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Feral Combat 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hermanos (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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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Hermanos!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermanos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony Hermanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermanos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Tommy Thompson has been cut.
Hermanos misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hermanos thinking.
Thompson 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.
Hermanos throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hermanos misses.
Hermanos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hermanos connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermanos's sensitive parts.
Hermanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermanos.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hermanos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermanos.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hermanos throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Hermanos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thompson back to the cage. Hermanos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermanos.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hermanos connects with a stiff jab that staggers Thompson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Hermanos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts comes to the cage accompanied by God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRoberts catches Kawada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacRoberts moves into range and clinches up with Kawada.
Come on Kawada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacRoberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch but MacRoberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Kawada with a series of wild strikes but Kawada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from MacRoberts misses.
Kawada wants to land a leg kick but MacRoberts is out of range.
MacRoberts lands with a nice combination. Kawada backs away looking to recover.
MacRoberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching MacRoberts on his heels. He'll look to pass MacRoberts's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawada stops MacRoberts from standing up.
MacRoberts keeping full guard, as Kawada tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada prevents MacRoberts from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacRoberts wants to stand up but Kawada is controlling him.
Kawada throwing strikes but missing.
Kawada is looking to work some ground and pound but MacRoberts has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kawada wants to control from the top but MacRoberts keeps moving.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kawada prevents MacRoberts from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kawada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kawada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
MacRoberts is looking to stand up but Kawada isn't so interested in that idea.
Kawada tries to free his leg and advance position but MacRoberts is retaining full guard.
Kawada looking to sit in guard and control but MacRoberts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kawada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
MacRoberts tries to stand but Kawada is controlling from the bottom.
Kawada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacRoberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacRoberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacRoberts trying to control but Kawada is working from the bottom.
MacRoberts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada looking for a guillotine here but MacRoberts defends easily.
Kawada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawada is looking to stand up but MacRoberts isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacRoberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacRoberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kawada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacRoberts.
Nice sprawl there from MacRoberts as Kawada shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiji Kawada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MacRoberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
MacRoberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacRoberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawada misses the shot to the body.
MacRoberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawada circles away quickly and effectively.
MacRoberts lands a jab to the nose.
Kawada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
MacRoberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacRoberts's corner calls for a 1-2. MacRoberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kawada tries for a takedown but MacRoberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MacRoberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacRoberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacRoberts swinging wildly here.
Kawada moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada trying to stall but MacRoberts improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawada as MacRoberts tries to tie him up.
MacRoberts manages to break the clinch.
MacRoberts throws a series of strikes that have Kawada backpedaling.
Nice shot by MacRoberts.
Kawada throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. MacRoberts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kawada is in MacRoberts's guard.
Kawada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacRoberts's guard.
Kawada is trying to control. MacRoberts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MacRoberts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacRoberts tries to get out of the position.
Kawada wants to work for an arm triangle but MacRoberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kawada is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacRoberts tries to kick Kawada off but Kawada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but MacRoberts defending well.
Kawada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. MacRoberts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kawada.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but MacRoberts defending well.
Kawada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacRoberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts kicks off Kawada and gets to his feet.
Kawada walks into a left hand.
Kawada drops his hands momentarily and MacRoberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacRoberts clobbers Kawada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kawada dives in and grabs MacRoberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacRoberts pushes down on Kawada's head and hops out.
Michael MacRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Nice straight punches there by MacRoberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacRoberts.
A head kick misses from Kawada.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Kawada with a series of wild strikes but Kawada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacRoberts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and MacRoberts duly obliges.
Kawada rushes MacRoberts and presses him up against the cage.
MacRoberts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch.
MacRoberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacRoberts throws a series of punches but Kawada avoids them all with ease.
MacRoberts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael MacRoberts is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from MacRoberts. No joy for Kawada on that attempt.
MacRoberts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacRoberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from MacRoberts does it's job there.
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacRoberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawada keeps the fight on the outside.
MacRoberts closes the distance and pushes Kawada back into the cage.
Kawada breaks the clinch.
MacRoberts throws a nice looking combination but Kawada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by MacRoberts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRoberts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacRoberts wants it to stay on the feet.
Kawada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacRoberts sprawls well. MacRoberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawada gets slowly back to his feet.
Kawada is breathing heavily.
Kawada needs to keep his hands up - MacRoberts had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MacRoberts dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kawada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacRoberts swivels and escapes.
MacRoberts throws a series of punches but Kawada avoids them all with ease.
Kawada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacRoberts cracks Kawada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacRoberts jabs Kawada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kawada takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacRoberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawada takes a kick to the side of the head.
MacRoberts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kawada on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacRoberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael MacRoberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacRoberts lands a jab to the head.
MacRoberts jabs Kawada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kawada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MacRoberts but MacRoberts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts cracks a nice hook into Kawada's ribs.
MacRoberts closes the distance and pushes Kawada back into the cage.
MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from MacRoberts misses.
MacRoberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by MacRoberts.
MacRoberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kawada tries to land a body kick
and MacRoberts counters with a two punch combo.
Kawada shoots in looking for a takedown but MacRoberts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michael MacRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Kawada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacRoberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacRoberts's waist but MacRoberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawada off to one side.
MacRoberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacRoberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts scores with the left hand. Kawada knows he should have avoided that one.
MacRoberts moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacRoberts lands a jab to the head.
Kawada drops his hands momentarily and MacRoberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacRoberts misses with the combination.
MacRoberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawada takes one to the chin there.
Kawada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacRoberts lunges at Kawada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kawada's hand.
Michael MacRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacRoberts thuds a left hand into Kawada's body.
MacRoberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacRoberts lands with a nice body kick.
MacRoberts cracks Kawada with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts connects with a body shot.
MacRoberts keeps the fight on the outside.
MacRoberts thows a body kick. Kawada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kawada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kawada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawada looks for a takedown but MacRoberts sprawls well.
MacRoberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael MacRoberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacRoberts cracks a nice hook into Kawada's ribs.
MacRoberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kawada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacRoberts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacRoberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada tries to clinch but MacRoberts moves away
and MacRoberts counters with a three punch combo that has Kawada backing up. Kawada nods at MacRoberts to acknowledge the strikes.
Kawada is rocked!
Kawada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kawada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Keiji Kawada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kawada scoring with punches and elbows.
Kawada misses with the ground and pound.
Kawada is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. MacRoberts looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kawada gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. MacRoberts is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kawada lets go of the hold and MacRoberts can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keiji Kawada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keiji Kawada made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Michael MacRoberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where's my Guinness, yo bitches'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Henderson Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajic throws a head kick that half lands.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown but Bajic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cormier is looking to clinch.
Cormier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bajic counters with a nice uppercut.
Bajic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormier moves away from the strike by Bajic.
Cormier fails with the takedown
and Bajic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormier shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bajic as he connects with a hook.
Cormier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bajic's waist but Bajic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cormier off to one side.
Bojan Bajic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier has a takedown stuffed.
Bajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bajic connects with a body shot.
Bajic lands with an overhand left.
Bajic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cormier was well out of range. Poor timing from Bajic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bajic jabs Cormier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bajic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Bajic stuns Cormier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bajic is looking to chop away at Cormier's legs.
Bajic throws an off balance right hand
and Cormier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bajic throws a low kick but Cormier avoids it.
Bajic misses with a leg kick.
Bajic throws a hook but Cormier avoids it easily.
Bajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier shoots for a double leg takedown but Bajic sprawls well. He's pushed Cormier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cormier avoids the body shot from Bajic.
A jab lands there for Cormier.
Bajic misses with a hook. Cormier ducked under it nicely.
Bojan Bajic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bajic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bajic looks to land a body kick but Cormier moved away.
Bajic scores with a three punch combo!
Bajic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cormier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bajic counters with a head kick.
Cormier darts in looking for a takedown but Bajic gets double underhooks and turns Cormier into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bajic is pressed up against the cage. Cormier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bajic down to the mat. Bajic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bajic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bajic throws a leg kick which misses Cormier's front leg but catches the back leg as Cormier tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bajic misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Bajic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Cormier with that takedown attempt.
Cormier fails with the takedown
and Bajic counters with a stiff right hand.
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt - Bajic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bajic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bajic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bajic scores with a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cormier.
Henderson Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bajic. Cormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bajic is looking to slow Cormier down with leg kicks.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bajic tries a head kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cormier. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses.
Bajic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bajic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cormier's head.
Cormier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cormier defending well as Bajic loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Bajic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic throws a body punch but Cormier moves out of range.
Cormier darts in looking for a takedown but Bajic gets double underhooks and turns Cormier into the cage.
Bajic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cormier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bajic after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bajic can't find room to land a body shot as Cormier controls the action.
Bajic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bajic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Bajic with a knee to the head.
Bajic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cormier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Cormier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bajic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bajic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bajic digs a right hand underneath Cormier's ribcage. Cormier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bajic lands with a short shot to the head.
Cormier takes a shot to the head.
Bajic misses with a knee to the head.
Bajic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bajic scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bajic lands with an overhand left.
Bajic punishes Cormier's body with a nice straight punch.
Bajic digs a good body shot into Cormier's ribs.
Cormier blocks a leg kick.
Bajic misses with a head kick.
Bajic scores with a head kick.
Cormier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bajic.
Bajic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bajic throws the kick towards the body but Cormier avoids it.
Bojan Bajic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajic scores with a shot to the body.
Bajic lands a nice shot to the body.
Bajic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cormier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown but Bajic shows good takedown defense.
Cormier fails with the takedown.
Bajic throws a sloppy head kick and Cormier moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajic fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Bajic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cormier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bajic misses with a wild body shot.
Bajic scores with a hook.
Cormier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bajic throws a leg kick but Cormier checks it.
Bajic misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bajic. No joy for Cormier on that attempt.
Bajic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cormier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bajic won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bajic is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cormier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bajic tries to bench press Cormier off him but Cormier keeps the position.
Bajic gets back to half guard.
Bajic manages to get to full guard.
Bajic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bajic keeping moving, preventing Cormier from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cormier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bajic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cormier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bajic trying to keep a closed guard but Cormier is proving a slippery customer.
Bajic pulls Cormier in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bojan Bajic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bajic misses with a straight right.
Bajic catches Cormier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bojan Bajic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier checks a low kick from Bajic.
Bajic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajic connects with a body shot.
Cormier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bajic swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cormier.
Bajic throws a right and a left that Cormier avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Bajic as Cormier shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic throws a body punch but Cormier moves out of range.
Bajic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cormier closes the distance and clinches up with Bajic, looking for a takedown. Cormier pushes Bajic against the cage but Bajic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bajic lands a nice shot to the body.
Cormier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bajic pinned against the cage. Bajic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bajic.
Henderson Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bajic connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Bajic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bajic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bojan Bajic!
After winning the bout, Bojan Bajic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAndre Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
288 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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29
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Phoenix !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix .
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix .
Phoenix tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Brown throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix 's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands the left hand.
Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phoenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Brown pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown slips under a jab from Phoenix .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phoenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Simon Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phoenix 's efforts to push away.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix is working Brown over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix .
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Phoenix .
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix .
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Phoenix .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown blocks a body shot from Phoenix .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phoenix 's corner calls for a 1-2. Phoenix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Phoenix tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Phoenix throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Phoenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeAndre Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phoenix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Brown looks to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix .
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Phoenix . Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phoenix .
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix .
Brown clinches.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simon Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix misses with a hook
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
Brown digs a right hand into Phoenix 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phoenix 's gas tank.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown blocks a body shot from Phoenix .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that second round.
That's time! Phoenix 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Phoenix throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown slips under a jab from Phoenix .
Phoenix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Phoenix .
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
A short right from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Phoenix trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
Phoenix tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Phoenix .
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix 's head.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
DeAndre Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown prevents a body shot from Phoenix .
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DeAndre Brown.
I think Phoenix 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Phoenix !
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Phoenix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Evil Scarecrow- Robotatron as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Piotr Rasputin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
155 lbs
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24
150 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rasputin with that takedown attempt.
Destroyer shoots in and drives through. Rasputin sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Destroyer enables Rasputin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Destroyer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasputin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destroyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasputin throws a big right hand that misses.
Destroyer is pulling down on Rasputin's head to control his posture.
Destroyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasputin wants to pass the guard but Destroyer is keeping the position.
Rasputin preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rasputin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Destroyer defends well and Rasputin ends up having to push Destroyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Destroyer tries to score a body lock takedown but Rasputin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Destroyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Destroyer 's eye.
It looks like Joe Destroyer has been cut.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Destroyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rasputin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Destroyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Destroyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rasputin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer shoots in and bounces Rasputin off the cage to secure the takedown into 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!
Rasputin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Destroyer!
Rasputin avoids the attempt from Destroyer to control.
Rasputin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Destroyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rasputin avoids the attempt from Destroyer to control.
Rasputin landing shots from mount.
Rasputin controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Destroyer tries to lock up and control but Rasputin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasputin controlling from mount.
Destroyer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rasputin looking to control but Destroyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rasputin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rasputin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rasputin postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Destroyer bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rasputin and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Rasputin!
Piotr Rasputin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramstein Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramstein Rommel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Barnes's chin.
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208 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramstein Rommel!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rommel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like John Barnes has been cut.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rommel tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rommel misses with the combination.
Rommel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Rommel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rommel dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rommel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rommel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rommel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Rommel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramstein Rommel.
Rommel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rommel.
Rommel swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rommel is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rommel has clasped his hands together around Barnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rommel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rommel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rommel looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rommel working away.
Barnes tries to buck Rommel off but Rommel is having none of it.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rommel's best efforts.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard but Rommel has mounted him!
Rommel wants to take his opponent's back but Barnes doesn't allow it.
Rommel looking for a guillotine from mount but Barnes is having none of it.
Rommel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes tries to hold on but Rommel postures up.
Rommel prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rommel avoids the attempt from Barnes to control.
Rommel swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramstein Rommel!
Our winner, Ramstein Rommel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, John Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to all my fans and everyone that I disappointed. I'll come back stronger than ever next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burza's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Black Belt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Burza's chin.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burza shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from Burza.
Burza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belt moves forwards but Burza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burza slips under a jab.
John Burza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza takes a swing at Belt's ribcage but misses.
Belt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Belt as Burza shoots in.
Black Belt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Burza.
Decent striking displayed by Burza there.
Belt misses with a body shot.
Belt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burza is trying to defend but Belt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Belt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belt throws a strike but Burza avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Burza looking for a sweep. Not yet Burza, not yet.
Burza is looking to stand up but Belt isn't so interested in that idea.
Belt throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burza keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt throws a big elbow that misses.
Burza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belt works over Burza with some ground and pound from guard.
Belt trying to control but Burza is working from the bottom.
Belt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burza wants to get back to his feet but Belt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belt chips away with some ground and pound.
Belt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belt, into his guard.
Belt has his foot on Burza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burza works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burza escapes and throws Belt's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Burza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Belt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Belt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza stands up and beckons Belt to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Belt to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Belt looking to pass the guard.
Belt scoring with some ground and pound.
Belt tries to free his leg and advance position but Burza is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt trying to control the position from guard on top but Burza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Belt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burza drives through with a takedown into Belt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belt wants to sweep but no luck.
Burza gets to his feet. Belt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burza misses the shot to the body.
Burza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Belt misses the target.
No luck for Belt with that takedown attempt.
Burza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Burza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burza tests Belt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza throws an overhand right that lands on Belt's shoulder, as Belt tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries for a takedown but Burza circles away easily
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belt quickly recovers to half guard.
Belt is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SWF GYM , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Burza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belt keeps working.
Belt tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burza pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burza works his way into side control.
Burza trying to control the position but Belt is working away.
Burza tries for a kimura but Belt is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt gets back to half guard.
Burza stops Belt from getting back to his feet.
Burza is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belt wants to get back to full guard.
Belt is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Burza is very close to passing his half guard.
Black Belt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belt gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belt keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Belt keeping full guard, as Burza tries to pass.
Belt has a closed guard, preventing Burza from standing up.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Burza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burza swats away the attempt to clinch by Belt.
Burza misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt takes one to the chin there.
Belt darts in looking for a takedown but Burza gets double underhooks and turns Belt into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belt is looking for a takedown.
Burza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belt's hands.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burza sprawls well. Burza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
Burza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belt wants to improve his position but instead Burza has moved into half guard.
Belt is refusing to be controlled, as Burza sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Burza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burza connects with a right hand. Belt shakes it off.
Burza's corner calls for a 1-2. Burza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burza misses with a body shot.
Belt looks to clinch
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Burza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belt.
Burza tries to bum rush Belt with a series of wild strikes but Belt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belt tries for a takedown but Burza circles away easily
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belt circles away quickly and effectively.
Burza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belt's head.
Burza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a nice hook to Belt's body. Belt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burza misses the shot to the body.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burza swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza stalks Belt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belt's face. Belt staggers backwards, shaken.
Burza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burza gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burza can't keep his opponent in guard - Belt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belt.
Belt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Burza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burza is trying to break the clinch but Belt is controlling him.
Belt tries to pull guard but Burza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belt struggles to land a body shot inside as Burza controls his hands.
Burza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belt wants to clinch.
Burza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Belt trying to keep a closed guard but Burza is proving a slippery customer.
Belt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burza defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belt's guard.
Burza wants to get back to his feet.
Belt tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
It looks like Burza is going to stand back up.
Belt looking for submissions off his back.
Burza seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to improve his position but Burza is controlling well.
Burza is pressing down on Belt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belt is holding on for now.
Belt gets full guard.
Belt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burza slips nicely into half guard.
Burza moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Belt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Burza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burza 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Burza!
John Burza 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap 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.
Barnes 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.
Heap is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Heap tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Heap blocks a leg kick.
Heap looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Heap counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barnes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heap on the side of the head.
Heap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
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!
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Heap ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heap keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes throws a low kick but Heap avoids it.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Heap.
Heap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Heap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Heap drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Heap uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Heap.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Heap lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
That has opened up Clifton Barnes's cut even more.
Heap has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Heap scores a nice knee to the body.
Heap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Clifton Barnes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heap.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Heap finish him?
Clifton Barnes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heap has Barnes pressed against the cage. He pushes Barnes back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Heap throws a beautiful elbow that sends Barnes crashing to the floor! Heap piles on the pressure with more strikes! Barnes is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eildon Heap!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Bergfried, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Bergfried displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergfried scores with a body shot.
Bergfried connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bergfried blocks the low kick.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried lands a slapping body shot.
Bergfried fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Barbosa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Bergfried down.
Bergfried waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Bergfried lands a jab.
Bergfried lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Bergfried didn't expect that.
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!
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbosa trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bergfried's head.
We've been hearing that Barbosa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses. Bergfried uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barbosa's guard. Nice move by Bergfried!
Barbosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barbosa misses with a head shot. Bergfried uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Bergfried.
Barbosa controlling from the top position.
Barbosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Bergfried is keeping the position.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Bergfried blocks nicely.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Bergfried blocks nicely.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bergfried 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergfried buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bergfried wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Bergfried tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Bergfried waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergfried, right into the meat.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Bergfried.
Bergfried listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Bergfried pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Bergfried settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergfried is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergfried scores with a body shot.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Bergfried takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bergfried checks it well.
Bergfried has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa forces Bergfried back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Bergfried throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergfried misses with an elbow strike.
Bergfried swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergfried looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bergfried can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried blocks the body kick.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bergfried fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried 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.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergfried connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa is looking to slow Bergfried down with leg kicks.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried scores with a nice right hand.
Bergfried throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Bergfried tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Bergfried jumps back.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
A shot to the liver by Bergfried. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Bergfried with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergfried swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Bergfried had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barbosa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bergfried tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Bergfried manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergfried moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
The crowd cheers as Bergfried lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergfried checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bergfried takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Bergfried is avoiding it.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
Bergfried misses with a few strikes there.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried blocks the body kick.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Bergfried throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Bergfried slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bergfried has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hector Barbosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bergfried buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bergfried throws a good cross that connects.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried shows good takedown defense.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bergfried sprawls well initially but Barbosa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barbosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bergfried does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergfried is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bergfried avoid being mounted?
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa thows a huge punch but Bergfried dodges it nicely.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bergfried keeps working.
Bergfried avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
Bergfried controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barbosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing shots but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
Bergfried is staying active underneath Barbosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bergfried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergfried has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa slows the pace down in half guard.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried gets full guard.
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergfried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergfried preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergfried looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa had his way with Friedrich Bergfried in that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Bergfried is avoiding it.
Bergfried stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bergfried misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bergfried blocks a jab.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergfried fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergfried throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Bergfried only half commits.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Bergfried pushes him off.
Bergfried avoids a kick to the body.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Bergfried's knee but Bergfried avoids it well.
Bergfried shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Bergfried throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
Bergfried thows a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergfried.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergfried counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Bergfried.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Bergfried jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Bergfried checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergfried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bergfried misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a push kick.
Bergfried lands a body shot.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bergfried crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbosa - the referee stops the clock and Bergfried gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbosa. Bergfried manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Barbosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bergfried's head.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergfried's calf.
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 Hector Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa retains his featherweight title!
Hector Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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