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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Koljatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koljatti comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kullervo Koljatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Koljatti loads up on a big right hand but Raban slips the punch.
And Raban tries to counter it with a takedown but Koljatti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raban feints and as Koljatti raises his hands in defense, Raban changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raban showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raban wants to control from the top but Koljatti keeps moving.
Raban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raban throws a big right hand that misses.
Raban trying to control the position from guard on top but Koljatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koljatti is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koljatti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koljatti wants to control from the top but Raban keeps moving.
Koljatti postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raban had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koljatti defends it easily.
Raban wants to sweep here but Koljatti controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban keeping moving, preventing Koljatti from controlling successfully.
Koljatti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koljatti 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.
Koljatti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koljatti wants to control from the top but Raban keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kullervo Koljatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koljatti scores with a head kick. Raban tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raban throws a shot from downtown. Koljatti moves away and avoids it.
Koljatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raban lands an overhand right.
Raban misses with a head kick.
Koljatti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koljatti seems keen to control Raban's posture.
Raban throws a strike but Koljatti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raban is on top in guard.
Koljatti controls Raban momentarily but Raban frees himself.
Koljatti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raban is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban stays in close to Koljatti's body and controls the position.
Raban sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koljatti's guard.
Koljatti is looking to control Raban's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koljatti avoid being mounted?
Raban looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koljatti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raban is looking to advance position but Koljatti won't allow it.
Koljatti trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koljatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raban.
A head kick misses from Koljatti.
Koljatti throws a nice looking combination but Raban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raban drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koljatti defends it well.
Koljatti tries to clinch there but Raban circles away.
Raban is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Raban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koljatti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koljatti lands a nice shot to the body.
Raban drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koljatti is not content to let Raban control the position.
James Raban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koljatti gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban is keen to just control but Koljatti is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Raban.
Koljatti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raban.
Koljatti is defending against the submission attempts here by Raban.
Raban not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two 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.
Raban is nestled in close to Koljatti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raban lands strikes from half guard.
Raban is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raban misses with a head shot. Koljatti uses the momentum to regain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raban working his ground and pound in the gym.
Raban distracts Koljatti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koljatti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raban shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koljatti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raban moves into full mount!
Koljatti blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Raban cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Raban working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raban lands a heavy elbow.
Koljatti is rocked!
Raban postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Koljatti bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Raban and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Raban!
James Raban spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe The Plumber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The Plumber!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Plumber blocks a low kick nicely.
The Plumber throws a head kick that half lands.
The Plumber avoids the body shot from McLovin.
A head kick misses from The Plumber.
McLovin misses with a hook. The Plumber ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from McLovin. Those never looked like landing.
McLovin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Plumber shoots in but no luck this time.
The Plumber throws a body shot but no joy.
McLovin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Plumber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Plumber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McLovin loads up on a big right hand but The Plumber slips the punch.
McLovin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Plumber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLovin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McLovin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
The Plumber needs to keep his hands up - McLovin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Plumber shoots for a takedown but McLovin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Plumber lands with a kick to the temple. McLovin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McLovin connects with an inside leg kick.
McLovin moves out of range of the body kick.
The Plumber throws a head kick that misses
and McLovin counters with a series of strikes. The Plumber will be more careful next time no doubt.
McLovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from McLovin.
McLovin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Plumber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLovin lands a nice hook to The Plumber's body. The Plumber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McLovin looks to score with a jab to the body but The Plumber is just out of range.
The Plumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Plumber.
Bob McLovin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe The Plumber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLovin. The Plumber does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Plumber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McLovin works The Plumber's body with a nice hook.
The Plumber throws a head kick but McLovin moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as McLovin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLovin misses the shot to the body.
The Plumber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Plumber throws a lazy head kick
and McLovin counters with a stiff right hand.
The Plumber swings widly with a right hand
and McLovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Plumber throws a leg kick
and McLovin counters with a stiff right hand.
The Plumber misses the shot to the body.
McLovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Plumber manages to avoid it.
The Plumber misses with a jab, cross combination.
McLovin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Plumber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Plumber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Plumber looks to land a combination. McLovin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Plumber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McLovin avoids it really well and circles away.
The Plumber has a takedown stuffed.
The Plumber throws a lazy uppercut
and McLovin counters with a right hand to the body.
McLovin looks to score with a jab to the body but The Plumber is just out of range.
The Plumber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McLovin defends well and The Plumber ends up having to push McLovin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Plumber looks winded!
The Plumber shoots in and drives through. McLovin sprawls well.
McLovin scores with a body shot.
McLovin throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Plumber tries to bum rush McLovin with a series of wild strikes but McLovin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLovin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Plumber. That did some damage!
McLovin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Plumber at a distance.
McLovin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLovin looks to land a combination. The Plumber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Joe The Plumber has been cut.
The Plumber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McLovin as he avoids it easily.
The Plumber throws a sloppy head kick and McLovin moves out of range easily.
The Plumber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McLovin.
The Plumber throws a leg kick but McLovin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Plumber jabs at McLovin's body.
McLovin is looking to wear down The Plumber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McLovin works the jab nicely.
McLovin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob McLovin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe The Plumber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Plumber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Plumber.
McLovin misses the shot to the body.
Bob McLovin is winning the standup battle so far.
McLovin cracks The Plumber with an open hand slap.
The Plumber is rocked!
The Plumber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McLovin counters with a crisp right that sends The Plumber to the canvas! McLovin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob McLovin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport for all !!. Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music. Aziz Shavershian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Shavershian. Those never looked like landing.
Browne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shavershian!
Shavershian throws Browne to one side and escapes!
Browne's corner calls for a 1-2. Browne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Browne tries to clinch up but Shavershian circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavershian throws a big counter head kick but Browne avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Browne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Browne clinches up with Shavershian and pushes him back against the cage.
Shavershian misses with a short 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!
Browne takes an elbow to the temple.
Shavershian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Browne missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Browne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shavershian throws an elbow but misses.
Shavershian lands an uppercut.
Browne has Shavershian pushed against the cage.
Shavershian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aziz Shavershian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shavershian defends it nicely.
Shavershian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brownes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aziz Shavershian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Browne fails with the takedown.
Browne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shavershian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shavershian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Browne's calf.
Shavershian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Browne.
Despite the aggression on Shavershian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Shavershian.
Shavershian works the jab nicely.
Shavershian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Browne shoots in but Shavershian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shavershian shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Browne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Browne fails with the takedown
letting Shavershian counter with a right hand.
Shavershian thuds his right hand into Browne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shavershian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shavershian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavershian connects with a solid leg kick.
Shavershian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shavershian wants it to stay on the feet.
Browne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shavershian to the ground. Browne is now in Shavershian's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shavershian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Browne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Browne postures up in Shavershian's guard and throws a big left but Shavershian blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browne 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.
Browne stands up over Shavershian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shavershian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Browne is aware though and is defending well.
Browne lands a couple of elbows.
Browne is looking to work some ground and pound but Shavershian has wrist control.
Shavershian working for a triangle but Browne defends it easily.
Browne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shavershian looking for a guillotine here but Browne defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to work some ground and pound but Shavershian has wrist control.
Browne trying to control but Shavershian is working from the bottom.
Browne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shavershian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Browne has managed to get both his arms back between Shavershian's legs - danger averted.
Browne scoring with some ground and pound.
Browne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shavershian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Browne stacks Shavershian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Browne!
Shavershian can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aziz Shavershian will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Browne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shavershian is working to avoid the ground and pound but Browne connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shavershian tries to buck Browne off but Browne is having none of it.
Shavershian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shavershian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Browne trying to control from half guard but Shavershian is working away.
Browne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shavershian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne is trying to control the action in half guard but Shavershian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shavershian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Browne pulls his head out easily.
Browne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Browne working over Shavershian with some ground and pound. Shavershian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Browne seems to be looking for submissions.
Browne thows a huge punch but Shavershian dodges it nicely.
Shavershian taking some punishment here, with Browne in his half guard.
Shavershian trying to control from the bottom.
Browne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Browne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Browne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Browne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shavershian is not content to let Browne control the position.
Browne wants to pass to mount but Shavershian is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Browne seems to be working for a kimura but Shavershian defends the submission attempt.
Shavershian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Browne pulls his head out easily.
Shavershian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shavershian actively working from the bottom here.
Browne lands with a punch from half guard.
Browne seems to be working for a kimura but Shavershian defends the submission attempt.
Shavershian is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shavershian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Browne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shavershian is trying to get back to full guard.
Shavershian is not content to let Browne control the position.
Browne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shavershian tries to get to full guard but Browne has control of the leg.
Shavershian taking some punishment here, with Browne in his half guard.
Shavershian wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Browne lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shavershian wants to control but Browne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shavershian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Browne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Browne is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shavershian is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Browne!
Simon Browne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Keiji Kawada has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho tries to clinch but Kawada is having none of it.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Kawada ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawada also avoids with ease.
Kawada wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kawada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carvalho is one step ahead there.
Kawada is working hard here to advance position.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawada looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawada, not yet.
Kawada is trying to control the position but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawada wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment.
Kawada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kawada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carvalho is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kawada is trying to control the position but Carvalho postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kawada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carvalho is fending him off so far but Kawada persists. Nope, Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carvalho enables Kawada to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carvalho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carvalho is wriggling around but Kawada manages to pass to half guard.
Kawada is keen to just control but Carvalho is a slippery customer.
Carvalho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Kawada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kawada wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Kawada from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Kawada has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kawada.
Kawada trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Kawada tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carvalho wants to stand but Kawada is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kawada shoots in and drives through. Carvalho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Kawada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawada swivels and escapes.
Kawada has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carvalho or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawada, which made it look bad.
Kawada shoots and misses
and Carvalho counters with a left and a right that stings Kawada.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawada shoots in looking for a takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Kawada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carvalho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabricio Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Kawada's head but Kawada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawada slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Kawada wants to clinch.
Carvalho is looking to clinch.
Kawada is looking to counter the offense by Carvalho and move into the clinch.
Kawada lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Fabricio Carvalho has been cut.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Kawada avoids it well.
Kawada moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Kawada. Kawada maintains the clinch.
Kawada leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kawada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carvalho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawada striking off his back but it's not causing Carvalho any problems.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Kawada trying to keep a closed guard but Carvalho is proving a slippery customer.
Kawada pushes a forearm under Carvalho's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Carvalho is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiji Kawada!
After winning the bout, Keiji Kawada 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Silver does it's job there.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver looks for the body kick but Dickens saw that one coming.
Dickens flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Dickens tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Dickens blocks a low kick nicely.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver throws a series of punches but Dickens moves out of range.
Silver misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Dickens scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
Dickens throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
A punch combination from Dickens misses.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Dickens's head but Dickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Dickens is out of range.
Dickens wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Dickens misses.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Silver misses.
Dickens throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silver tries to avoid it but Dickens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silver to the ground. Silver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crunch! Silver slams his shin into Dickens's torso.
Silver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silver.
Dickens missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Dickens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickens 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.
Dickens takes one on the button.
Silver scores with a jab.
Dickens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver fakes the leg kick and cracks Dickens in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickens throws a lazy head kick
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver throws a leg kick but Dickens checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickens wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Silver throws a low kick, looking for Dickens's leg but Dickens calmly moves out of range.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Dickens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Dickens.
Silver moves away from the strike by Dickens.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickens.
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickens off the cage and back into range.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Dickens manages to avoid it.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickens swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickens was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silver throws a body punch but Dickens moves out of range.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick from Silver.
Dickens throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dickens. That snapped Silver's head back.
Silver looks for the body kick but Dickens saw that one coming.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dickens moves out of range as Silver throws a body kick.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dickens unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dickens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver staying out of range there.
A low kick from Silver is predictable there
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silver is looking to land body kicks.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dickens counters with a leg kick.
Silver misses with a kick to the body.
Dickens takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Dickens counters with a one-two to the body.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickens throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Silver looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dickens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Dickens moved out of range nicely.
Dickens moves away from the strike by Silver.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickens staying out of range there.
Jab from Silver.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Dickens misses with a low kick.
Dickens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dickens throws a leg kick but Silver checks it.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dickens moves out of range of the body kick.
Dickens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver moves away from the strike by Dickens.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Silver is looking to score with low kicks.
Dickens looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
A head kick from Silver lands but Dickens takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickens works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dickens.
Dickens walks into a jab.
Dickens is rocked!
Silver lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Dickens crumples to the floor! Silver milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nathan Silver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nathan Silver thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Longbow's choice of entrance music: Hero. Henry Longbow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaxon Robert Campbell's chin.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaxon Robert Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Longbow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Longbow works Campbell's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Longbow down.
A jab lands there for Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook but Longbow avoids it easily.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Longbow counters with a good low kick that Campbell was not able to check.
Longbow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Longbow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Longbow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
It looked like Campbell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow lands with a nice body punch.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
A swing and a miss from Longbow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Longbow's shoulder, as Longbow tries to avoid the shot.
Longbow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Longbow is just out of range.
Campbell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Longbow off balance momentarily.
Longbow avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
A nice combination there by Longbow.
Longbow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longbow defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Longbow feints a counter leg kick.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Longbow saw that one coming.
Longbow needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longbow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbow.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Longbow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Longbow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longbow scores with a head kick. Campbell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Longbow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Longbow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Longbow misses with an uppercut.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Longbow throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Longbow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbow moves away.
Campbell connects with a right hand. Longbow shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
Longbow swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campbell swings for the body but Longbow moves out of range.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Longbow is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Longbow throws the kick towards the body but Campbell avoids it.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Longbow to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Longbow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campbell scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Longbow ducks down to avoid it.
Longbow lands the left hand.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Longbow moved out of range nicely.
Longbow tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Longbow misses
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Longbow's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbow thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Longbow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Longbow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbow lands with a good body shot.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Longbow counters with a right hand to the body.
Longbow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Longbow is out of range.
Longbow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell misses with a hook. Longbow ducked under it nicely.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Longbow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Campbell blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Longbow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Campbell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Longbow throws a body kick that misses.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Jaxon Robert Campbell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longbow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry Longbow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Longbow, right into the meat.
Longbow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Longbow is looking to score with low kicks.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Longbow tries a quick counter leg kick but Campbell is wise to it.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Longbow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campbell finds it's way round the side to connect with Longbow's head.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longbow.
Longbow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Longbow moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Longbow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Longbow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Longbow misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow checks a leg kick nicely.
Campbell takes a swing at Longbow's ribcage but misses.
Longbow defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longbow lands with a straight right. Campbell didn't see that one coming.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell lands a high kick!
Longbow lands with a good body shot.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Longbow lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Longbow misses its intended target.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Longbow's front leg but catches the back leg as Longbow tries to avoid it.
Campbell thumps Longbow with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbow scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Longbow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Longbow cracks Campbell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Longbow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Longbow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Longbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Longbow throws a leg kick which misses Campbell's front leg but catches the back leg as Campbell tries to avoid it.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell throws a good cross that connects.
Campbell scores with a jab.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longbow.
Longbow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Longbow walks into a left hand.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Longbow 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.
Campbell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Longbow just manages to avoid it.
Longbow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Longbow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell scores with a head kick. Longbow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Longbow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Longbow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Longbow cracks Campbell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell catches Longbow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longbow thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Longbow.
Campbell slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell walks into a stiff left hand from Longbow.
Campbell is rocked!
Campbell looks to land a combination. Longbow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longbow just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell seems to have got his legs back now.
Campbell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Longbow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Longbow scores with a shot to the body.
Longbow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Longbow wants to land a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campbell's head backwards.
Longbow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Campbell tries to bum rush Longbow with a series of wild strikes but Longbow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Longbow blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henry Longbow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Longbow counters with a left to the body.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Longbow.
Longbow thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longbow slips a jab from Campbell.
Longbow lands with a nice body punch.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbow counters with a thumping low kick.
Longbow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Longbow. That one must have hurt.
Longbow checks the leg kick.
Longbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell lands a right hook to the body.
Longbow cracks Campbell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longbow.
Longbow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Longbow misses with a head kick.
Longbow misses with a low kick.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell scores with a jab to the head.
Longbow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbow follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Longbow jabs at Campbell's body.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Longbow moved out of range nicely.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Longbow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longbow! But no joy.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Longbow. Longbow obviously looking to wear him down.
Longbow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbow is looking to score with low kicks.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Longbow's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longbow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell jabs Longbow right on the nose. Longbow blinks but takes it well.
Campbell scores with a jab to the head.
Campbell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Longbow walks into a straight right hand from Campbell.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbow lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Longbow. Beautiful body shot.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Donk. Longbow catches Campbell right on the button with a cross.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longbow.
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Longbow scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Campbell throws a body punch but Longbow moves out of range.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Longbow.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Longbow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Longbow checks it.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campbell misses with a hook
and Longbow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Longbow.
Longbow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Longbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Longbow looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Longbow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow connects with a body shot.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Longbow.
Crunch! Longbow slams his shin into Campbell's torso.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Longbow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Longbow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body. Longbow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbow was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Longbow flicks out a counter leg kick but Campbell steps away.
Campbell throws a head kick that Longbow semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow misses with a body shot.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Longbow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Longbow lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Longbow.
Well Longbow 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 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sousuke Kamida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, William Adama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sousuke Kamida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamida throws the kick towards the body but Adama avoids it.
Kamida throws a head kick that misses.
Adama drives through and clinches with Kamida against the cage.
Adama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adama obliges.
Kamida tries to pull guard but Adama won't allow it.
Kamida jumps guard but Adama stands there with Kamida around his waist. Kamida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamida blocks it with crossed arms.
Adama lands a body punch.
Kamida fails to pull guard.
William Adama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sousuke Kamida.
Kamida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adama lands a knee to the head.
Kamida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adama smiles and moves away.
Kamida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adama is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adama takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Adama.
Adama lands an elbow just above Kamida 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamida pulls guard.
Kamida trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adama is looking to stand up but Kamida won't let him.
Adama preventing the sweep.
Adama wants to get up but he can't break Kamida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kamida looking for a guillotine here but Adama defends easily.
Adama would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kamida misses with a takedown attempt - Adama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kamida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamida works Adama's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Adama's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kamida looks to score with a jab to the body but Adama is just out of range.
Adama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kamida is looking to break free of the clinch but Adama has double underhooks.
Kamida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adama walks away with a smile on his face. Kamida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adama looking to throw knees to the head but Kamida is blocking nicely.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but Kamida blocks with his arms.
Kamida jumps into guard, dragging Adama to the mat.
Kamida is looking for a triangle here but Adama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama stands up.
Adama drives through and clinches with Kamida against the cage.
Adama taking a breather.
Kamida tries to pull guard but Adama won't allow it.
Kamida is trying to break the clinch but Adama is controlling him.
Kamida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Adama.
Adama scores with a hook to the body.
Kamida is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Adama.
Kamida is trying to pull guard but Adama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Adama.
Kamida looks winded!
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!
Adama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamidas head.
Kamida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adama smiles and moves away.
Kamida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamida.
Kamida misses with a low kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Adama and Kamida falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Adama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Adama!
William Adama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Sousuke Kamida stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Heisenberg - Johny Fighting Temple - AMS FC'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markovic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Markovic
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain connects with a jab.
Rain misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Markovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic scores with a nice strike.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rain slips a jab from Markovic.
Rain wants to counter the offense by Markovic and move into the clinch position.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Markovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rain slips under a jab from Markovic.
Markovic scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Markovic cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Rain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Markovic moved away.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Markovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain misses the jab.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Markovic.
Markovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Markovic misses.
Rain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Markovic takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Rain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Markovic.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markovic.
Markovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
Markovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markovic scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
Markovic throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Markovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Markovic moves out of range easily.
Markovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic keeps Rain at a distance using the push kick.
Markovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Markovic should have avoided that one.
Rain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Markovic throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rain slips under a jab.
Markovic throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Markovic throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Rain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Markovic moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
Rain tries to score with a low kick but Markovic moves his leg out of the way.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Rain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markovic's sensitive parts.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain feints and then cracks Markovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Markovic down.
Rain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Rain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Markovic should have avoided that one.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Markovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab by Markovic.
Markovic misses with a looping left.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic lands a jab.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Rain.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Rain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Markovic blocks the low kick.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rain 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.
Markovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Markovic throws out a leg kick but Rain moves out of range and Markovic only half commits.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain blocks a jab.
Rain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Markovic thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Titan Rain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Markovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Rain scores with a kick to the body.
Rain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Markovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Markovic throws a combination that misses
and Rain counters with a takedown into side control.
Rain throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Markovic works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Markovic wants to get back to his feet.
Markovic tries to kick Rain off in order to stand up. Rain Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rain lands a nice forearm strike.
Rain tries for a kimura but Markovic is defending well.
Check out the look on Rain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Markovic wants to get back to his feet.
Rain advances to mount.
Markovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Markovic, under a barage of strikes from Rain.
Rain is working for a submission of some sort.
Markovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Rain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rain's back!
Rain is in bad spot here.
Rain is still trying to improve position.
Rain is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Will Markovic go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Titan Rain has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to escape the position.
Rain looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Will Markovic go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markovic has the hooks in. Rain is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rain lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Rain misses.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Markovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Markovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markovic lands with a nice body kick.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain checks a low kick from Markovic.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Markovic.
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
Rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markovic throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Markovic looks to throw a body kick
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
Rain scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rain connects with an inside leg kick.
Rain connects with a body shot.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Markovic moves away and avoids it.
Rain blocks the body kick.
Markovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Markovic misses with a low kick as Rain jumps back.
Rain moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markovic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Markovic lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Markovic.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
Rain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rain avoids a kick to the body.
Rain throws a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
Markovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Markovic lands a really nice looking cross but Rain seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Markovic.
Markovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rain blocks the body kick.
Markovic jabs at Rain's body.
Rain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rain tenderised Markovic's leg. Markovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rain slips under a jab.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain is looking to chop away at Markovic's legs.
Markovic blocks a head kick by Rain.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Markovic's hands.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Markovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Rain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic slips under a jab from Rain.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Markovic does no damage.
A jab lands there for Rain.
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!
Markovic checks a leg kick.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Markovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Rain's head.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Jab from Markovic.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markovic.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Rain tenderised Markovic's leg. Markovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rain scores with the left hand. Markovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Markovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rain.
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Markovic sets himself, and Rain steps forward looking for the clinch! Markovic avoids it this time.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Markovic jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Rain throws a head kick but Markovic moves out of range.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain tries to work over Markovic's front leg with a kick but Markovic checks it.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Markovic's head back.
Rain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Markovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Markovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Markovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain wants to slow Markovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Markovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rain scores with a hook.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic jabs at Rain's body.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Rain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain fails to land the takedown.
Markovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
Markovic cracks Rain with a good jab.
Markovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Markovic delivers a nice body kick.
Markovic takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Markovic checks a low kick from Rain.
Rain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Markovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rain missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain slips under a jab from Markovic.
Markovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a low kick but Markovic moves out of range easily.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
Markovic cracks the inside of Rain's front leg.
Markovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Markovic.
A bone on bone clash there as Rain blocks the leg kick.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
Markovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Rain avoided it.
Markovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Markovic tries to sprawl but Rain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic is doing well to control the position and prevent Rain from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markovic tries to roll over but Rain keeps him under control.
Markovic pushes Rain off looking to stand but Rain dives back in and keeps control.
Rain is pressing down on Markovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Markovic is holding on for now.
Rain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Zoran Markovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Markovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Markovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rain circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a straight left.
Rain fails with the takedown.
It looked like Markovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Markovic walks into a stiff left hand from Rain.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markovic.
Rain connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic misses with a head kick.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
Markovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Markovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markovic's sensitive parts.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Markovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Markovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Rain misses.
Rain slips a jab from Markovic.
Markovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Markovic delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Markovic slips the punch.
Rain takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Rain checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Markovic blocks the leg kick.
Crunch! Markovic slams his shin into Rain's torso.
Markovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markovic is able to avoid easily.
Markovic lands a right hook to the body.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Markovic lands a right hook to the body.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Rain sees coming a mile off.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
A big left from Rain misses.
Rain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Markovic works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Markovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Rain catches Markovic right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Markovic blocks the low kick.
Markovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Markovic.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic 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.
Rain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markovic but Markovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rain misses with a looping left.
Rain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Markovic slips a straight right by Rain.
Markovic staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain walks into a straight right hand from Markovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Markovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Markovic scores with a push kick.
Markovic works the jab nicely.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Rain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rain there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick from Rain misses.
Rain throws a low kick but Markovic moves out of range easily.
Rain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rain moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Zoran Markovic retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha gets a clinch.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Koltun tries to score a body lock takedown but Wonha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Koltun has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Koltun avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha landing knees to the body.
Koltun takes an elbow to the temple.
Koltun fails to pull guard.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koltun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koltun dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Koltun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koltun shrugs off.
Koltun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wonha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koltun's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koltun's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koltun's brow.
Koltun avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Koltun misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koltun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wonha throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Koltun 's eye.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.
Koltun takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Koltun controlling the action here for a moment.
Koltun avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Koltun is working for takedown but Wonha is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ksawery Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koltun dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koltun is trying to stall.
Wonha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to stall.
Koltun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha misses with a body punch.
Koltun has had enough of the clinch but Wonha keeps him there for the moment.
Koltun wants to take the fight to the mat but Wonha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wonha.
Koltun blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donk. Koltun catches Wonha right on the button with a cross.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Koltun pushes him off.
Koltun scores with a jab to the head.
Wonha throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun slips a straight right by Wonha.
Wonha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koltun misses with a head kick.
Wonha lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha forces Koltun back against the cage and clinches.
Wonha misses with a body punch.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wonha.
Wonha prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Wonha.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koltun's brow.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koltun shrugs off.
Wonha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wonha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wonha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Koltun blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Koltun's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha gets underhooks to prevent Koltun's takedown attempt.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koltun avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Koltun lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Incheol Wonha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koltun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ksawery Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonha working Koltun over with knees to the body.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun looking for a takedown.
Koltun looking for a takedown.
Koltun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koltun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wonha walks away with a smile on his face. Koltun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Wonha's head but Wonha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Wonha misses its intended target.
Wonha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Koltun misses.
Wonha closes the distance but Koltun moves to the side
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koltun passes to side control.
Koltun throws a strike aimed at the side of Wonha's head but Wonha avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koltun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wonha's hands.
A bone on bone clash there as Koltun blocks the leg kick.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Wonha throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonha blocks a head kick by Koltun.
Wonha digs a good body shot into Koltun's ribs.
Wonha misses with a looping right.
Wonha lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha lands a lovely overhand right.
Wonha misses with a low kick.
Koltun attempts a counter takedown but Wonha avoids it well and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha is looking to clinch.
Wonha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Wonha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Wonha throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wonha tries to clinch but Koltun is having none of it.
Koltun throws a hook but Wonha blocks it.
Koltun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wonha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koltun, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun leaning against his opponent.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koltun.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Koltun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koltun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koltun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wonha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koltun.
Koltun avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ksawery Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonha is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koltun shrugs off.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koltun shrugs off.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Wonha working Koltun over with knees to the body.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Koltun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Wonha lands with a left to the head.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koltun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Wonha.
Koltun misses with a body punch.
Koltun missing with knees to the body.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wonha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koltun's brow.
Incheol Wonha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Incheol Wonha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wonha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incheol Wonha!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dalek Gallifrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallifrey's entrance music is Resist the Thought- Extermination. A fine choice. Stove has chosen Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalek Gallifrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallifrey wants to clinch but Stove slips to the side
and Stove counters with a nice body shot.
Stove gets tackled into the cage by Gallifrey. Gallifrey maintains the clinch.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallifrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gallifrey tries to work over Stove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallifrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stove blocking some punches.
Gallifrey misses with some punches.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Stove's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallifrey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stove.
We've been informed that Stove has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick lands from Stove.
Gallifrey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stove counters with a right hand to the body.
Stove bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallifrey's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stove lands the left hand.
Stove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stove just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallifrey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stove flicks out a counter leg kick but Gallifrey steps away.
Gallifrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallifrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Stove blocks an uppercut.
Stove lands a right hand.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
Good body shot from Stove.
Stove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Stove avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Stove lands with a short shot to the head.
Stove blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Stove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallifrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallifrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Stove takes a shot to the head.
Stove lands with a short shot to the head.
Stove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Stove blocks it.
Stove blocks an elbow strike.
Gallifrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stove misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallifrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallifrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey pushes off an throws an elbow but Stove leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gallifrey throws an elbow that misses.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Stove avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Gallifrey works on Stove's body with a couple of short punches.
Stove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallifrey lands with a right to the head.
Gallifrey scores with a shot to the side of Stove's head.
Gallifrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Stove.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallifrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stove tries to work over Gallifrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallifrey misses with the head strike.
Gallifrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stove is working Gallifrey over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands a shoulder strike.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey misses with an elbow over the top.
Gallifrey blocking some punches.
Stove lands a left hand.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Stove blocks it.
Stove breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallifrey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallifrey tries to clinch up but Stove circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallifrey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stove.
Gallifrey rushes Stove and presses him up against the cage.
Gallifrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stove lands a right hand.
Stove lands a right hand.
Gallifrey misses with an elbow strike.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Stove dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallifrey tries to clinch but Stove is having none of it.
Stove scores with a decent looking hook.
Gallifrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stove swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallifrey.
Stove fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallifrey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stove lands with a straight right. Gallifrey didn't see that one coming.
Stove throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dalek Gallifrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stove jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove sizes up Gallifrey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gallifrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gallifrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Gallifrey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dalek Gallifrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gallifrey throws an elbow but misses.
Stove lands with a right to the head.
Stove works on Gallifrey's body with a couple of short punches.
Gallifrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Stove avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Gallifrey misses with an elbow strike.
Gallifrey throws an elbow that misses.
Gallifrey blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
Gallifrey working aggressively here.
Stove blocks the elbow strike.
Stove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stove prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Gallifrey.
Stove lands with a left to the head.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted 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!
Gallifrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Stove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stove lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallifrey backwards.
Gallifrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stove's elbow.
Stove takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Stove.
Stove blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Stove.
Gallifrey lands with a short shot to the head.
Stove blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stove on the inside.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Stove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallifrey.
Stove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallifreys head.
Stove has a couple of punches blocked by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Stove controls his hands.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Stove controls his hands.
Gallifrey lands a left hand.
Stove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stove.
Gallifrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallifrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stove's elbow.
Gallifrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallifrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallifrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Stove blocks it.
Gallifrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallifrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stove's defenses.
Gallifrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Stove.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Gallifrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallifrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallifrey tries to clinch up but Stove circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stove! But no joy.
Stove takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gallifrey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steffan Stove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stove tests Gallifrey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stove scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Stove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gallifrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stove. That's going to slow Gallifrey down.
Gallifrey misses the body punch
and Stove counters with a low kick, right behind Gallifrey 's knee.
Gallifrey is looking to clinch but Stove is avoiding it.
Stove throws the kick towards the body but Gallifrey avoids it.
Gallifrey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stove lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallifrey at a distance.
Stove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stove connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gallifrey momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallifrey in his tracks.
Gallifrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stove, right into the meat.
Gallifrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stove fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallifrey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallifrey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stove misses with a straight right.
Gallifrey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stove lands a big head kick that sends Gallifrey tumbling to the mat! Stove takes a step backwards and waves Gallifrey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gallifrey is rocked!
Stove has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stove darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gallifrey's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Stove before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steffan Stove!
Steffan Stove spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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