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EEA 13 - Rubin vs Lima PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalton McConnel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Marszalkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Marszalkowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalton McConnel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Marszalkowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from McConnel misses the target.
Marszalkowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marszalkowski cracks McConnel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McConnel 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.
McConnel throws a right hand that Marszalkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Marszalkowski also avoids with ease.
Marszalkowski connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Marszalkowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marszalkowski looks to throw the jab but McConnel is out of range.
McConnel throws a right hand that misses
letting Marszalkowski counter with a right hand.
Marszalkowski missing with a left hand there. McConnel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McConnel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marszalkowski.
McConnel walks into a stiff left hand from Marszalkowski.
McConnel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnel thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh McConnel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marszalkowski is stalking McConnel. McConnel circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Marszalkowski, and it's lights out! McConnel really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Marszalkowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgie Chapman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgie Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chapman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chapman's face.
Chapman taking a breather.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chapman.
Robinson stalling against the cage.
Chapman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chapman avoids it.
Chapman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Robinson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chapman wants to control but Robinson manages to buck him off and is now in Chapman's guard! Nice work there by Robinson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chapman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Richard Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice jab there from Chapman.
Chapman throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Chapman moves out of range.
Chapman moves out of range of the body kick.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Chapman circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chapman.
Richard Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Chapman.
Chapman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robinson. Robinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Chapman shoots for a double leg takedown but Robinson sprawls well. He's pushed Chapman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chapman connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A leg kick checked by Chapman.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson forces Chapman back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chapman.
Chapman is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Chapman into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robinson throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chapman avoids it.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Chapman tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Chapman.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Chapman blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Georgie Chapman has been cut.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chapman has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Chapman's takedown attempt.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Chapman is blocking nicely.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Chapman blocks with his arms.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Chapman is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgie Chapman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. Chapman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Chapman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chapman cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chapman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters circling - Chapman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson wants to clinch but Chapman slips to the side
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson leaves Chapman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Chapman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson tries to clinch but Chapman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chapman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chapman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chapman's sensitive parts.
Robinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chapman's calf.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chapman.
Robinson moves to clinch but Chapman breaks away
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chapman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chapman.
Richard Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgie Chapman.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chapman cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Chapman.
Georgie Chapman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chapman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chapman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chapman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chapman keeps the fight on the outside.
Chapman tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chapman taking a breather.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chapman.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chapman blocks it with crossed arms.
Chapman tries to score a body lock takedown but Robinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chapman stalls.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Chapman blocks with his arms.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chapman is struggling to control the position.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Robinson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chapman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richard Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Robinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georgie Chapman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson wants to slow Chapman down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chapman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chapman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Robinson was covering up waiting for the punch and Chapman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chapman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Robinson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chapman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Robinson pulls down on the head and he's put Chapman to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Robinson!
Richard Robinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilis Valdis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilis Valdis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vilis Valdis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdis with a poor takedown
and Douglas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valdis's guard now.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valdis trying to control the position.
Valdis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valdis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Douglas is controlling him.
Valdis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglas.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
Valdis wants to get back to his feet but Douglas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Douglas postures up in Valdis's guard and throws a big left but Valdis blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valdis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Douglas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Douglas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdis keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Douglas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas grinds an elbow into Valdis's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valdis some visible discomfort.
Douglas looks up at the clock and then as Valdis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Douglas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Valdis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valdis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Douglas scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Valdis is rocked!
Douglas has hold of Valdis's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Valdis tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Douglas cranks the arm and Valdis screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Valdis, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Vilis Valdis spoke after the fight, saying ',,,,,,,,,,'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzbek Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa has chosen Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uzbek Krasavchik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasavchik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa clinches up against the cage.
Kanazawa blocking some punches.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Uzbek Krasavchik has been cut.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Kanazawa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krasavchik's defenses.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krasavchik letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krasavchik letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
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!
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa taking a breather.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa drops Krasavchik with a big knee straight up the middle! Krasavchik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Krasavchik is rocked!
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uzbek Krasavchik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanazawa clinches up against the cage.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Oh Krasavchik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Krasavchik seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Krasavchik in his tracks for a moment.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Uzbek Krasavchik's cut is getting worse.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Krasavchik in his tracks for a moment.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa drops Krasavchik with a big knee straight up the middle! Krasavchik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kanazawa darts in and clinches Krasavchik up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa avoiding damage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uzbek Krasavchik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kanazawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krasavchik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krasavchik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Krasavchik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Uzbek Krasavchik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa blocks an uppercut.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa has Krasavchik pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Krasavchik misses with some punches.
Kanazawa just leaning against Krasavchik, taking a breather.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krasavchik's defenses.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Uzbek Krasavchik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krasavchik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanazawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurita Kanazawa!
An out of breath Kurita Kanazawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vig Zoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Steel Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vig Zoran!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zoran as he jumps to the side.
Zoran ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes one to the chin there.
Zoran ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Zoran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoran ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Zoran lands a nice shot that snaps Steel Penn's head back.
Zoran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that Zoran avoids nicely.
Zoran digs a good hook to Steel Penn's body.
Steel Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zoran looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zoran looking to pass the guard.
Zoran controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn controls Zoran momentarily but Zoran frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel Penn is on top in guard.
Zoran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zoran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zoran wants to sweep here but Steel Penn controlling him for the moment.
Steel Penn advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoran is defending against the submission attempts here by Steel Penn.
Zoran wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zoran is just riding it out for now. Steel Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Zoran is trying to maintain the position but Steel Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to advance position but Zoran won't allow it.
Zoran is trying to get back to full guard.
Zoran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Zoran is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steel Penn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel Penn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Zoran patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Steel Penn preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zoran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoran has got his arm under Steel Penn's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Steel Penn has spun round into Zoran's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Zoran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zoran can't keep his opponent in guard - Steel Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steel Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoran trying to control from the bottom.
Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zoran sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vig Zoran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Zoran. No joy for Steel Penn on that attempt.
Steel Penn takes one to the chin there.
Steel Penn gets tackled into the cage by Zoran. Zoran maintains the clinch.
Zoran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steel Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steel Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zoran pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zoran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steel Penn lands a takedown into guard.
Steel Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Zoran.
Steel Penn throwing strikes from guard but Zoran blocks nicely.
Zoran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steel Penn stands and throws Zoran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steel Penn working away.
Steel Penn working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoran manages to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Zoran is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zoran regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoran keeping full guard, as Steel Penn tries to pass.
Zoran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel Penn passes Zoran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zoran is just riding it out for now. Steel Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Zoran is defending against the submission attempts here by Steel Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoran is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoran actively working from the bottom here.
Steel Penn moves into full mount! Zoran won't be happy about that!
Zoran holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steel Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Steel Penn throws a wild left hand from mount and Zoran manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Zoran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zoran defends it well.
Zoran is looking for a sweep. Steel Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zoran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Steel Penn tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel Penn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zoran's arms.
Steel Penn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Steel Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steel Penn tries for a takedown but Zoran circles away easily
and Zoran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel Penn misses with a hook.
Zoran scores with a jab to the head.
Zoran scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn should have avoided that one.
Zoran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zoran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zoran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zoran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zoran staying out of range there.
A left lands for Zoran.
Zoran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Steel Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel Penn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steel Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steel Penn tries for a kimura but Zoran is defending well.
Steel Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of Zoran's head but Zoran avoids it well.
Zoran is trying to improve his position.
Steel Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoran is trying to control Steel Penn's posture but Steel Penn avoids it.
Zoran tries to bench press Steel Penn off him but Steel Penn keeps the position.
Steel Penn is working to tighten his grip on Zoran's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zoran has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Steel Penn is really squeezing tight and eventually Zoran passes out! Steel Penn breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Steel Penn!
The Steel Penn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Barbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go (Korean Style) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zach Barbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Chigurh!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbery misses with a body shot.
Barbery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigurh manages to avoid it.
Barbery connects with a body shot.
Chigurh shoots in and drives through. Barbery sprawls well.
Chigurh shoots in for a takedown but Barbery shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chigurh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chigurh is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barbery looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chigurh gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barbery is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chigurh lets go of the hold and Barbery can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Chigurh!
Anton Chigurh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arc Turian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!On his way into the cage it seems that Arc Turian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arc Turian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arc Turian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turian throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
Turian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
Turian lands with a thumping leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turian.
Turian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marshall if he has to take too many more of those.
Turian looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Turian moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turian missing with knees to the body.
Turian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian trying to land knees to the body.
Turian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
Marshall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turian fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turian connects with a solid leg kick.
Turian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marshall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marshall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turian. Turian obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turian clinches.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Turian manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turian.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mason Marshall has been cut.
Turian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Turian has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marshall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turian after a bit of a struggle.
Arc Turian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian is working Marshall over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Turian.
Turian looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall looks winded!
Turian misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshall or not.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Turian.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Marshall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turian.
Turian clinches.
Turian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian misses with a knee to the head.
Turian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Turian digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turian gets through Marshall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turian with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Arc Turian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshall's face.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Turian.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Turian working Marshall over with knees to the body.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian scores with a shot to the side of Marshall's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshall's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turian obliges.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mason Marshall's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turian lands a knee to the body.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Marshall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Turian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Turian.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turian. Marshall shrugs it off though.
Turian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turian throws a leg kick which misses Marshall's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshall tries to avoid it.
Turian doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Turian tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
Turian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arc Turian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turian cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
Marshall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turian pushes Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Turian trying to land knees to the body.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turian working Marshall over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Turian.
Turian lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshall's face.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshall or not.
Turian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turian pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
Turian working Marshall over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mason Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arc Turian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arc Turian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Goodacre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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176 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodacre can pounce on him.
Brown throws a leg kick but Goodacre checks it.
Bosco Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Goodacre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodacre avoids it really well and circles away.
Goodacre misses with a straight right.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown throws the left hand but Goodacre avoids the punch easily.
Goodacre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Jacob Goodacre has been cut.
Goodacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goodacre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Goodacre's guard.
Goodacre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Goodacre wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goodacre pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown 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.
Brown stops Goodacre from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodacre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodacre throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
enabling Goodacre to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goodacre counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodacre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Goodacre slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Goodacre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Goodacre misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Goodacre avoids them all with ease.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Goodacre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Goodacre counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodacre.
A slow jab from Goodacre misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Goodacre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown throws a head kick but Goodacre moves out of range.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A leg kick checked by Goodacre.
Goodacre lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Goodacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodacre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goodacre misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre misses the shot to the body.
Goodacre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodacre moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Goodacre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodacre tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goodacre.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodacre throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Goodacre.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodacre. Goodacre obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodacre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goodacre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodacre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodacre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Goodacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Goodacre gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodacre stalling.
Goodacre blocking some punches.
Brown tries to work over Goodacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goodacre working aggressively here.
Goodacre throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodacre is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodacre has his back to the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goodacre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goodacre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goodacre has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Goodacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goodacre just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown cracks Goodacre with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goodacre working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodacre.
Brown tries to circle away but Goodacre has him pinned against the cage.
Goodacre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with some punches.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodacre's elbow.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Goodacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodacre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Brown pushes Goodacre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown gets through Goodacre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goodacre controlling the action here for a moment.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Goodacre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Goodacre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goodacre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Goodacre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good work by Goodacre as he checks the leg kick.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Goodacre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Goodacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Goodacre. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodacre wants to clinch.
Good work by Goodacre as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Goodacre blocks a jab.
Goodacre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown throws a leg kick but Goodacre checks it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Goodacre, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Goodacre against the cage but Goodacre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodacre avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
and Goodacre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodacre manages to avoid it.
Goodacre misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Goodacre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Goodacre slips a jab from Brown.
Goodacre lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Goodacre moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodacre.
Goodacre thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to work over Goodacre's front leg with a kick but Goodacre checks it.
A slow jab from Goodacre misses its intended target.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodacre moves away from the strike by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Goodacre.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Goodacre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
and Goodacre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodacre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodacre looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodacre blocks the leg kick.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Goodacre misses with a punch to the body.
Goodacre is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Goodacre into the cage.
Goodacre seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodacre looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodacre scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Goodacre is controlling him.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown tries to break free but Goodacre pushes him back against the cage.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Goodacre from standing up.
Goodacre is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Goodacre.
I think Goodacre 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bosco Brown!
Our winner, Bosco Brown, 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nomzamo Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lieber's choice of entrance music: The Dust Brothers- What is Fight Club . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nomzamo Plessis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lieber!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plessis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieber.
Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lieber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plessis counters with a body kick.
Plessis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plessis misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Plessis's head coaches at *NEW* Xtreme Fight Club (easily best gym in Amster that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Plessis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plessis throws a leg kick which misses Lieber's front leg but catches the back leg as Lieber tries to avoid it.
Lieber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plessis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lieber looks to land a combination but Plessis avoids it well.
Plessis ducks under a wild hook from Lieber.
Plessis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lieber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plessis throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Max Lieber has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lieber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nomzamo Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lieber circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lieber.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plessis.
Lieber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plessis can pounce on him.
Plessis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Plessis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lieber. That did some damage!
Plessis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Plessis. That's going to slow Lieber down.
Lieber looks winded!
Lieber misses with a straight left.
Plessis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plessis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lieber. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Plessis.
Lieber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Plessis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lieber.
Lieber is rocked!
That has opened up Max Lieber's cut even more.
Plessis wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plessis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lieber. That did some damage!
Plessis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plessis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Plessis throws a push kick but Lieber slaps the foot to one side.
Lieber misses with a body punch
and Plessis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Plessis is looking to clinch but Lieber is avoiding it.
Lieber misses with a hook.
Lieber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lieber has a takedown stuffed.
Plessis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lieber connects with a body shot that sends Plessis's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plessis is looking to clinch.
Plessis slips a straight right by Lieber.
Lieber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lieber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plessis.
Plessis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plessis lands a big head kick that sends Lieber tumbling to the mat! Plessis takes a step backwards and waves Lieber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lieber is still on wobbly legs! Can Plessis finish him?
The cut above Max Lieber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plessis connects with a solid leg kick.
Plessis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lieber seems to have recovered his senses.
Lieber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whack! Plessis lands a heavy head kick that drops Lieber. The ref tackles Plessis to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lieber was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nomzamo Plessis!
Nomzamo Plessis is the new light heavyweight champion!
Nomzamo Plessis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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