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HFL #3 : Killer Night PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Seffu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Van Basten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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219 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Seffu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Van Basten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Basten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seffu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mike Van Basten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seffu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Basten throws a big shot that misses.
Van Basten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seffu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Basten manages to circle out of the way.
Seffu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seffu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Seffu's head coaches at Team Alpha Success that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Basten moves away from the strike by Seffu.
Seffu misses with an uppercut. Van Basten saw that one coming.
Van Basten darts in looking for a takedown but Seffu gets double underhooks and turns Van Basten into the cage.
Van Basten looks to land a left hand but Seffu moved out of range nicely.
Seffu with a jab.
Van Basten misses with a two punch combination.
Seffu takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Basten misses with a right hand
and Seffu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seffu.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Basten manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Basten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seffu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Basten scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ray Seffu has been cut.
Van Basten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Basten throws a right hand that misses
and Seffu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Basten walks into a straight right hand from Seffu.
Van Basten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seffu tries to counter by clinching up but Van Basten breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Basten throws a big shot that misses.
Van Basten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Basten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seffu circles away.
Van Basten throws a head kick but Seffu moves out of range.
Van Basten loads up on a big right hand but Seffu slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Seffu blocks the leg kick.
Seffu clinches with his opponent.
Van Basten takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Basten tries to break the clinch but Seffu is controlling the position.
Van Basten is trying to break the clinch but Seffu is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seffu looking to throw knees to the head but Van Basten is blocking nicely.
Seffu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but Van Basten blocks it.
Van Basten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Basten tries to break free but Seffu pushes him back against the cage.
Van Basten tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Seffu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Seffu.
Van Basten lands a shoulder strike.
Seffu lands a knee to the body.
Seffu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Basten looks winded!
Van Basten can't break the clinch.
Van Basten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seffu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Bastens head.
Seffu lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Basten won't want to take too many of those.
Van Basten takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Basten takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seffu lands a knee to the head.
Seffu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seffu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seffu.
Seffu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seffu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Van Basten blocks with his arms.
Seffu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Seffu on the inside.
Seffu lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Basten won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Seffu.
Seffu lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seffu avoiding damage.
Van Basten tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Seffu working Van Basten over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Seffu - that landed with a thud.
Seffu landing knees to the head.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seffu scores with a knee to the head.
Van Basten is trying to break free.
Seffu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seffu with a knee to the head.
Van Basten wants to get back to striking at distance but Seffu won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seffu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Basten's defenses.
Seffu crunches a lovely knee into Van Basten's ribcage.
Seffu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Seffu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Seffu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Seffu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Basten fails with the takedown.
Van Basten misses with a leg kick
enabling Seffu to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Basten throws out a loose jab but Seffu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seffu looks to throw the jab but Van Basten is out of range.
Van Basten misses with a jab to the body
and Seffu counters with a straight right hand.
Seffu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seffu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seffu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seffu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Basten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Basten is breathing heavily.
Seffu landing knees to the head.
Van Basten is rocked!
It looks like Mike Van Basten has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seffu lands a big knee! That's hurt Van Basten! Oh, he's all over the place! Seffu lands another knee that sends Van Basten to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Seffu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khalidov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mamed - CoreMoon. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov gets the takedown into side control.
Khalidov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gibson!
Gibson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Khalidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gibson prevents Khalidov from taking his back.
Khalidov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khalidov takes Gibson's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov looking for the choke but no joy.
Gibson is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gibson's body.
Khalidov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gibson is defending well though. Khalidov let's go of the attempt for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two 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.
Gibson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Khalidov's arms.
Gibson is trying to get back to his feet but Khalidov has full control of the position and if anything, Gibson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gibson fending off the submission attempt from Khalidov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Khalidov is looking to control Gibson but Gibson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Khalidov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Khalidov is looking for the choke from the back position but Gibson is controlling his hands well.
Good control from Khalidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gibson is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mamed Khalidov!
Post fight, an emotional Mamed Khalidov said 'That was my last fight in my carrer, i want to say thank you for the all supporters. Thank you very much i love you!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Capet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Rosenstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenstock has chosen Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louis Capet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Rosenstock!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosenstock misses with a straight right.
Rosenstock scores with a body shot.
Capet tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosenstock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosenstock cracks Capet with an open hand slap.
It looks like Louis Capet has been cut.
Capet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Capet throws a series of punches but Rosenstock avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Rosenstock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Capet misses
and Rosenstock counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenstock.
Nice body punch from Rosenstock.
Capet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosenstock lands a really nice looking cross but Capet seems unphased.
Capet wants to clinch but Rosenstock slips to the side
letting Rosenstock counter with a right hand.
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!
Rosenstock digs a good hook to Capet's body.
Rosenstock lands with a nice combination. Capet backs away looking to recover.
Capet is rocked!
Capet throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosenstock counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Capet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Capet is breathing heavily.
Rosenstock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capet moves away.
Capet seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosenstock connects with a body shot that sends Capet's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenstock tests Capet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capet gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rosenstock gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Rosenstock!
After the fight, Zak Rosenstock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 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
13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Eikmeyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eikmeyer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eikmeyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Eikmeyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eikmeyer is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eikmeyer has his feet on Smith's thighs here. He's pushed Smith off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Smith screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Eikmeyer!
A less than humble Mario Eikmeyer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Vihannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihannes has chosen System Of A Down - Toxicity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Vihannes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger 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.
Dillinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dillinger misses with a few strikes there.
Dillinger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dillinger connects with a right hand. Vihannes shakes it off.
Vihannes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck for Vihannes with that takedown attempt.
Dillinger throws a quick counter head kick but Vihannes was just out of range.
Dillinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Vihannes is trying to force a seperation but Dillinger has the dominant position.
Dillinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vihannes shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Vihannes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihannes moves in looking to clinch but Dillinger pushes him off.
Vihannes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vihannes slips under a jab.
Vihannes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillinger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dillinger lands a jab to Vihannes's midsection.
Vihannes takes one to the side of the head.
Dillinger dips to his left and cracks Vihannes with an uppercut!
Dillinger cracks Vihannes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vihannes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillinger. Dillinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vihannes has time to react.
Vihannes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihannes darts in looking for a takedown but Dillinger gets double underhooks and turns Vihannes into the cage.
John Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Vihannes.
Dillinger lands a front kick.
Dillinger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dillinger counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihannes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dillinger trying to control but Vihannes postures up.
Vihannes is working for a kimura but Dillinger is defending it quite comfortably.
Vihannes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillinger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dillinger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dillinger wants to control but Vihannes is keeping busy.
Dillinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is working an open guard so Vihannes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dillinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vihannes darts in and clinches Dillinger up against the cage.
Dillinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vihannes backwards.
Dillinger goes for a takedown attempt but Vihannes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slow jab from Dillinger misses its intended target.
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Dillinger instigates a clinch.
Dillinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vihannes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dillinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vihannes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vihannes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillinger pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihannes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dillinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillinger throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Dillinger finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihannes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dillinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihannes moves away.
Vihannes is looking to chop away at Dillinger's legs.
Dillinger cracks a nice hook into Vihannes's ribs.
Vihannes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vihannes looks for a takedown but Dillinger sprawls well.
Dillinger scores with a hook to the body. Vihannes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vihannes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillinger is fending him off so far but Vihannes persists. Nope, Dillinger circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vihannes can do to turn this around?
Dillinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vihannes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dillinger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vihannes's head.
It looks like Hannes Vihannes has been cut.
Nice shot by Dillinger.
Vihannes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Vihannes manages to avoid it.
Dillinger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vihannes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillinger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vihannes somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger scores with a hook.
Dillinger connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Vihannes to the floor! Dillinger dives in looking for the finish!
Vihannes is still in real trouble! Can Dillinger finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vihannes seems to have recovered his senses.
Vihannes taking some punishment here, with Dillinger in his half guard.
Vihannes 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.
Dillinger passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Vihannes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vihannes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dillinger connects with a decent elbow.
Dillinger landing a few strikes.
Vihannes is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A big shot lands for Dillinger! That's hurt Vihannes! Will he recover? Dillinger fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dillinger!
Hannes Vihannes was interviewed post fight and said 'Got the number of that truck?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiitti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC Back in Black . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiitti is just out of range.
Tiitti unleashes a big counter combination but Frazier bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tiitti tries to clinch but Frazier moves out of range.
As Tiitti looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Tiitti just gets out of the way.
Frazier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frazier lands with a nice combination. Tiitti backs away looking to recover.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tiitti regains guard immediately.
Frazier is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Frazier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiitti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frazier decides to stand back up.
Tiitti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tiitti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frazier's guard.
Frazier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier has Tiitti pressed against the cage, preventing Tiitti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frazier can't get the takedown.
Tiitti can't get the takedown.
Frazier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiitti tries to pull guard but Frazier won't allow it.
Frazier tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiitti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiitti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti works the jab nicely.
Tiitti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frazier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiitti won't be happy with that.
Tiitti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Frazier.
Tiitti tries to buck Frazier off but Frazier is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tiitti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier is working Tiitti over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tiitti is looking to reverse the position.
Frazier creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tiitti sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tiitti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tiitti is trying to control Frazier's posture but Frazier avoids it.
Frazier lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier cracks Tiitti with a big elbow.
Frazier lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier just content to control the position.
Tiitti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frazier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tiitti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frazier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiitti gets back to half guard.
Tiitti is trying to get back to full guard.
Frazier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frazier lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tiitti to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Tiitti.
Frazier lands a jab to Tiitti's midsection.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Frazier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Frazier clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier keeps control of Tiitti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiitti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frazier.
Tiitti can't get the takedown.
Tiitti jumps into guard, dragging Frazier to the mat.
Frazier chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Frazier 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.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Tiitti feints the counter takedown.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
Mo Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiitti is looking to clinch but Frazier is avoiding it.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiitti staying out of range there.
Tiitti cracks Frazier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
Tiitti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Tiitti shoots in.
Frazier throws a big counter combination but Tiitti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tiitti fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiitti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier lands a head kick!
Tiitti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frazier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mo Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repa Tiitti.
Frazier slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiitti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiitti.
Frazier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tiitti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frazier tries to avoid it but Tiitti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frazier to the ground. Frazier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frazier tries to keep at a distance but Tiitti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiitti gets underhooks to prevent Frazier's takedown attempt.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Tiitti misses with a head kick.
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!
Tiitti fails to land the takedown.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frazier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tiitti taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tiitti is looking for a sweep.
Frazier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tiitti to see if he's OK.
Frazier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tiitti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tiitti is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiitti taking a bit of punishment here - Frazier scoring with strikes.
Frazier grinds an elbow into Tiitti's temple.
Frazier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiitti down.
Tiitti is rocked!
Tiitti wants to control but Frazier postures up.
Tiitti is still in real trouble! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiitti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Frazier working the body and head with strikes.
Frazier scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tiitti is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Frazier can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Frazier!
An out of breath Mo Frazier 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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32
155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brandy lands in his opponent's guard.
Brandy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandy landing with the ground and pound.
Brandy stands up over Rold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandy manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
Rold is looking to advance position but Brandy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Brandy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Brandy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brandy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brandy 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.
Rold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rold manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brandy is looking to stall here but Rold recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy pushing down on Rold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rold 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandy is trying to work for a kimura but Rold is defending well.
Rold gets full guard.
Brandy looking to sit in guard and control but Rold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rold advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rold is looking for a kimura but Brandy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rold to get the leverage.
Rold is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brandy is just riding it out for now. Rold eventually gives up the hold.
Rold is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Brandy trying to strike off his back.
Brandy trying to keep a closed guard but Rold is proving a slippery customer.
Rold controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rold wants to control from the top but Brandy keeps moving.
Rold has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brandy is proving hard to escape from.
Brandy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rold is looking to advance position but Brandy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rold regains half guard.
Brandy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rold to regain full guard.
Rold looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brandy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brandy misses with a head shot. Rold uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubicon Brandy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rold misses with a low kick as Brandy jumps back.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Rold is quick to defend against it.
Rold misses with a low kick.
Brandy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rold counters with a good low kick that Brandy was not able to check.
Rold stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandy has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown but Rold shows good takedown defense.
Rold delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy with a poor takedown
and Rold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brandy walks into a straight right hand from Rold.
Brandy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Enrique Rold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rold is looking to slow Brandy down with leg kicks.
Rubicon Brandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rold sprawls well initially but Brandy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandy preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Brandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rold has wrist control.
Rold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brandy gets to his feet. Rold looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandy.
Brandy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rold.
Rold slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice side step and Rold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rold.
Rold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandy dives in and grabs Rold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rold pushes down on Brandy's head and hops out.
Brandy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brandy connects with a decent elbow.
Brandy wants to control but Rold is keeping him busy.
Brandy is working Rold over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brandy working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rold keeps working.
Rold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brandy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brandy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brandy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rold is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brandy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rold throws a low kick, looking for Brandy's leg but Brandy calmly moves out of range.
Rold connects with an inside leg kick.
Rold throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Rold.
Brandy misses with a takedown attempt
and Rold counters with a nice body shot.
Brandy shoots for a takedown but Rold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandy tries for a takedown but Rold circles away easily
and Rold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy blocks the body kick.
Rold swings for the body but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown but Rold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold misses with a body kick.
Rold tries to land a front kick but Brandy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Rold as he connects with a hook.
Brandy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rold slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandy. Brandy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brandy has his takedown stuffed
and Rold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandy thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rold connects with a solid leg kick.
Rold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Rold. No joy for Brandy on that attempt.
Brandy slips a jab from Rold.
A good leg kick by Rold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandy shoots for a takedown but Rold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rold counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rold swivels and escapes.
Rold is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Rold.
Brandy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rold.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brandy dives in and grabs Rold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rold pushes down on Brandy's head and hops out.
Brandy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rold's waist but Rold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandy off to one side.
Rold thinks about the counter body kick.
Brandy fails to land the takedown.
Rold lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandy's calf.
Rold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brandy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandy.
Rold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rold is looking to slow Brandy down with leg kicks.
Rold throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandy shoots in but Rold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rold really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brandy misses with a takedown
and Rold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown but Rold shows good takedown defense.
Brandy backing away here, and Rold unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubicon Brandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Rold. That snapped Brandy's head back.
Rold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy dives in and grabs Rold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rold pushes down on Brandy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Rold tenderised Brandy's leg. Brandy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rold.
Rold cracks the inside of Brandy's front leg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandy.
Rold delivers a nice body kick.
Brandy with a poor takedown
and Rold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rold sprawls well. Rold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandy gets slowly back to his feet.
As Brandy backs off Rold throws a huge counter combo but Brandy manages to avoid it all.
Rold lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rold swivels and escapes.
Rold lands with a good body shot.
Rold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rold tries to sprawl out of it but Brandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy fails with the takedown
and Rold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rold. Brandy shrugs it off though.
Rold fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandy in the body.
Brandy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rold is looking for the big counter here.
Rold works the jab nicely.
Brandy misses with a takedown attempt
and Rold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Rold finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandy.
Brandy throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rold.
Rold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Enrique Rold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick from Rold.
Good leg kick by Rold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rold avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and Rold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brandy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rold dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Rold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brandy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rold!
Brandy working the ground and pound but Rold is defending the strikes.
Brandy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rold rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brandy's guard! Nice work there by Rold!
Brandy is working an open guard so Rold takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rold works the jab nicely.
Rold misses with a body shot.
Rold thuds his shin into the meat of Brandy's side.
Rold misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandy has his takedown stuffed
and Rold counters with a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandy backing away here, and Rold unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brandy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rold looks to throw the jab but Brandy is out of range.
Rold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rold thuds a left hand into Brandy's body.
Brandy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick there by Rold.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rold as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandy 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.
Enrique Rold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brandy takes one on the button.
Rold scores with a nice head shot.
Rold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandy misses with a takedown
and Rold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandy shoots in for a double leg but Rold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rold throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rold lands with a kick to the temple. Brandy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown but Rold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rold lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rold gets caught flat footed, as Brandy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rold manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Brandy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rold leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rold breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy tries for a takedown but Rold circles away easily
and Brandy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rold throws a nice head kick!
Brandy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rold.
Rold misses with a wild body shot.
Rold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brandy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Rold responds with a good body kick, but Brandy manages to step out the way in time.
Rold throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 44:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 44:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rold!
Enrique Rold is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Enrique Rold started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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