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Causing Havoc 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakoko Wakeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilly comes to the cage accompanied by Joe weller- Wanna do. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wakoko Wakeke!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilly wants to clinch.
Lilly tries for a takedown but Wakeke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Wakeke, which made it look bad.
Wakeke just misses with a punch to the body.
Wakeke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wakeke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wakeke scores with the left hand. Lilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Wakeke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wakeke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wakeke clinches up with Lilly and pushes him back against the cage.
Wakeke lands an elbow that stopped Lilly in his tracks for a moment.
Lilly managing to block the knees to the body from Wakeke.
Lilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wakeke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lilly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Lilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilly tries to break the clinch but Wakeke is controlling the position.
Wakeke with a knee to the head.
Lilly fails to pull guard.
Lilly is breathing heavily.
Wakeke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Wakeke.
We've been hearing reports that Lilly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wakeke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wakeke presses Lilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Wakeke.
Lilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wakeke pushes Lilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wakeke.
Wakeke lands a right hand.
Wakeke missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakeke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakeke lands an elbow inside that Lilly shrugs off.
Wakeke crunches a lovely knee into Lilly's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakeke.
Wakeke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillys head.
A short body shot lands from Wakeke as the two fighters clinch.
Wakeke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wakeke lands a knee to the body.
Wakeke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakeke looking to throw knees to the head but Lilly is blocking nicely.
Wakeke connects with a knee to the head.
Lilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wakeke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wakeke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lilly's face.
Wakeke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lilly's defenses.
Wakeke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wakeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilly.
Lilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wakeke.
Wakeke scores with a shoulder strike.
Wakeke lands a knee to the body.
Wakeke misses with a body punch.
Wakeke lands a shot to the body.
Lilly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wakeke smiles and moves away.
Wakeke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wakeke tries to land a front kick but Lilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lilly avoids the head kick by Wakeke.
Lilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wakeke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakeke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lilly, pushing him back against the cage.
Lilly is trying to pull guard but Wakeke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wakeke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wakeke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke is leaning against Lilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakeke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wakeke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Wakeke is leaning against Lilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakeke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wakeke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Lilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wakeke has him pressed against the cage.
Wakeke lands a hook that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke digs a right hand underneath Lilly's ribcage. Lilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wakeke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakeke landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakoko Wakeke dominated that round.
That's time! Lilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lilly throws an overhand right that lands on Wakeke's shoulder, as Wakeke tries to avoid the shot.
Lilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lilly drives through and clinches with Wakeke against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wakeke's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lilly throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Wakeke.
Nice elbow from Wakeke.
Wakeke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilly is trying to drag Wakeke to the mat but Wakeke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lilly manages to pull guard.
Wakeke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakeke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakeke. That's going to slow Lilly down.
Wakeke throws a head kick that half lands.
Wakeke throws a head kick that half lands.
Lilly is rocked!
Wakeke has Lilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Lilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wakeke lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lilly to his knees! Wakeke keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wakoko Wakeke!
Wakoko Wakeke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Crossed - So much pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Harrison.
It looks like Ligerito Jr has been cut.
Harrison lands a head kick. Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrison trying to control the position here.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr works over Harrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrison pulls Jr in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison looking to control.
Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr passes into half guard.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harrison wants to control but Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison wants to control but Jr is keeping busy.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harrison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Jr has control of the leg.
Harrison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jr working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
Harrison taking some punishment here, with Jr in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Harrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jr.
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jr.
Jr prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison wants to control but Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Jr is controlling well.
Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Harrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr slips a nice elbow through Harrison's hands, connecting with Harrison's forehead.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jr throwing shots but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Jr has control of the leg.
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jr is thwarting Harrison's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Harrison trying to control here.
Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison trying to hold on to Jr's head to control him but Jr postures up.
Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Harrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jr is working away from the top position though.
Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ligerito Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ligerito Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harrison cracks Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Jr tries to avoid it.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrison cracks Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Harrison catches Jr right on the button with a cross.
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Harrison has knocked Jr down with a huge combo! Harrison steps away and waves a wobbly Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jr is rocked!
Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a left to the body.
Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Harrison, looking for a takedown. Jr pushes Harrison against the cage but Harrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Jr backs off Harrison throws a huge counter combo but Jr manages to avoid it all.
Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jr really felt that one!
Jr fails with the takedown
and Harrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrison, right into the meat.
Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Harrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a nice right hand that sends Jr toppling to the canvas! Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harrison finish him?!
Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Ligerito Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Jr backs off Harrison throws a huge counter combo but Jr manages to avoid it all.
Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison scoring well with a low kick there.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrison sprawls well. Harrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jr goes for a double leg but Harrison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrison continues to drive forward.
Aidan Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Jr! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aidan Harrison!
Aidan Harrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamati Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugram Haschwalth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Maori Haka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamati Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jugram Haschwalth!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Haschwalth.
Haschwalth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haschwalth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ngata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haschwalth throws a hook but Ngata avoids it easily.
Ngata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ngata moves out of range as Haschwalth strikes.
Ngata needs to keep his hands up - Haschwalth had a free shot at his head there.
Haschwalth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata is looking to counter punch.
Ngata throws a lazy uppercut
and Haschwalth counters with a leg kick.
Haschwalth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haschwalth.
Haschwalth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ngata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haschwalth.
Ngata takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Haschwalth misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haschwalth connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Haschwalth misses.
Ngata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haschwalth throws out the jab.
Ngata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haschwalth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Ngata.
The fighters circling - Haschwalth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haschwalth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ngata.
Haschwalth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ngata counters with a stiff right hand.
Ngata misses the jab.
Haschwalth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ngata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Haschwalth misses.
Ngata avoids the body shot from Haschwalth.
Haschwalth throws out a loose jab but Ngata uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haschwalth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ngata throws out a loose jab but Haschwalth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ngata throws a lazy uppercut
and Haschwalth counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haschwalth can pounce on him.
A big right from Ngata misses.
Haschwalth lands a nice looking body shot.
Haschwalth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ngata under the eye.
Haschwalth throws out a loose jab but Ngata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haschwalth throws a lazy right hand but Ngata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haschwalth thumps Ngata with a low kick.
Haschwalth swings for the body but Ngata moves out of range.
Haschwalth just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haschwalth. That's going to slow Ngata down.
Haschwalth staying out of range there.
Ngata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ngata connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata connects with a single shot there.
Ngata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ngata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haschwalth managing to control the position.
Ngata throws a big right hand that misses.
Haschwalth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haschwalth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ngata.
Haschwalth controlling Ngata's posture.
Ngata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ngata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing good reports from Ngata's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata trying to control but Haschwalth is working from the bottom.
Ngata working some strikes from top position.
Ngata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haschwalth is rocked!
Ngata loads up on a big left hand. Haschwalth felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ngata looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Haschwalth can't hide his disappointment, as Ngata celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamati Ngata!
A very excited looking Tamati Ngata made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlo DeMarco!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeMarco's sensitive parts.
DeMarco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
DeMarco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from DeMarco.
Sam Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
DeMarco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson passes into side control, despite DeMarco's attempt to control the position.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson advances to full mount.
Wilson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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!
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarco manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but DeMarco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DeMarco trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but DeMarco is working away.
DeMarco trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
DeMarco can't escape the position.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
DeMarco wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if DeMarco can do anything to dispel that myth.
DeMarco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeMarco defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilson.
DeMarco is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilson has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
DeMarco wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson trying to control but DeMarco is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeMarco tries to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
DeMarco tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
DeMarco has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wilson trying to control but DeMarco is having none of it.
DeMarco is bucking up trying to escape but Wilson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. DeMarco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can DeMarco hang on?
Wilson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has DeMarco covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Wilson!
Sam Wilson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stoyak Stoyachnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov misses with a body shot.
Bruce slips a jab from Stoyachnikov.
Despite the aggression on Bruce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Stoyachnikov is avoiding it.
Stoyachnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce moves out of range as Stoyachnikov strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Stoyachnikov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoyachnikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants in the buildup to the fight.
Stoyachnikov throws a shot from downtown. Bruce moves away and avoids it.
Stoyachnikov throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Stoyachnikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBruce.
Stoyachnikov takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Bruce looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stoyachnikov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Stoyachnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Stoyachnikov is predictable there
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Stoyachnikov is avoiding it.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoyachnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Stoyachnikov forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov scores with a jab to the body.
Stoyachnikov looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoyachnikov throws a front kick aimed at Bruce's knee but Bruce avoids it well.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoyachnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Stoyachnikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoyachnikov is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Stoyachnikov. Stoyachnikov maintains the clinch.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoyachnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce slips a straight right by Stoyachnikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoyachnikov loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Stoyachnikov misses
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce is looking to control Stoyachnikov's arms but Stoyachnikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Bruce keeps control of Stoyachnikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoyachnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stoyachnikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoyachnikov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoyachnikov throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoyachnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce has Stoyachnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Stoyachnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce is looking to control Stoyachnikov's arms but Stoyachnikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Stoyachnikov.
Bruce forces Stoyachnikov back against the cage and clinches.
Stoyachnikov can't break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Stoyachnikov.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Still in the clinch, Stoyachnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoyachnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stoyachnikov misses with a looping left.
Bruce has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stoyachnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Stoyachnikov avoids it with no problem.
Stoyachnikov misses the shot to the body.
Stoyachnikov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bruce instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoyachnikov.
A short left from Stoyachnikov.
Robert Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoyachnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce tries to clinch but Stoyachnikov moves out of range.
Stoyachnikov with a hook.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a three punch combo that has Stoyachnikov backing up. Stoyachnikov nods at Bruce to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce clinches.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Stoyachnikov circles away.
Stoyachnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Stoyachnikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a right hand that misses
and Bruce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stoyachnikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoyachnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoyachnikov is looking to land body kicks.
Stoyachnikov throws a combination. Bruce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoyachnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Stoyachnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoyachnikov looks to throw a body kick
and Bruce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stoyachnikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
Stoyachnikov misses with a left hand
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoyachnikov lands an overhand right.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce takes a shot to the head.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov misses with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stoyachnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Stoyachnikov motions for Bruce to come forward. Stoyachnikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoyachnikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoyachnikov scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stoyachnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stoyachnikov throws a head kick that misses
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoyachnikov throws out a powerful jab.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoyachnikov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoyachnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Stoyachnikov avoids it with no problem.
Stoyachnikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoyachnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruce tries to clinch but Stoyachnikov is having none of it.
Stoyachnikov rushes Bruce and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stoyachnikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoyachnikov throws a shot to the body.
Stoyachnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov darts in and clinches Bruce up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoyachnikov throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Stoyachnikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stoyachnikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoyachnikov keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Stoyachnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoyachnikov misses with a kick to the body
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoyachnikov clinches with his opponent.
Stoyachnikov working hard to break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoyachnikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoyachnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stoyachnikov - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stoyachnikov. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoyachnikov throws out the jab.
Bruce is looking for the big counter here.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Stoyachnikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Stoyachnikov in a clinch.
Stoyachnikov cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it.
Stoyachnikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce rushes Stoyachnikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoyachnikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoyachnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoyachnikov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoyachnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoyachnikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Stoyachnikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoyachnikov. That's going to slow Bruce down.
Stoyachnikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Stoyachnikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoyachnikov clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stoyak Stoyachnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoyachnikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
In his post fight interview, Stoyak Stoyachnikov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Kissel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kissel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coal Chamber - Loco. Diego Brandao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Kissel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao slips under a jab.
Brandao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kissel.
Kissel with a hook.
Brandao takes the fight into the clinch.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Kissel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Kissel.
A short right from Kissel.
A head punch on the inside from Kissel fails to land.
Kissel throws a head punch that misses.
Kissel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kissel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kissel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kissel fails to land.
Kissel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kissel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Kissel.
Kissel pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kissel throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kissel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandao's brow.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Kissel.
Brandao presses Kissel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kissel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kissel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brandao tries a body shot but Kissel blocks it.
A body shot lands from Kissel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kissel - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Kissel.
Brandao blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Kissel controls the action.
Kissel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
Kissel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kissel.
Kissel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kissel backwards.
Kissel lands with a right to the head.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
Kissel has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Kissel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Kissel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kissel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kissel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kissel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Brandao tries a body shot but Kissel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel prevents a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kissel's elbow.
Kissel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Kissel avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Kissel.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kissel's elbow.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kissel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Kissel struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kissel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kissel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kissel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kissel throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Kissel struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kissel.
Kissel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kissel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Brandao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kissel.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Kissel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Kissel finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
A lazy left from Brandao finds it's target.
Darren Kissel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Kissel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kissel.
Kissel looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kissel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kissel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Kissel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Kissel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kissel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kissel throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kissel. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Kissel is out of range.
A combination from Kissel does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao ducks right into an uppercut from Kissel.
Kissel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kissel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Kissel.
Kissel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Kissel misses.
Jab, jab by Brandao - just one landing.
Kissel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Brandao finds it's target.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kissel misses with a jab to the body
and Kissel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kissel moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kissel has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Kissel.
Brandao takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kissel's elbow.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kissel backwards.
Kissel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kissel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Kissel pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao lands a body punch.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel cracks Brandao with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kissel.
Kissel working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kissel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands an uppercut.
Kissel blocks an uppercut.
Kissel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Kissel lands with a right to the head.
Brandao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren Kissel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kissel misses with a body punch.
Brandao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kissel backwards.
Kissel breaks from the clinch.
Kissel cracks Brandao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kissel throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Darren Kissel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kissel looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Kissel clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kissel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kissel moves into the clinch.
Kissel blocks an uppercut.
Kissel blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
Kissel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kissel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kissel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kissel fails to land.
Kissel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kissel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brandao counters with a right hand to the body.
Brandao lands a nice shot that snaps Kissel's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Kissel.
It looks like Kissel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kissel throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kissel with a body shot.
Kissel pushes Brandao up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Kissel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Kissel's ribs.
Darren Kissel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kissel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kissel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kissel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kissel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
A countering left hand to the body from Brandao misses.
Brandao with a jab.
Kissel lunges at Brandao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brandao's hand.
Brandao cracks Kissel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kissel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Kissel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kissel with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Brandao.
Kissel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kissel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kissel looks to land a combination but Brandao avoids it well.
Brandao misses with an uppercut. Kissel saw that one coming.
Kissel misses with a body shot.
Brandao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Kissel both land. Nice combination.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Kissel.
Brandao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Brandao.
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!
Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Kissel's body.
Kissel scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kissel connects with a crisp jab.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kissel loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Kissel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao misses with a series of wild punches.
Kissel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Kissel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kissel cracks Brandao with an open hand slap.
Kissel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Kissel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brandao on the side of the head.
Brandao needs to keep his hands up - Kissel had a free shot at his head there.
Brandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kissel at a distance.
Kissel tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kissel.
Kissel misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
As Kissel backs off Brandao throws a huge counter combo but Kissel manages to avoid it all.
Kissel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Kissel.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissel throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
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!
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Kissel misses with a few strikes there.
Brandao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kissel throws a hook to the side of Brandao's head but Brandao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandao scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Kissel lands.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Kissel counters by clinching up.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darren Kissel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Kissel.
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 Darren Kissel.
Well Kissel 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Kissel!
Our winner, Darren Kissel, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ekong Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekong Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Pitbull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bell doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bell.
Bell throws out a leg kick but Pitbull moves out of range and Bell only half commits.
Bell lands a nice looking body kick.
Bell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bell misses with the body kick
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Bell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pitbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Pitbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Pitbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ekong Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell fakes the leg kick and cracks Pitbull in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pitbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pitbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pitbull flicks out a counter leg kick but Bell steps away.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bell, right into the meat.
Bell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Alpha Male in the buildup to the fight.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Pitbull appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Bell.
Pitbull misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Pitbull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pitbull pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
Pitbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitbull scores with a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Pitbull back against the cage.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Pitbull blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick from Bell.
A little jabbing left from Pitbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bell thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Bell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pitbull will feel that in the morning.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Bell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bell tried to score with a low kick but Pitbull checks it.
Pitbull wants to counter the offense by Bell and move into the clinch position.
An inside leg kick lands from Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Bell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell misses with the body kick
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitbull.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Pitbull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
Bell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pitbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitbull blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a lunging right hand
and Bell counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell slips under a jab.
Bell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell scores with a nice strike.
Pitbull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitbull looks for the body kick but Bell saw that one coming.
Pitbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bell.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Pitbull walks into a stiff left hand from Bell.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
It appears Bell was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Bell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ekong Bell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Bell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pitbull lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Ekong Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell misses with a leg kick
enabling Pitbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell keeps Pitbull at a distance using the push kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pitbull in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
Bell tries a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bell.
Pitbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Bell.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Pitbull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell looks to land a body kick but Pitbull moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Pitbull moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Bell scores with a sloppy right hand. Pitbull should have avoided that one.
Bell cracks Pitbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.
Bell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitbull checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull misses with a jab to the body
and Bell counters with a nice kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitbull blocks the leg kick.
Pitbull tries a quick counter leg kick but Bell is wise to it.
Bell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pitbull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Bell misses with a low kick.
Pitbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell motions for Pitbull to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell tries a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.
Bell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bell lands with an overhand left.
Pitbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitbull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bell connects with a leg kick. Pitbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell thows a leg kick but Pitbull checks it
and Pitbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitbull blocks a head kick by Bell.
Pitbull throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell is rocked!
Bell looks to land a body kick but Pitbull moved away.
Oh Bell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bell thows a leg kick but Pitbull checks it
and Pitbull counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aldo Pitbull! Aldo Pitbull retains his middleweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EA Poe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Whitaker 's chin.
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179 lbs
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180 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 St Petersburg, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker .
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
Whitaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Poe 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.
Whitaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe misses with a left hand
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
A big left from Poe misses.
Whitaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whitaker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitaker throws Poe to one side and escapes!
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!
Poe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whitaker checks it well.
Poe with a poor takedown
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Whitaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poe swings widly with a right hand
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Whitaker lands.
Poe shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poe is rocked!
Poe misses with a left hand
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Poe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EA Poe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Whitaker .
Poe seems to have got his legs back now.
Poe seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Whitaker shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Poe is backing up but Whitaker catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Poe covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Whitaker Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Whitaker !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
202 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaleoikaikaokalani scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yoshida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaleoikaikaokalani momentarily.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaleoikaikaokalani throws out the jab.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Kaleoikaikaokalani sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Kaleoikaikaokalani slaps the foot to one side.
Kaleoikaikaokalani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaleoikaikaokalani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Kaleoikaikaokalani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaleoikaikaokalani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaleoikaikaokalani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
Kaleoikaikaokalani is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaleoikaikaokalani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaleoikaikaokalani moves away.
Yoshida takes a swing at Kaleoikaikaokalani's ribcage but misses.
Kaleoikaikaokalani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleoikaikaokalani throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaleoikaikaokalani.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Kaleoikaikaokalani.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaleoikaikaokalani throws a good cross that connects.
Kaleoikaikaokalani cracks Yoshida with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yoshida falls to his knees and Kaleoikaikaokalani doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani!
A victorious Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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