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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ellie Ervine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Pavlovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellie Ervine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ervine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ervine throws a body punch but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Ervine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pavlovich. Pavlovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ervine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlovich is out of range.
Pavlovich defending well as Ervine loads up on a big left hand.
Ervine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a straight right.
Ervine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pavlovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ervine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ervine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Ervine sizes up Pavlovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ervine misses with an uppercut. Pavlovich saw that one coming.
Ervine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ervine is looking to clinch.
Ervine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlovich manages to avoid it.
Pavlovich gets tackled into the cage by Ervine. Ervine maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovich has double underhooks.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ervine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlovich breaks the clinch.
Pavlovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ervine at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich checks a low kick from Ervine.
Ervine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ervine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ervine. Pavlovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlovich staying out of range there.
Ervine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ervine throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Ervine misses with a looping right.
Ervine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Ellie Ervine has been cut.
Ervine slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ervine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pavlovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ervine is breathing heavily.
Ervine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlovich slips a jab from Ervine.
Ervine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ervine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlovich checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pavlovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ervine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich scores with a hook.
Pavlovich clobbers Ervine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ervine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pavlovich rattles Ervine with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ervine tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pavlovich dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ervine stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Pavlovich!
A victorious Anton Pavlovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Nirvi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nirvi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Okafor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No joy there for Okafor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nirvi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nirvi misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nirvi looks to land a body kick but Okafor moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nirvi, right into the meat.
Okafor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okafor.
Nirvi lands the left hand.
Okafor moves to clinch but Nirvi breaks away
and Nirvi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nirvi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been hearing reports that Okafor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nirvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nirvi misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Nirvi moved out of range.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Nirvi.
Nirvi wants to slow Okafor down by chopping away at his legs.
Okafor has managed to clinch.
Okafor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Nirvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Okafor.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
Nirvi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nirvi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Nirvi's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Okafor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi prevents a body shot from Okafor.
Nirvi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okafor.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okafor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nirvi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
Nirvi blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nirvi works on Okafor's body with a couple of short punches.
Nirvi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okafor.
A short right from Nirvi on the inside.
Okafor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nirvi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor wants to stall.
Okafor misses with a body punch.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Okafor.
Okafor lands a hook that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Okafor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi being controlled against the cage.
Okafor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nirvi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi working hard to break the clinch.
Nirvi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nirvi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
Nirvi missing with knees to the body.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nirvi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Okafor is keeping busy.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi lands a right hand.
Nirvi lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Okafor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nirvi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Nirvi.
Niko Nirvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Okafor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nirvi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nirvi connects with a body shot that sends Okafor's belly button to the back.
Nirvi misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Okafor misses
and Nirvi counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor misses the body punch
and Nirvi counters with a huge left! Okafor is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nirvi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Okafor from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nirvi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Nirvi!
After the fight, Niko Nirvi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Nation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cross throws out the jab.
Jones wants to clinch up but Cross keeps it at a distance.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands with a straight right. Cross didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Chris Cross has been cut.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones is trying to control the position but Cross postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cross's guard.
Cross has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Cross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross 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.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cross to regain full guard.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cross is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cross works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands on Cross's head, controlling the position.
Jones controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Cross moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Cross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cross trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cross controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Cross'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.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Cross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones blocks a body shot from Cross.
Jones cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to stall but Cross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones blocks a body shot from Cross.
Jones tries to stall but Cross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Cross lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cross taking a breather.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Chris Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Cross.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Cross decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pulls Cross in close to prevent any damage.
Cross wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is looking to stand up but Cross isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there.
Cross prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Cross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cross not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones wants to slow Cross down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones digs a good hook to Cross's body.
Jones tries to work over Cross's front leg with a kick but Cross checks it.
Cross looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Cross drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Cross working some strikes from top position.
Cross lands a couple of elbows.
Jones controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Cross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Cross is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Check out the look on Cross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones is not content to let Cross control the position.
Cross tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Chris Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones wants to control but Cross postures up.
Cross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cross lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Cross drags him back down.
Cross works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cross throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Cross throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones is trying to buck Cross off.
Jim Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross is trying to ground and pound but Jones uses the momentary lack of control by Cross to regain half guard.
Cross wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones throws a push kick but Cross slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Cross avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cross counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cross advances to half guard.
Cross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cross, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cross!
A very excited looking Chris Cross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Tornqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's entrance music is Flash - Queen . A fine choice. Jimmy Tornqvist is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Tornqvist!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornqvist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tornqvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tornqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tornqvist ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Tornqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tornqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Tornqvist blocks a body shot from Parker.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Tornqvist misses with the head strike.
Tornqvist looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Tornqvist.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tornqvist.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tornqvist.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Tornqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tornqvist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker just leaning against Tornqvist, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tornqvist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tornqvist is stalling here.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Tornqvist.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tornqvist misses with some punches.
Tornqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Tornqvist controls his hands.
Tornqvist tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Tornqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Tornqvist's head.
Tornqvist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tornqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Sloppy strikes from Tornqvist. Those never looked like landing.
Tornqvist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jimmy Tornqvist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tornqvist looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornqvist blocks a jab.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tornqvist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Tornqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tornqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Tornqvist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker dives in and grabs Tornqvist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tornqvist pushes down on Parker's head and hops out.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tornqvist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tornqvist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker throws a combination. Tornqvist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker feints and then cracks Tornqvist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tornqvist down.
Tornqvist takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Tornqvist misses with an uppercut.
Tornqvist ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tornqvist slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Tornqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tornqvist misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Parker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parker forces Tornqvist back against the cage and clinches.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tornqvist working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Tornqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tornqvist can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tornqvist tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tornqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker working aggressively here.
Tornqvist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Tornqvist's defenses.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tornqvist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tornqvist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parker on the side of the head.
Parker gets a clinch.
Kelvin Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tornqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tornqvist working aggressively here.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Tornqvist lands an uppercut.
Parker working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tornqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tornqvist is breathing heavily.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker tries to stall but Tornqvist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tornqvist working aggressively here.
Tornqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Tornqvist breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Tornqvist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Tornqvist needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Tornqvist has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Parker rushes Tornqvist and presses him up against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Parker looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist breaks from the clinch.
Tornqvist swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kelvin Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tornqvist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tornqvist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker slips under a jab from Tornqvist.
Parker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parker tries to clinch but Tornqvist is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornqvist slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tornqvist staying out of range there.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker lands a hook that stumbles Tornqvist back into the cage. Parker follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tornqvist to the canvas! Parker pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tornqvist has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kelvin Parker!
After winning the bout, Kelvin Parker 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carr has chosen Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Johns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Brawler
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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 New York, Jimmy Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Carr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johns quickly recovers to half guard.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Johns looking for subs from the bottom but Carr mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johns can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johns manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carr is working for a kimura but Johns is defending it quite comfortably.
Johns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns trying to control but Carr postures up.
Johns is refusing to be controlled, as Carr sits in half guard.
Johns won't allow Carr to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johns is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johns's head.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carr's corner calls for a 1-2. Carr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Johns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carr avoids the head kick by Johns.
Johns thows a body kick. Carr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carr checks a leg kick.
Johns is looking to land body kicks.
Carr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johns's head.
Johns is rocked!
Johns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carr avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by Johns's head coaches at TC's House Of Pain *LOP* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johns dodges the punch combination from Carr.
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!
Carr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Johns misses.
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carr swinging wildly here.
Good work by Carr as he checks the leg kick.
Johns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carr scores with a one two! Johns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Johns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carr pounces like a tiger and cracks Johns with a vicious hook! Johns is down but not out! Carr follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Caleb Carr!
Jimmy Johns was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my very worthy opponent. Today just wasn't my day, but rest assured that I will be back stronger than ever. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pernell Karl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karl takes a swing at Leigertwood's ribcage but misses.
Leigertwood moves in looking to clinch but Karl pushes him off.
Karl looks to land a combination. Leigertwood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leigertwood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leigertwood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leigertwood tries to clinch up.
Karl looks to land a combination but Leigertwood avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leigertwood.
Karl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karl wants it to stay on the feet.
Leigertwood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl scores with a nice head shot.
Karl gets in close and tags Leigertwood with a short punch that almost sends Leigertwood to the mat! Oh Leigertwood is in big trouble! He turns his back on Karl, trying to create some distance but Karl rushes him, striking wildly and Leigertwood goes down! The referee tackles Karl into the cage to end the fight! Karl is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Karl!
In his post fight interview, Pernell Karl started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cas Maverick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maverick swivels and escapes.
Wilson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maverick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Maverick circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maverick defends it nicely.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Maverick sprawls well.
Cas Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Maverick slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Maverick tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Maverick manages to retain guard.
Maverick keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Maverick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Wilson advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Maverick tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
Maverick is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Maverick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maverick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to control but Maverick wriggling away.
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
Maverick tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson forces the positional change into back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Maverick is in real trouble here. Wilson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Maverick is tapping out! Wilson wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Wade Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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