve his position.
Eberhard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tu is working away from the top position though.
Tu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eberhard tries to get to full guard but Tu has control of the leg.
Tu is thwarting Eberhard's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberhard is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eberhard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eberhard 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!
Elias Eberhard opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Evurts as he checks the leg kick.
Evurts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hovi's head backwards.
Hovi cracks Evurts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evurts throws a good cross that connects.
Evurts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hovi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evurts is staying active underneath Hovi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Hovi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Evurts gets back to full guard.
Hovi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hovi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hovi advances to half guard.
Evurts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi wants to pass the guard but Evurts is defending well.
Hovi lands with a punch from half guard.
Hovi controlling the pace.
Evurts is trying to get back to full guard.
Evurts gets back to full guard.
Evurts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hovi manages to get himself to full guard.
Evurts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Hovi 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.
Hovi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hovi regains half guard.
Evurts trying to control from half guard but Hovi is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evurts.
Evurts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hovi keeps working.
Hovi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evurts pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Evurts jumps into side control!
Hovi tries to buck Evurts off but Evurts is having none of it.
Hovi struggling a bit here.
Evurts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evurts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evurts working away.
Evurts wants to control but Hovi is keeping him busy.
Hovi wants to control but Evurts postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evurts's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hovi wants to improve his position but Evurts is controlling well.
Evurts with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hovi is looking to improve his position.
Evurts trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Hovi is trying to maintain the position but Evurts is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evurts pulls his head out easily.
Evurts prevents Hovi from improving his position.
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 Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hovi catches Evurts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evurts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Evurts.
Hovi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evurts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evurts misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Hovi both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Hovi sizes up Evurts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Hovi is looking to chop away at Evurts's legs.
Evurts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Evurts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hovi misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Evurts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evurts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi connects with the punch.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi cracks the inside of Evurts's front leg.
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi doesn't manage to clinch there - Evurts circles away.
Evurts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
Hovi closes the distance and clinches.
Hovi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands an uppercut.
Hovi digs a right hand underneath Evurts's ribcage. Evurts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hovi working aggressively here.
Evurts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evurts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hovi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evurts misses with a looping left.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown. Evurts fights it but they end up in guard.
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Evurts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hovi is really struggling to control Evurts but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hovi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hovi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Evurts manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hovi has Evurts in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evurts looking to pass the guard.
Evurts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hovi is on top in guard.
Evurts keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
Evurts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hovi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evurts trying to control the position.
Hovi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi wants to pass the guard but Evurts is keeping the position.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evurts is trying to keep Hovi in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi lands a front kick.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evurts.
Hovi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evurts is out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hovi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hovi dodges the punch combination from Evurts.
Hovi scores with a jab.
Evurts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evurts misses with a looping right.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi throws a right hand that Evurts ducks under and follows up with a left that Evurts also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
Hovi tries to score with a low kick but Evurts moves his leg out of the way.
Hovi has closed the distance and engaged Evurts in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evurts.
A short left from Hovi.
Hovi tries a body shot but Evurts blocks it.
A short left from Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evurts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Evurts.
Evurts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hovi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evurts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evurts breaks from the clinch.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Evurts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Evurts moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Evurts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Evurts is out of range.
Hovi tries to clinch but Evurts moves out of range.
Hovi cracks Evurts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evurts.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Evurts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi connects with a jab.
Evurts swinging wildly here.
Evurts walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evurts misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tarmo Hovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hovi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Evurts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evurts won't be happy with that.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evurts can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evurts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hovi controlling from side mount.
Hovi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evurts is not content to let Hovi control the position.
Hovi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Evurts tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hovi tries to score with some ground and pound. Evurts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Evurts is trying to control Hovi's posture but Hovi avoids it.
Evurts tries to bench press Hovi off him but Hovi keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hovi 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
After the fight, Tarmo Hovi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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