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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algot Von Panzerhosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes The Boom!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Von Panzerhosen's choice of entrance music: Klamydia - Pohjanmaalla. 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Algot Von Panzerhosen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Panzerhosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bustamante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen lands with a nice body kick.
Von Panzerhosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bustamante misses with a low kick.
Bustamante has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Von Panzerhosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bustamante takes a swing at Von Panzerhosen's ribcage but misses.
Bustamante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bustamante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Panzerhosen.
A jab lands there for Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Von Panzerhosen avoids them all with ease.
Bustamante jabs Von Panzerhosen right on the nose. Von Panzerhosen blinks but takes it well.
Bustamante throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Von Panzerhosen finds it's way through Bustamante's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Panzerhosen closes the distance and pushes Bustamante back into the cage.
Bustamante tries to throw a body punch but Von Panzerhosen avoids it by throwing Bustamante back against the cage.
Bustamante managing to block the knees to the body from Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Panzerhosen lands a good knee to the midsection. Bustamante won't want to take too many of those.
Bustamante displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von Panzerhosen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Panzerhosen won't allow it.
Von Panzerhosen stalling against the cage.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Panzerhosen avoids the damage to the body.
Bustamante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bustamante letting Von Panzerhosen take a breather here.
Bustamante can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Von Panzerhosen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bustamante obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bustamante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bustamante throws an overhand right that lands on Von Panzerhosen's shoulder, as Von Panzerhosen tries to avoid the shot.
Von Panzerhosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bustamante throwing a counter right hand but Von Panzerhosen manages to avoid it.
Bustamante scores with a hook.
Bustamante throws a quick head kick that knocks Von Panzerhosen silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Bustamante is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Bustamante!
After winning the bout, Diego Bustamante thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hartlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartlock comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC. Brett Hartlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hartlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rambo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartlock throws a low kick but Rambo avoids it.
Rambo throws a series of punches but Hartlock avoids them all with ease.
Hartlock slips a jab from Rambo.
Rambo throws a low kick, looking for Hartlock's leg but Hartlock calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Rambo misses.
Hartlock feinted with a counter takedown.
Rambo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hartlock scoring well with a low kick there.
Hartlock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rambo blocks a leg kick.
Hartlock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rambo swivels and escapes.
Rambo throws a big shot that misses.
Rambo instigates a clinch.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rambo misses with some punches.
Rambo is leaning against Hartlock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rambo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo lands a right hand.
Hartlock goes for a takedown attempt but Rambo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rambo rushes Hartlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hartlock turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rambo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hartlock.
Rambo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rambo is looking for a sweep.
Rambo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rambo keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hartlock throws a strike aimed at the side of Rambo's head but Rambo avoids it well.
Hartlock working the ground and pound but Rambo is defending the strikes.
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!
Hartlock tries to advance to mount but Rambo denies him.
Hartlock is chipping away with strikes.
Hartlock wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Rambo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hartlock tries to score with some ground and pound. Rambo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hartlock is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock seems to be working for a kimura but Rambo defends the submission attempt.
Hartlock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rambo has hold of Hartlock's hands but Hartlock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rambo tries to get to full guard but Hartlock has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hartlock is taking a breather. Rambo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rambo manages to get to full guard.
Hartlock connects with a couple of short punches.
Hartlock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock preventing the sweep.
Hartlock throwing strikes but missing.
Hartlock slips nicely into half guard.
Rambo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rambo.
Hartlock landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Brett Hartlock 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.
Nice defenses there by Rambo.
Hartlock throws a nice head kick!
Rambo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hartlock.
Rambo misses with an uppercut.
Hartlock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rambo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hartlock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
Hartlock is looking to advance position but Rambo won't allow it.
Hartlock content to control rather than advance.
Rambo 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.
Brett Hartlock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rambo wants to improve his position but Hartlock is controlling well.
Hartlock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartlock stalling away here and it's allowed Rambo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rambo can't keep his opponent in guard - Hartlock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hartlock throwing shots but Rambo is blocking nicely.
Hartlock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hartlock is looking to stall here but Rambo recovers full guard.
Hartlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rambo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartlock postures up in Rambo's guard and throws a big left but Rambo blocks it.
Rambo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartlock.
Hartlock throws a strike but Rambo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Hartlock is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rambo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hartlock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rambo to the mat! Rambo manages to get full guard.
Hartlock preventing the sweep.
Hartlock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rambo looking to control.
Rambo wants to sweep here but Hartlock controlling him for the moment.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Hartlock from controlling successfully.
Rambo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hartlock defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Hartlock from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rambo is pulling down on Hartlock's head. It's preventing any offense from Hartlock, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rambo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartlock's sensitive parts.
Hartlock shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartlock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rambo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartlock throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Rambo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Hartlock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rambo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hartlock is looking for a takedown.
Hartlock wants a takedown but no success here.
Rambo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartlock is trying to break the clinch but Rambo has him pressed against the cage.
Hartlock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rambo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartlock trying to stall but Rambo improves his position.
Rambo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartlock.
Rambo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartlock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rambo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rambo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartlock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rambo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartlocks head.
Rambo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rambo is pressed up against the cage. Hartlock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rambo down to the mat. Rambo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hartlock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartlock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rambo moves in looking to clinch but Hartlock pushes him off.
Rambo misses with a combination
and Hartlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartlock darts in looking for a takedown but Rambo gets double underhooks and turns Hartlock into the cage.
Hartlock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartlock showed some decent athleticism there.
Hartlock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rambo defends it well.
Rambo manages to get to full guard.
Rambo wants to sweep here but Hartlock controlling him for the moment.
Sambo Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brett Hartlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Hartlock controlling from the top position.
Rambo looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo wants to sweep here but Hartlock controlling him for the moment.
Hartlock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brett Hartlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Rambo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rambo throws a combination. Hartlock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hartlock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rambo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hartlock remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rambo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hartlock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hartlock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock controls the position from side control.
Rambo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hartlock is staying active underneath Rambo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartlock trying to control but Rambo postures up.
Rambo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartlock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartlock.
Hartlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambo Rambo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartlock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Hartlock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brett Hartlock thanked MMA Hype Apparel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escobar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. De Sucre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but De Sucre seems unphased.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks De Sucre off balance momentarily.
Jab from Escobar.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps De Sucre's head back.
De Sucre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
De Sucre jumps guard and drags Escobar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but De Sucre defending well.
Escobar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre is trying to get back to full guard.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but De Sucre defends it.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but De Sucre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Escobar to get the leverage.
Escobar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Escobar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Sucre is just riding it out for now. Escobar eventually gives up the hold.
De Sucre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobar is working away from the top position though.
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.
De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to work for a kimura but De Sucre is defending well.
De Sucre is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but De Sucre is keeping the position.
De Sucre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Escobar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Escobar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Sucre works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Sucre is keeping the position for now.
Escobar passes De Sucre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar is taking a breather. De Sucre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Sucre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar jabs De Sucre right on the nose. De Sucre blinks but takes it well.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar pushes De Sucre away with a front kick.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
De Sucre throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar moves out of range of the leg kick from De Sucre.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Sucre can do to turn this around?
De Sucre is breathing heavily.
De Sucre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
Escobar cracks De Sucre with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Sucre looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Escobar finish him?
De Sucre is rocked!
Escobar fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks De Sucre square on the jaw! Damn, De Sucre is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Escobar!
A victorious Pablo Escobar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Durlag Trollkiller (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Durlag Trollkiller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Trollkiller is out of range.
Volkov swings for the body but Trollkiller moves out of range.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Trollkiller lands a body shot.
A jab from Trollkiller misses.
Trollkiller lands a head shot.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Trollkiller saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trollkiller! But no joy.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Trollkiller's shoulder, as Trollkiller tries to avoid the shot.
Trollkiller walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Trollkiller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Trollkiller blocks the low kick.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trollkiller.
Trollkiller checks a leg kick.
Volkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trollkiller.
As Trollkiller backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollkiller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Trollkiller moved out of range.
Volkov cracks Trollkiller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trollkiller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
Trollkiller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trollkiller if he has to take too many more of those.
Volkov scores with a nice strike.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Trollkiller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Trollkiller is out of range.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Trollkiller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trollkiller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trollkiller wants to counter the offense by Volkov and move into the clinch position.
Trollkiller throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Trollkiller back into the cage.
Trollkiller misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trollkiller backwards.
Trollkiller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trollkiller throws a wild body kick that Volkov sees coming a mile off.
Trollkiller throws a leg kick but Volkov moved away.
Trollkiller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov throws a combination. Trollkiller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trollkiller moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Trollkiller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trollkiller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Trollkiller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Trollkiller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Volkov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Trollkiller looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollkiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trollkiller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov looks to land a combination. Trollkiller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Durlag Trollkiller has been cut.
Trollkiller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volkov cracks Trollkiller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volkov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trollkiller throws a body shot but no joy.
Trollkiller checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Trollkiller's leg but Trollkiller calmly moves out of range.
Trollkiller drops his hands momentarily and Volkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Trollkiller manages to avoid it.
Volkov cracks Trollkiller with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Trollkiller moves his leg out of the way.
Trollkiller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Trollkiller walks into a left hand.
Trollkiller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volkov motions for Trollkiller to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Trollkiller misses with a body shot.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Volkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volkov tried to counter with a leg kick but Trollkiller avoided it.
Trollkiller with a nice cross.
Volkov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trollkiller scores with a jab to the head.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Durlag Trollkiller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Trollkiller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkov doesn't seem phased though.
Volkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trollkiller on the side of the head.
Trollkiller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trollkiller. That did some damage!
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Trollkiller moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Trollkiller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trollkiller moves away.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov checks a low kick from Trollkiller.
Trollkiller misses with a leg kick.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trollkiller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollkiller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov backing away here, and Trollkiller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Trollkiller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trollkiller tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trollkiller can do to turn this around?
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Trollkiller is out of range.
Trollkiller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Nice uppercut there from Volkov.
Volkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Trollkiller's head.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Trollkiller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trollkiller throws a solid leg kick but Volkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trollkiller.
Trollkiller checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Trollkiller is out of range.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Trollkiller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Trollkiller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollkiller throws a head kick that misses.
Trollkiller avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Trollkiller's body.
Volkov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Trollkiller.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trollkiller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Trollkiller circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Trollkiller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov throws a push kick but Trollkiller slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Volkov.
Trollkiller throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Volkov catches Trollkiller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trollkiller moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trollkiller misses the jab.
Volkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Trollkiller's head but Trollkiller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trollkiller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volkov misses with a shot to the body
and Trollkiller counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov connects with a single shot there.
Trollkiller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Trollkiller scores with a nice body kick.
Volkov lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Trollkiller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trollkiller.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov feints and then cracks Trollkiller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trollkiller down.
Trollkiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trollkiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trollkiller scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trollkiller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volkov's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Durlag Trollkiller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trollkiller avoids a kick to the body.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Volkov.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Trollkiller moved out of range nicely.
Trollkiller blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Trollkiller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trollkiller's calf.
Volkov lands with a slapping head kick.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trollkiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov tries to clinch up.
Trollkiller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkov swings for the body but Trollkiller moves out of range.
Volkov tries a low kick but Trollkiller avoids it.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Trollkiller lands.
Trollkiller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov throws a leg kick
enabling Trollkiller to counter with a crisp jab.
Trollkiller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Trollkiller takes one on the button.
Volkov defending well as Trollkiller loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trollkiller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trollkiller throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Trollkiller backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Volkov moves out of range as Trollkiller throws a body kick.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trollkiller's sensitive parts.
Volkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Trollkiller moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trollkiller! But no joy.
Volkov lands with a right hand.
Durlag Trollkiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollkiller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volkov if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Volkov walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trollkiller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trollkiller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trollkiller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trollkiller lands with an uppercut that bounces Volkov off the cage and back into range.
Trollkiller slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Trollkiller's head but Trollkiller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov swings for the body but Trollkiller moves out of range.
A big left from Trollkiller misses.
Volkov throws out a powerful jab.
Trollkiller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trollkiller moves out of range of the body kick.
Trollkiller throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Trollkiller as he connects with a hook.
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trollkiller misses with a hook to the body
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkov is looking to slow Trollkiller down with leg kicks.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Trollkiller saw that one coming.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Trollkiller circles away.
Volkov lands with a hook. Trollkiller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Trollkiller slips a jab from Volkov.
Trollkiller flicks out a counter leg kick but Volkov steps away.
Trollkiller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volkov.
Trollkiller is looking to slow Volkov down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trollkiller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trollkiller wants to counter with a clinch but Volkov pushes him away.
Trollkiller throws out a powerful jab.
Trollkiller lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
Volkov scores with a nice right hand.
Trollkiller scores with a sloppy right hand. Volkov should have avoided that one.
Trollkiller misses with a low kick.
Trollkiller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trollkiller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trollkiller moves away.
Trollkiller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trollkiller thows a leg kick but Volkov checks it
and Volkov counters with a good low kick that Trollkiller was not able to check.
Trollkiller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trollkiller misses with a low kick as Volkov jumps back.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollkiller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruslan Mstislav Volkov.
Well Volkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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179 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown pushes Gatsby up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
A short right from Gatsby on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Brown.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Gatsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gatsby can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Brown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown lands a body punch.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Gatsby is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Gatsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown taking a breather.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gatsby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gatsby.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gatsby cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Gatsby slips the punch.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Gatsby 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.
Gatsby closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Brown.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gatsby.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown has Gatsby pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brown pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gatsby tumbling to the mat - Brown dives into Gatsby's guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gatsby is keeping the position for now.
Gatsby trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Gatsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gatsby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gatsby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Gatsby lands with a good body shot.
Gatsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gatsby misses with a body shot.
Jay Gatsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsby dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Gatsby moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Gatsby.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatsby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jay Gatsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gatsbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gatsby drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown is rocked!
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!
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Gatsby sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsby lands a big head kick that sends Brown to the canvas! Gatsby follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
146 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker Jr tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut.
Yates throws a hook but Whitaker Jr blocks it.
Yates scores with the left hand. Whitaker Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker Jr throws a series of strikes that have Yates backpedaling.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates thinks about countering with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick.
Yates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates tries to clinch but Whitaker Jr is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Whitaker Jr settles back down.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.
A jab from Yates misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitaker Jr thows a body kick. Yates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Yates throws a head kick but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Yates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yates misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitaker Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker Jr as he connects with a hook.
Yates clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitaker Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Whitaker Jr scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yates.
Whitaker Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yates stops a takedown attempt from Whitaker Jr.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yates takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whitaker Jr takes a shot to the head.
Whitaker Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitaker Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitaker Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Whitaker Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates wants to take the fight to the mat but Whitaker Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whitaker Jr pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitaker Jr is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker Jr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Whitaker Jr is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitaker Jr working aggressively here.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker Jr's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker Jr.
Yates is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitaker Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates is trying to drag Whitaker Jr to the mat but Whitaker Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker Jr's elbow.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whitaker Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yates's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker Jr. Whitaker Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whitaker Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whitaker Jr sprawls and moves away.
Yates doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitaker Jr circles away.
Yates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker Jr! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Whitaker Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker Jr.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Whitaker Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
Whitaker Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Whitaker Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yates lands with a straight right. Whitaker Jr didn't see that one coming.
Whitaker Jr throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Whitaker Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Whitaker Jr feints a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker Jr checks a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr with the counter takedown but Yates avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Yates pushes Whitaker Jr away with a front kick.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Whitaker Jr tries a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates throws a body punch but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Yates thuds his right hand into Whitaker Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab from Yates.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates 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.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker Jr can pounce on him.
Whitaker Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Whitaker Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitaker Jr throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick from Whitaker Jr lands but Yates takes it in his stride.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick from Whitaker Jr.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker Jr throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Whitaker Jr is looking to slow Yates down with leg kicks.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates staying out of range there.
Yates feinted with a counter takedown.
Yates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Whitaker Jr.
Yates is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yates takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitaker Jr misses with a straight left.
Whitaker Jr lands a front kick.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab.
Whitaker Jr feints the counter takedown.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker Jr tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whitaker Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Yates moves out of range as Whitaker Jr strikes.
Whitaker Jr misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr tries to work over Yates's front leg with a kick but Yates checks it.
Yates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Whitaker Jr.
Yates jabs at Whitaker Jr's body.
Whitaker Jr misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Whitaker Jr!
Yates trying to control the action but Whitaker Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whitaker Jr, who protects the arm well.
Yates is looking to take a break and control but Whitaker Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Whitaker Jr 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! This is the final round!
Whitaker Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Yates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Whitaker Jr feints the counter takedown.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Yates blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker Jr misses with a straight right.
Yates appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates scores with a jab. Whitaker Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates drives through and clinches with Whitaker Jr against the cage.
Whitaker Jr is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yates gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Whitaker Jr regains guard.
Whitaker Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whitaker Jr keeping full guard, as Yates tries to pass.
Whitaker Jr wants to sweep here but Yates controlling him for the moment.
Yates passes into half guard.
Yates wants to pass the guard but Whitaker Jr is defending well.
Yates is trying to control. Whitaker Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dorian Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates is pressing down on Whitaker Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whitaker Jr is holding on for now.
Yates is working hard here to advance position.
Whitaker Jr is not content to let Yates control the position.
Yates is stalling here. Whitaker Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yates seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Whitaker Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Whitaker Jr is looking to take a break and control but Yates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yates is trying to improve his position.
Yates is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whitaker Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yates wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to control but can't.
Yates is positioning himself well to prevent Whitaker Jr advancing to mount.
Yates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitaker Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitaker Jr drops an elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Whitaker Jr is nestled in close to Yates, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dorian Yates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates wants to improve his position but Whitaker Jr is controlling well.
Whitaker Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Yates trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying is best to control the position here.
Yates is trying to get back to full guard.
Yates keeping hold of Whitaker Jr's head, controlling as best he can.
Whitaker Jr prevents Yates from improving his position.
Yates is looking to control Whitaker Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yates avoid being mounted?
Yates is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker Jr winds up and cracks Yates with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dorian Yates.
I think Whitaker Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pernell Whitaker Jr!
Pernell Whitaker Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lodbrok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Taisto Perälä has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok misses the body punch
and Perälä counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lodbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodbrok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beauty School in the buildup to the fight.
Lodbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Lodbrok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Bjorn Lodbrok has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Perälä. Beautiful body shot.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Lodbrok.
Perälä throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Perälä throws a hook but Lodbrok blocks it.
Perälä throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Lodbrok throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perälä.
Bjorn Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perälä misses with a series of wild punches.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lodbrok connects with a right hand. Perälä shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Lodbrok catches Perälä right on the button with a cross.
Perälä throws a push kick but Lodbrok slaps the foot to one side.
Perälä throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lodbrok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lodbrok moves out of range of the strikes.
Perälä shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lodbrok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lodbrok staying out of range there.
Perälä lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Lodbrok scores with a leg kick.
Lodbrok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok avoids the body shot from Perälä.
Perälä is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lodbrok rather than just go for the knockout.
Perälä throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perälä throws out a leg kick but Lodbrok moves out of range and Perälä only half commits.
Perälä jabs at Lodbrok's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lodbrok. Perälä shrugs it off though.
Lodbrok throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Lodbrok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perälä connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodbrok connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lodbrok.
Perälä wants to slow Lodbrok down by chopping away at his legs.
Perälä throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perälä.
A nice combination there by Perälä.
Perälä lands with an uppercut that bounces Lodbrok off the cage and back into range.
Lodbrok is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses
and Perälä counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Lodbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perälä is looking to slow Lodbrok down with leg kicks.
Perälä measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Lodbrok! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Taisto Perälä!
During a confident post fight interview, Taisto Perälä thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera has chosen Imperitum as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Landen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Cabrera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cabrera misses with a wild combination.
Landen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabrera.
Landen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Landen is rocked!
Cabrera pounces like a tiger and cracks Landen with a vicious hook! Landen is down but not out! Cabrera follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Helix Cabrera!
Our winner, Helix Cabrera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Urho Berserk enters the cage!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Berserk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses
letting Berserk counter with a right hand.
Lodbrok lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Berserk clinches up with Lodbrok and pushes him back against the cage.
Lodbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lodbrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Berserk lands a nice uppercut.
Berserk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berserk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Berserk lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Berserk.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok tries a body shot but Berserk blocks it.
Berserk tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berserk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lodbroks head.
A nice left hand lands by Berserk.
Berserk tries to stall but Lodbrok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Berserk fails to land.
Berserk throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scores a nice knee to the body.
Lodbrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berserk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lodbrok on the inside.
Berserk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berserk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berserk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lodbrok thuds his shin into the meat of Berserk's side.
Lodbrok clinches up against the cage.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berserk lands a right hand.
Lodbrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.
Berserk tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berserk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Lodbrok
letting Berserk counter with a right hand.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lodbrok. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Berserk.
Lodbrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berserk ducks right into an uppercut from Lodbrok.
An inside leg kick lands from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berserk. That did some damage!
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berserk throws a right hand that Lodbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lodbrok also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Lodbrok throws a body punch but Berserk moves out of range.
Berserk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok thuds a left hand into Berserk's body.
A left lands for Berserk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lodbrok.
Berserk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berserk.
Lodbrok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Berserk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lodbrok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berserk blocks a low kick nicely.
Berserk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lodbrok with a hook.
Berserk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lodbrok on the side of the head.
Berserk misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Berserk misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berserk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berserk.
Berserk throws out a counter right but Lodbrok avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok moves into the clinch successfully.
Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berserk blocks it with crossed arms.
Berserk is looking to control Lodbrok's arms but Lodbrok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berserk has his back to the cage.
Berserk scores with a shot to the side of Lodbrok's head.
Berserk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lodbrok gets through Berserk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berserk managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Berserk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berserk tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berserk's face.
Berserk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lodbrok as Berserk tries to tie him up.
Lodbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berserk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 Ivar Lodbrok will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berserk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lodbrok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berserk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Lodbrok counters with a quick kick to the body but Berserk blocks it.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berserk with a jab.
Berserk moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lodbrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivar Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lodbrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berserk.
Berserk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berserk.
Lodbrok lands a nice knee to the body.
Berserk is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lodbrok.
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!
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berserk avoids it.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Berserk blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lodbrok presses Berserk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Lodbrok - that landed with a thud.
Lodbrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berserks head.
Berserk wants to stall.
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Berserk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lodbrok scores with a knee to the head.
Berserk is rocked!
It looks like Urho Berserk has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok landing knees to the body.
Berserk is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Berserk is off balance and as he stumbles, Lodbrok throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Berserk's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ivar Lodbrok!
After the fight, Ivar Lodbrok was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur has chosen This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Joey Kocur has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi punishes Kocur's body with a nice straight punch.
Damozzi slips under a jab from Kocur.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damozzi is looking to score with low kicks.
Damozzi fails with the takedown.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Kocur drops his hands momentarily and Damozzi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kocur looks for the body kick but Damozzi saw that one coming.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from Kocur.
Nice shot by Kocur.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damozzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damozzi's head.
Kocur feints and then cracks Damozzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.
Kocur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damozzi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Damozzi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kocur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kocur trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Damozzi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kocur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Kocur keeps moving.
Kocur controls Damozzi momentarily but Damozzi frees himself.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kocur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damozzi.
Damozzi shoots in for a double leg but Kocur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Damozzi is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Kocur.
Damozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Damozzi saw that one coming.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Damozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Kocur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damozzi, pushing him back against the cage.
Damozzi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kocur is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damozzi stalling the fight.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Damozzi lands a nice uppercut.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Damozzi is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Damozzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Kocur lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kocur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kocur feints and then cracks Damozzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kocur is out of range.
Damozzi loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur dips to his left and cracks Damozzi with an uppercut!
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damozzi.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi blocks the body kick.
Kocur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damozzi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kocur eats them both and turns towards Damozzi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi scores with a hook.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur scores with a nice head shot.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Damozzi is out of range.
Damozzi moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Kocur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Damozzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kocur wants it to stay on the feet.
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damozzi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kocur tries to avoid it but Damozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kocur to the ground. Kocur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damozzi under the eye.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur thuds his shin into the meat of Damozzi's side.
Damozzi fails with the takedown
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damozzi is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Kocur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Damozzi blocks the leg kick.
Damozzi lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Kocur connects with a body shot that sends Damozzi's belly button to the back.
Damozzi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damozzi checks the leg kick.
Damozzi misses with a low kick.
Damozzi lands with an overhand left.
Kocur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kocur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Kocur connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
A punch combination from Kocur misses.
Kocur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damozzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damozzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Damozzi blocks the low kick.
Damozzi scores with a hook.
Damozzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damozzi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Kocur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kocur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Damozzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A low kick from Kocur misses
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damozzi looks for a takedown but Kocur sprawls well.
Kocur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kocur napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Damozzi landing a few strikes.
Kocur is not content to let Damozzi control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi in side control, throwing shots but Kocur defends.
Damozzi scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Damozzi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Damozzi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kocur to see if he's OK.
Damozzi throwing strikes but Kocur manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kocur working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi is trying to get back to half guard.
Kocur tries to stand but Damozzi is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damozzi sneaks back into half guard.
Damozzi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Damozzi.
Kocur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damozzi is trying to hold Kocur in close to prevent damage but Kocur has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is staying active underneath Kocur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown but Kocur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damozzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur lands a right hook to the body.
Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damozzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kocur misses with a series of wild punches.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Damozzi is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Kocur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Damozzi lands with a shot to the body.
Kocur gets a clinch.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damozzi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi 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 Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damozzi working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kocur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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