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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorokov clinches up against the cage.
Sorokov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sorokov lands with a left to the head.
Sorokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sorokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Briggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorokov.
Briggs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sorokov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Briggs to the mat. Briggs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Briggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Briggs pushes Sorokov off and gets back to his feet.
Briggs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sorokov on his heels. He'll look to pass Sorokov's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs throws a sloppy strike and Sorokov has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Briggs is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Sorokov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuri Sorokov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hangman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Hangman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Hangman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hangman's sensitive parts.
Hangman throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Hangman throws an off balance right hand
and Belfort counters with a thumping low kick.
Hangman throws a shot from downtown. Belfort moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Hangman finds it's way through Belfort's defenses.
It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Hangman swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort counters with a leg kick.
Belfort clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Hangman throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hangman up against the cage.
Hangman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hangman working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hangman misses with a body punch.
Belfort gets through Hangman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Belfort as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Belfort.
Hangman throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hangman.
Hangman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Belfort seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hangman can turn it around.
Belfort lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Belfort - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Belfort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hangman throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort presses Hangman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hangman working aggressively here.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Hangman lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort scores with a shoulder strike.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hangman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hangman.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
A short body shot lands from Belfort as the two fighters clinch.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Hangman.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body.
Hangman looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hangman.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hangman.
Belfort throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Belfort is working Hangman over against the cage.
Belfort digs a right hand into Hangman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hangman's gas tank.
Belfort cracks Hangman with a nice body shot.
Belfort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hangman or not.
A short body shot lands from Belfort as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hangman backwards.
Hangman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Belfort is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort pushes Hangman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belfort cracks Hangman with a nice body shot.
Belfort lands a shot to the body.
Belfort manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hangman backwards.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Belfort lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
Belfort cracks Hangman with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort digs a right hand underneath Hangman's ribcage. Hangman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Hangman's head.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hangman is rocked!
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hangman is still on wobbly legs! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Belfort dips a shoulder and cracks Hangman with a mighty uppercut! Hangman falls back against the cage and Belfort unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hangman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belfort screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Belfort!
A relieved looking Jordan Belfort thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacks Sole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maverick is out of range.
Sole has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maverick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Maverick's head coaches at Team Alpha Success that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maverick just misses with a punch to the body.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Maverick moves away and avoids it.
Maverick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick throws a chopping leg kick but Sole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maverick.
Cas Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maverick's head.
It looks like Cas Maverick has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sole.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole feints a jab and as Maverick dips his head, Sole unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Maverick right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Maverick falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sole smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai O Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakarchuk ducks under a wild hook from O Brian.
O Brian throws a poor cross that misses
and Vakarchuk counters by clinching up.
Vakarchuk jumps guard but O Brian stands there with Vakarchuk around his waist. Vakarchuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vakarchuk prevents a body shot from O Brian.
O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vakarchuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
O Brian throws a poor cross that misses
and Vakarchuk counters with a shoot takedown. O Brian fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes from guard but O Brian blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakarchuk postures up.
Vakarchuk is working O Brian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vakarchuk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Brian is on top in guard.
Vakarchuk looking for a triangle here. O Brian is fighting it but it looks tight! Vakarchuk pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, O Brian is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adair Polley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adair Polley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Polley.
Winchester slips a straight right by Polley.
Polley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Polley misses with a wild body shot.
Winchester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winchester tries to land a front kick but Polley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winchester missing with a left hand there. Polley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
Polley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winchester has managed to clinch.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Polley blocks it.
Polley is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Winchester.
Polley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winchester has a couple of punches blocked by Polley.
Winchester effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winchester or not.
Winchester is leaning against Polley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winchester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winchester is stalling here.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Winchester's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polley.
Polley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winchester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Polley up against the cage.
Winchester stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polley is trying to maintain a safe position but Winchester gets an underhook and turns Polley into the cage.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polley avoids it.
Winchester leaning against his opponent.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Winchester blocks a body shot from Polley.
Polley is looking to break free of the clinch but Winchester has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Winchester.
Polley misses with a punch to the body.
Polley misses with a body punch.
Polley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polley struggles to land a body shot inside as Winchester controls his hands.
Winchester misses with the head strike.
Winchester keeps control of Polley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polley looks to land a left hand but Winchester moved out of range nicely.
Polley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Winchester misses.
Winchester looking to score a takedown here. Polley is defending well but Winchester drives through and ends up in Polley's guard.
Winchester throwing strikes from guard but Polley blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winchester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Polley controls Winchester momentarily but Winchester frees himself.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polley keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Winchester preventing the sweep.
Winchester 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.
Winchester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winchester lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Winchester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester throws a strike but Polley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Polley trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Polley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winchester trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winchester has closed the distance and engaged Polley in a clinch.
Polley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polley blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Winchester here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Polley avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Winchester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Polley up against the cage.
Winchester throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polley manages to break the clinch.
Polley just misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester pushes Polley away with a front kick.
Polley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winchester counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Polley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester scoring with some ground and pound.
Polley pulls Winchester in close to prevent any damage.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winchester content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winchester passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Winchester thows a huge punch but Polley dodges it nicely.
Winchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polley can do to turn this around?
Polley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polley keeps working.
Polley trying to hold on to Winchester's head to control him but Winchester postures up.
Polley has hold of Winchester's hands but Winchester slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Winchester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Polley taking some punishment here, with Winchester in his half guard.
Winchester lands with a punch from half guard.
Polley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winchester.
Polley wants to improve his position but Winchester is controlling well.
Polley is trying to control but Winchester manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester dominating with strikes here.
Winchester controlling the position easily from mount.
Winchester thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Polley tries to lock up and control but Winchester gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Winchester landing strikes from the mount and Polley is in trouble!
Winchester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polley wants to hold on but Winchester pushes him away.
Winchester looking to finish Polley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Polley!
Sam Winchester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polley tries to hold on but Winchester postures up.
Winchester dominating with strikes here.
Winchester lands a big shot there that rocks Polley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Polley is rocked!
Polley wants to control but Winchester is having none of it.
Polley is still in real trouble! Can Winchester finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester connects with a bit shot that sees Polley covering up! More strikes from Winchester and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Winchester is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Winchester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belle Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Belle Sebastian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprianni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Sebastian misses
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sebastian.
Sebastian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ciprianni avoids the head kick by Sebastian.
Sebastian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ciprianni throws a body punch but Sebastian moves out of range.
Sebastian misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni misses with a hook. Sebastian ducked under it nicely.
Sebastian throws a low kick but Ciprianni moves out of range easily.
Ciprianni scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Sebastian.
Sebastian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Sebastian looks to move away, Ciprianni throws a big counter combo bu Sebastian just gets out of the way.
Sebastian misses with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Ciprianni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sebastian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ciprianni finds it's way round the side to connect with Sebastian's head.
Ciprianni tests Sebastian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sebastian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands a nice hook to Sebastian's body. Sebastian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sebastian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sebastian misses with a head kick.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Sebastian misses with a body shot.
Sebastian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ciprianni scores with a body shot.
Sebastian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciprianni pinned against the cage. Ciprianni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ciprianni throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sebastian. Those never looked like landing.
Sebastian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sebastian throws a sloppy head kick and Ciprianni moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni blocks a leg kick.
Ciprianni checks a low kick from Sebastian.
Ciprianni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belle Sebastian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprianni's corner calls for a 1-2. Ciprianni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Sebastian moves out of range easily.
Ciprianni lands a really nice looking cross but Sebastian seems unphased.
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut
and Sebastian counters with a good low kick that Ciprianni was not able to check.
Ciprianni lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sebastian.
Ciprianni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sebastian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sebastian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sebastian throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ciprianni shoots in and bounces Sebastian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ciprianni is pushing down on Sebastian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sebastian is fighting to maintain full guard but Ciprianni has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni seems to be working for a kimura but Sebastian defends the submission attempt.
Ciprianni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sebastian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sebastian is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciprianni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sebastian has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sebastian wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, if Ciprianni is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ciprianni wants to take a breather but Sebastian is having none of it.
Sebastian tries to roll over but Ciprianni keeps him under control.
Ciprianni wants to control but Sebastian is keeping him busy.
Ciprianni wants to work for an arm triangle but Sebastian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sebastian 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.
Ciprianni is looking to advance position but Sebastian won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ciprianni dominated that 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.
Sebastian shoots in looking for a takedown but Ciprianni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sebastian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sebastian misses with a body kick.
It looked like Ciprianni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sebastian manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Sebastian is predictable there
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ciprianni blocks the body kick.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sebastian misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sebastian can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Ciprianni.
Sebastian avoids the body shot from Ciprianni.
Sebastian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sebastian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sebastian duly obliges.
Sebastian shoots in and drives through. Ciprianni sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebastian throws a leg kick but Ciprianni checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Ciprianni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Ciprianni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sebastian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Sebastian backs away, Ciprianni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ciprianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ciprianni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ciprianni is looking to slow Sebastian down with leg kicks.
Danny Ciprianni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sebastian shoots in and drives through. Ciprianni sprawls well.
Danny Ciprianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belle Sebastian.
Ciprianni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sebastian on the side of the head.
Sebastian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprianni manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sebastian was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprianni connects with a nice looking jab.
Ciprianni loads up on a big right hand but Sebastian slips the punch.
Sebastian misses with a wild body shot.
Sebastian throws a sloppy head kick and Ciprianni moves out of range easily.
Sebastian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sebastian misses the body punch
and Ciprianni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ciprianni connects with a body shot that sends Sebastian's belly button to the back.
Sebastian is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sebastian counters with an outside leg kick.
Ciprianni scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ciprianni, right into the meat.
Ciprianni scores with a nice right hand.
Ciprianni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sebastian throws a leg kick
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Sebastian.
Ciprianni connects with a right hand. Sebastian shakes it off.
Sebastian tries a low kick but Ciprianni avoids it.
Ciprianni connects with the punch.
Ciprianni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sebastian.
Ciprianni misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Sebastian misses.
Ciprianni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands a nice shot that snaps Sebastian's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Ciprianni there.
Sebastian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sebastian with a poor takedown
and Ciprianni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sebastian thinking.
Sebastian walks into a jab.
Ciprianni darts in and clinches Sebastian up against the cage.
Ciprianni presses Sebastian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciprianni tries to throw a body punch but Sebastian avoids it by throwing Ciprianni back against the cage.
Ciprianni can't find room to land a body shot as Sebastian controls the action.
Sebastian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ciprianni can't find room to land a body shot as Sebastian controls the action.
Nice body punch from Ciprianni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni has a couple of punches blocked by Sebastian.
Ciprianni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sebastian backwards.
Ciprianni swings wildly with an uppercut but Sebastian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Ciprianni.
Sebastian jumps guard but Ciprianni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Ciprianni.
Sebastian takes a shot to the head.
Sebastian blocks a body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sebastian's elbow.
Sebastian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ciprianni fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ciprianni dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ciprianni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sebastian blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciprianni misses the target.
Sebastian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Sebastian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ciprianni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sebastian throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Sebastian tries to work over Ciprianni's front leg with a kick but Ciprianni checks it.
Sebastian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sebastian.
Sebastian delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Ciprianni both land. Nice combination.
Ciprianni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Ciprianni as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sebastian connects with an inside leg kick.
Sebastian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciprianni backing away here, and Sebastian unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ciprianni throws a solid leg kick but Sebastian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ciprianni.
Ciprianni swings for the body but Sebastian moves out of range.
Sebastian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range and Sebastian settles back down.
Ciprianni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sebastian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sebastian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciprianni circles away.
Sebastian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ciprianni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sebastian tries to score with a low kick but Ciprianni moves his leg out of the way.
Ciprianni 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.
Sebastian throws a right and a left that Ciprianni avoids nicely.
Sebastian shoots in and bounces Ciprianni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ciprianni is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sebastian throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ciprianni's body to avoid the submission. Ciprianni has instead reached around Sebastian's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ciprianni arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Ciprianni!
An out of breath Danny Ciprianni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peace momentarily.
Peace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peace is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hussle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peace prevents Hussle from improving his position.
Peace is working for a submission of some sort.
Hussle trying to control but Peace postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hussle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hussle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hussle tries to get out of the position.
Peace preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peace preventing the sweep.
Hussle keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Peace drops back looking for a leg! Hussle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hussle manages to kick Peace off! Peace jumps back into Hussle's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle wants to sweep but no luck.
Peace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hussle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peace drops back looking for a leg! Hussle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hussle manages to kick Peace off! Peace jumps back into Hussle's guard.
Peace trying to control but Hussle is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Peace as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hussle screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Peace! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Warren Peace!
Warren Peace decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Que país é esse?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santo Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
De Santo Cristo jabs at Sakamoto's body.
Sakamoto walks into a jab.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto tries to land a leg kick but De Santo Cristo saw it coming and moves away.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Santo Cristo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sakamoto was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santo Cristo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Santo Cristo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sakamoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Santo Cristo, into his guard.
Sakamoto wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakamoto wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
Sakamoto working some strikes from top position.
De Santo Cristo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakamoto stays in close to De Santo Cristo's body and controls the position.
De Santo Cristo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakamoto lands a couple of elbows.
De Santo Cristo being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but De Santo Cristo is retaining full guard.
De Santo Cristo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Santo Cristo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakamoto defends it easily.
De Santo Cristo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakamoto's guard.
Sakamoto working a defensive guard but De Santo Cristo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sakamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakamoto is trying to control De Santo Cristo's posture but De Santo Cristo avoids it.
Sakamoto is looking to regain half guard here but De Santo Cristo keeps moving and retains side control.
De Santo Cristo cracks Sakamoto with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto prevents De Santo Cristo from moving into mount.
Sakamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakamoto keeps trying to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sakamoto!
De Santo Cristo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sakamoto tries to hold on but De Santo Cristo pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound effectively.
Sakamoto is desperately trying to improve his position but De Santo Cristo has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that 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.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sakamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo cracks Sakamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and De Santo Cristo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakamoto won't be happy with that.
De Santo Cristo working away.
De Santo Cristo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Santo Cristo throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto avoids it well.
De Santo Cristo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Santo Cristo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the action but Sakamoto is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sakamoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in De Santo Cristo's guard! Nice work there by Sakamoto!
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Sakamoto from controlling successfully.
Sakamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Santo Cristo has his foot on Sakamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Santo Cristo is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sakamoto has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Masaru Fighting Systems II. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
De Santo Cristo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakamoto can do to turn this around?
De Santo Cristo is trying to work for a sweep but Sakamoto has mounted him!
De Santo Cristo is in a horrible position here. Sakamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Santo Cristo is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamoto wants to control the pace but De Santo Cristo is squirming around nicely.
De Santo Cristo tries to reverse the position but Sakamoto maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is landing with some decent strikes but De Santo Cristo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sakamoto landing punches.
De Santo Cristo is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo wants to hold on but Sakamoto pushes him away.
Sakamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
De Santo Cristo is looking to improve his position but Sakamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to hold on but Sakamoto pushes him away.
Sakamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Santo Cristo looks a forlorn figure.
Sakamoto tries to control but De Santo Cristo wriggling away.
Joao De Santo Cristo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Santo Cristo is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Santo Cristo is working hard here to advance position.
De Santo Cristo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
De Santo Cristo is staying active underneath Sakamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Santo Cristo manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook
and De Santo Cristo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. De Santo Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Santo Cristo looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
De Santo Cristo darts in trying to clinch
and Sakamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santo Cristo, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo looks to land a strike but Sakamoto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands a big shot to Sakamoto's brow.
Sakamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santo Cristo advances to half guard.
Sakamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakamoto is trying to control but can't.
De Santo Cristo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakamoto.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo distracts Sakamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakamoto keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
Sakamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Santo Cristo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sakamoto looking to control.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Sakamoto is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Santo Cristo looking to sit in guard and control but Sakamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santo Cristo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakamoto wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo working for a triangle but Sakamoto defends it easily.
De Santo Cristo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo throwing strikes from guard but Sakamoto blocks nicely.
De Santo Cristo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakamoto is looking for a triangle but De Santo Cristo pushes his legs off easily.
De Santo Cristo landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo working some strikes from top position.
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroshimo Sakamoto.
I think Sakamoto 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 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
A victorious Hiroshimo Sakamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Chucky (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Chucky!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chucky.
Chucky blocks a jab.
Kuzmenko has Chucky up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuzmenko gets underhooks to prevent Chucky's takedown attempt.
Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chucky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chucky misses with an uppercut.
Chucky defending well as Kuzmenko loads up on a big left hand.
Chucky just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmenko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chucky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chucky steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch but Chucky moves out of range.
Andriy Kuzmenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chucky circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmenko throws a one two combo.
Chucky takes a swing at Kuzmenko's ribcage but misses.
Kuzmenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Chucky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chucky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuzmenko throws a big shot that misses.
Chucky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chucky looks to land a left hand but Kuzmenko moved out of range nicely.
Chucky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzmenko.
Chucky throws a looping overhand right but Kuzmenko ducks down to avoid it.
Kuzmenko clinches up against the cage.
Kuzmenko looking to throw knees to the head but Chucky is blocking nicely.
Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chucky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuzmenko to the mat! Kuzmenko manages to get full guard.
Kuzmenko kicks Chucky off and gets to his feet.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch up.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch but Chucky is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chucky. Kuzmenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzmenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Chucky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuzmenko throws a lazy right hand but Chucky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuzmenko rushes Chucky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuzmenko closes the distance and pushes Chucky back into the cage.
Chucky tries to pull guard but Kuzmenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Chucky drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chucky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chucky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuzmenko's guard.
Kuzmenko keeping full guard, as Chucky tries to pass.
Kuzmenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chucky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmenko is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Top Team Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kuzmenko is looking to stand up but Chucky isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuzmenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chucky's guard.
Chucky wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuzmenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuzmenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chucky's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chucky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Chucky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chucky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chucky trying to control the action but Kuzmenko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuzmenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chucky throwing strikes but missing.
Kuzmenko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kuzmenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chucky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chucky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuzmenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Chucky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuzmenko stopping the sweep attempt from Chucky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Kuzmenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuzmenko, as that shot connected.
Chucky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chucky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuzmenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko throws a shot from downtown. Chucky moves away and avoids it.
Chucky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chucky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuzmenko throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Chucky crashing down! Chucky tries to stagger back to his feet but Kuzmenko just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Chucky asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Kuzmenko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Mouth For War as his entrance music. Kevin Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Amp's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amp misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amp moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson pushes Amp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amp backwards.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson cracks Amp with a nice body shot.
Anderson tries a body shot but Amp blocks it.
Amp trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson is working Amp over against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries to work over Amp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amp backwards.
Amp tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a big left hand right to the temple and Amp goes down!
Amp is rocked!
It looks like Michael Amp has been cut.
Amp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Oh Amp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson scores with a big shot! Amp's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Amp! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Anderson!
Kevin Anderson 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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