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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohsen Darabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohsen Darabi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabi moves in looking to clinch but Sung pushes him off.
Sung attempts a counter takedown but Darabi avoids it well and moves away.
Sung is looking to clinch.
Sung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darabi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darabi.
Sung can't do much from the bottom here.
Darabi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sung is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Darabi off and has taken his back!
Sung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sung is not going to allow Darabi to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darabi is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung tightening his grip on Darabi, looking for the choke.
Darabi 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.
Sung tries to get the hooks in deep but Darabi pushed the leg off.
Sung misses with punches from the back.
Sung lands shots from the back.
Darabi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sung.
Sung is persistently looking for the submission but Darabi is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Darabi tries to escape but Sung has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sung softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sung missing with strikes from the back.
Sung lands a shot to the body.
Darabi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Darabi covering up well under a series of strikes from Sung.
Darabi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sung has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Darabi! Can he survive? No! He's out! Sung gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Sung!
Sam Sung thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Lang lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang clinches.
Lang scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilson takes a step back to recover.
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!
Lang scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lang is working Wilson over against the cage.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang lands a left 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!
Lang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lang gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson lands a jab.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
A cross from Lang lands.
Lang is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
A head kick by Wilson misses
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Wilson 's knee.
Wilson checks a leg kick.
Lang moves into the clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Wilson thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wilson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lang kicks Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilson's head.
Lang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Lang moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lang defends it nicely.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lang sprawls well. Lang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Clubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Lang pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang misses with a knee strike.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lang after a bit of a struggle.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lang prevents it.
Lang lands a nice elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Lang.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang instigates a clinch.
Wilson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lang working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Lang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lang sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Lang rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Lang, against the cage.
Lang lands an elbow inside.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Lang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang lands a nice elbow.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a left hand that sends Wilson to the canvas!
Lang is looking to stand up but Wilson won't let him.
Lang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang connects with a high kick.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick lands from Lang that sends Wilson to the canvas. Wilson tries to scramble back to his feet but Lang brings him back down into side control.
Lang has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Lang drops Wilson with a big left hand and mounts him. Wilson is in big trouble!
Lang controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson wants to hold on but Lang pushes him away.
Lang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Lang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Clubber Lang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryce Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunnollinen Tullimies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alun Warburton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnollinen Tullimies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alun Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton has managed to clinch.
Tullimies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warburton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tullimies avoids it.
Tullimies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tullimies managing to block the knees to the body from Warburton.
Warburton missing with knees to the body.
Warburton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tullimies or not.
Tullimies has a couple of punches blocked by Warburton.
Tullimies tries to break free but Warburton pushes him back against the cage.
Warburton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warburton tries a knee to the head but Tullimies blocks it.
Warburton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tullimies blocks it with crossed arms.
Tullimies stalling against the cage.
Warburton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tullimies fails to land.
Tullimies avoiding damage as Warburton throws knees to the body.
Tullimies wants to break free but Warburton has control.
Tullimies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warburton's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton misses with a punch to the body.
Warburton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warburton misses with a knee strike.
Warburton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tullimies misses with some punches.
Warburton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tullimies avoids it.
Tullimies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Warburton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tullimies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warburton scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tullimies.
Tullimies working aggressively here.
Warburton misses with a body punch.
Warburton lands a nice shot to the body.
Warburton scores a nice knee to the body.
Warburton struggles to land a body shot inside as Tullimies controls his hands.
Warburton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warburton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warburton struggles to land a body shot inside as Tullimies controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warburton obliges.
Tullimies misses with the head strike.
Tullimies prevents a body shot from Warburton.
Tullimies prevents a body shot from Warburton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warburton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warburton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warburton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tullimies takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tullimies managing to block the knees to the body from Warburton.
Warburton cracks Tullimies with a nice body shot.
Tullimies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warburton is trying to pull guard but Tullimies has him pressed against the cage.
Warburton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tullimies's elbow.
Tullimies is trying to break free.
Warburton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tullimies's elbow.
Warburton tries to throw a body punch but Tullimies avoids it by throwing Warburton back against the cage.
Warburton tries to land knees in the clinch but Tullimies avoids the damage to the body.
Tullimies misses with a punch to the body.
Warburton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warburton pulls guard successfully.
Warburton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tullimies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Warburton is tightening it up a little... Tullimies has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tullimies reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tullimies taps out! Nice BJJ there by Warburton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alun Warburton!
The defeated Kunnollinen Tullimies had this to say: 'Enjoy your fixed win, sir! I'll go home and roll around in the money I made from taking the dive! If we ever fight for reals you'll have zero chance!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriiz Monai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uriiz Monai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke misses with an uppercut
and Monai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mickey Rourke has been cut.
Rourke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monai lands a nice shot to the body.
Rourke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monai.
It looks like Uriiz Monai has been cut.
Nice shot by Monai.
Monai dodges the punch combination from Rourke.
Rourke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monai unleashes a big counter combination but Rourke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rourke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Monai is trying to defend but Rourke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rourke is taking a breather. Monai says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rourke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monai is looking to improve his position.
Rourke content to control rather than advance.
Monai is trying to control but Rourke passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monai is trying to improve his position.
Rourke controlling the position from side mount.
Monai prevents Rourke from improving position.
The ground and pound from Rourke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monai is looking for a sweep.
Rourke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Monai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Monai is looking to regain half guard here but Rourke keeps moving and retains side control.
Monai is letting Rourke control him for a moment.
Rourke lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monai keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Rourke.
Rourke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monai, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monai can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rourke tries to advance to mount but Monai denies him.
Rourke is staying tight to Monai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Monai taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rourke in side control, throwing shots but Monai defends.
Monai is trying to get back to half guard.
Rourke misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Rourke is looking to score with low kicks.
Monai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rourke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rourke throws the left hand but Monai avoids the punch easily.
Monai has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Monai's corner calls for a 1-2. Monai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rourke lands a glancing blow to the side of Monai's head.
Rourke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monai cracks Rourke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monai misses with a hook. Rourke ducked under it nicely.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rourke.
Monai lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke looks to throw a body kick
and Monai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke misses with a hook
enabling Monai to counter with a crisp jab.
Rourke is rocked!
Rourke punishes Monai's body with a nice straight punch.
Mickey Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rourke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Monai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Rourke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rourke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rourke seems to have got his legs back now.
Rourke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mickey Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monai wants to control but Rourke is keeping busy.
Monai wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Rourke there.
Well, if Rourke 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monai can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rourke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rourke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monai's head.
Rourke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Monai tries to roll over but Rourke keeps him under control.
Monai wants to control but Rourke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Monai to regain full guard.
Rourke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rourke stands and steps away. Monai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Uriiz Monai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Monai. That snapped Rourke's head back.
Rourke misses with a body shot.
Rourke misses with a shot to the body
and Monai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooh!!! Monai has knocked Rourke down with a huge combo! Monai steps away and waves a wobbly Rourke back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rourke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rourke stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Monai runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uriiz Monai!
After the fight, Uriiz Monai 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.
In defeat, Mickey Rourke stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im so happy for you, great fight. Im sorry if I hurt you during the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Grey (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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24
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dre Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Grey!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
An attempted straight right counter from Driver misses the target.
Grey darts in and clinches Driver up against the cage.
A short right from Driver.
Grey leaning against his opponent.
Grey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Driver uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Driver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Driver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grey can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Driver is aware though and is defending well.
Grey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Driver controlling from side mount.
Grey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Driver'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.
Driver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grey wants to control but Driver postures up.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey being controlled for a moment.
Grey is looking to reverse the position.
Driver controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grey looking for a sweep but Driver has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Driver controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver avoids the attempt from Grey to control.
Grey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Driver controlling the pace for now.
Grey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey tries to hold on but Driver postures up.
Driver controlling the position easily from mount.
Grey is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grey is still trying to improve position.
Grey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grey tries to hold on but Driver pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Driver controlling his opponent.
Grey is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Driver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grey, as that shot connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Driver scores with a four punch combination!
Grey misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Driver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
Driver scores with a punch to the head.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Driver misses.
A big right from Driver misses.
Driver drops his hands momentarily and Grey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Driver is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Grey engages and cracks Driver with a massive lead left hook - Driver tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Grey is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raymond Grey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Hankey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hankey has chosen DJ Zany - Be on your way as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ted Hankey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Hankey!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hankey has managed to clinch.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Hankey is looking for a takedown.
Wakahisa misses with a knee to the head.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Hankey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wakahisa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wakahisa slowing the pace effectively.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Hankey being controlled against the cage.
Hankey tries to score a body lock takedown but Wakahisa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakahisa working Hankey over with knees to the body.
Hankey blocks the elbow strike.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Wakahisa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hankey successfully pulls guard.
Hankey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa gets to his feet. Hankey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hankey moves into range and clinches up with Wakahisa.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
Wakahisa misses with a knee to the head.
Hankey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wakahisa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Hankey.
Hankey working hard to break the clinch.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Wakahisa prevents the takedown attempt.
Hankey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wakahisa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hankey can turn it around.
Wakahisa crunches a lovely knee into Hankey's ribcage.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa keeps control of Hankey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wakahisa scores a nice knee to the body.
Hankey looks winded!
A knee to the head by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
Wakahisa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hankey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Hankey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wakahisa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wakahisa landing knees to the head.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
Wakahisa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wakahisa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Hankey takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa avoiding damage.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
Wakahisa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa just leaning against Hankey, taking a breather.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hankey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Hankey takes an elbow to the temple.
Wakahisa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hankey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Hankey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
Wakahisa working Hankey over with knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Wakahisa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hankey's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hankey avoids it.
Wakahisa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wakahisa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hankey.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa stalling in the clinch.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
Wakahisa connects with a knee to the head.
Wakahisa lands a good knee to the midsection. Hankey won't want to take too many of those.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakahisa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wakahisa working Hankey over with knees to the body.
Wakahisa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Wakahisa 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.
Wakahisa rushes Hankey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wakahisa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hankey takes an elbow to the temple.
Wakahisa looking to throw knees to the head but Hankey is blocking nicely.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body.
Wakahisa controlling the action here for a moment.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the head but Hankey blocks with his arms.
Hankey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wakahisa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wakahisa takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakahisa obliges.
Hankey wants a takedown.
Hankey is breathing heavily.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wakahisa.
Hankey is trying to force a seperation but Wakahisa has the dominant position.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wakahisa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hankey can do to turn this around?
Wakahisa is pressed up against the cage. Hankey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wakahisa down to the mat. Wakahisa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Hankey.
Hankey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wakahisa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hankey takes an elbow to the temple.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Hankey 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakahisa lands a good knee to the midsection. Hankey won't want to take too many of those.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa slowing the pace effectively.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakahisa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hankey is looking to break free of the clinch but Wakahisa has double underhooks.
Wakahisa crunches a lovely knee into Hankey's ribcage.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Hankey 's eye.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
Hankey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wakahisa to keep the fight standing.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hankey wants to break free but Wakahisa has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the body.
Wakahisa stalls.
Hankey can't get the takedown.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryuu Wakahisa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa effectively controlling the action here.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside that Hankey shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wakahisa.
Wakahisa crunches a lovely knee into Hankey's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wakahisa with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
Hankey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wakahisa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wakahisa darts in and clinches Hankey up against the cage.
Wakahisa taking a breather.
Hankey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hankey is trying to pull guard but Wakahisa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hankey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakahisa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wakahisa closes the distance and pushes Hankey back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Wakahisa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wakahisa clinches.
Wakahisa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wakahisa slowing the pace effectively.
Hankey is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
Hankey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hankey managing to block the knees to the body from Wakahisa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakahisa obliges.
Hankey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hankey has Wakahisa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wakahisa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hankey tries to pull guard but Wakahisa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryuu Wakahisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Hankey.
Wakahisa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hankey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Hankey 's eye.
Wakahisa lands an elbow that stopped Hankey in his tracks for a moment.
Hankey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakahisa obliges.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Hankey 's eye.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wakahisa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakahisa obliges.
Wakahisa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wakahisa lands a good knee to the midsection. Hankey won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hankey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hankey takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryuu Wakahisa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa lands a knee to the body.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hankey being controlled against the cage.
Wakahisa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wakahisa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Hankey is trying to break the clinch but Wakahisa is controlling him.
Wakahisa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wakahisa lands a damaging elbow.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakahisa lands an elbow just above Hankey 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
Hankey is trying to force a seperation but Wakahisa has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Wakahisa.
Hankey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wakahisa has him pressed against the cage.
Wakahisa lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakahisa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hankey tries to break the clinch but Wakahisa is controlling the position.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Wakahisa connects with a knee to the head.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hankey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wakahisa after a bit of a struggle.
Wakahisa landing knees to the body.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakahisa leaning against his opponent.
Wakahisa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hankey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wakahisa landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wakahisa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wakahisa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankey's defenses.
Wakahisa lands an elbow inside.
Hankey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ted Hankey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakahisa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Wakahisa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wakahisa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Wakahisa!
A pretty intense looking Ryuu Wakahisa took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diesel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolf. That's going to slow Armstrong down.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Armstrong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolf.
A clash of legs there as Wolf blocks the low kick.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Armstrong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wolf throws a leg kick but Armstrong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Armstrong 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.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
It looked like Armstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a low kick as Wolf jumps back.
Armstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Armstrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wolf checks a leg kick.
Wolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Wolf has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armstrong throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Armstrong throws a push kick but Wolf slaps the foot to one side.
Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Wolf tries to land a body kick
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Diesel Armstrong has been cut.
Wolf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armstrong is able to avoid easily.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Wolf.
A quick step to the side and Armstrong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the head.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolf moves out of range of the body kick.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Armstrong lands with an overhand left.
Wolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong lands with a straight right. Wolf didn't see that one coming.
Wolf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Wolf seems unphased.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armstrong clobbers Wolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolf.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Armstrong throws a hook but Wolf avoids it easily.
Wolf throws a counter combo.
Wolf connects with a looping right hand.
Wolf throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Wolf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolf tries to score with a low kick but Armstrong moves his leg out of the way.
Wolf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Armstrong.
Armstrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wolf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong lands a jab to the nose.
Wolf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolf unleashes a big counter combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armstrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wolf defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf misses with a kick to the body.
Wolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolf slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diesel Armstrong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolf throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolf takes one to the side of the head.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Wolf knows he should have avoided that one.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Armstrong lunges at Wolf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf's hand.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Wolf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf swinging wildly here.
Wolf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diesel Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong cracks Wolf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Wolf moves out of range easily.
Wolf misses with a left hand
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Wolf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Armstrong.
Wolf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diesel Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Armstrong's sensitive parts.
Armstrong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolf lands a big head kick that sends Armstrong tumbling to the mat! Wolf takes a step backwards and waves Armstrong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Armstrong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong leaves his chin hanging out and Wolf seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Armstrong crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Wolf!
A victorious Adrian Wolf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murha Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murha Puro!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro throws a body kick that misses.
Puro blocks a jab.
Puro slips a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov punishes Puro's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Puro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Jab from Magomedov.
Puro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Puro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Puro ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puro jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov slips a jab from Puro.
Puro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Puro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Puro as he connects with a hook.
Puro moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Puro lands a jab.
Magomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puro throws a leg kick but Magomedov checks it.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puro lunges at Magomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomedov's hand.
Puro scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Puro.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Puro moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Puro moves away and avoids it.
Puro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to clinch but Puro slips to the side
and Puro counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Magomedov misses
and Puro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puro digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puro.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Puro is out of range.
Magomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puro.
Magomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puro.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puro.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puro moves away.
A solid body kick from Puro.
Nice defenses there by Puro.
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puro.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Puro misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro blocks a jab.
Puro throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomedov forces Puro back against the cage and clinches.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro blocking some punches.
Puro manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Puro ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puro slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puro to score with a decent uppercut.
Puro misses with a left hand
and Magomedov counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro working aggressively here.
Puro digs a right hand underneath Magomedov's ribcage. Magomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puro pushes Magomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magomedovs head.
Puro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Puro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puro throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puro doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Puro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Puro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puro moves out of range of the strikes.
Puro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puro throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puro on the side of the head.
Puro throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Puro throws a leg kick but Magomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Puro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magomedov throws a jab when Puro was well out of range.
Magomedov walks into a left hand.
Puro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Puro's head but Puro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magomedov with a body shot.
A big right from Puro misses.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Puro's ribs.
Magomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murha Puro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov swings for the body but Puro moves out of range.
Puro is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Puro ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov takes a swing at Puro's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov backing away here, and Puro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Puro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Puro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puro throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Puro moves out of range.
Puro flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Puro.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Puro.
A cross from Puro lands.
Puro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Puro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Puro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puro tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Puro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a hook but Puro blocks it.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Puro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magomedov misses with a body shot
and Puro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magomedov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puro. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puro swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Puro throws a leg kick
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puro.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puro pushes Magomedov away with a front kick.
Magomedov blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Puro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov backing away here, and Puro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Magomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puro scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magomedov takes a step back to recover.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Puro.
Puro staying out of range there.
Puro flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
That kick from Puro tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Magomedov.
Puro with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Puro misses with a two punch combination.
Magomedov throws a jab when Puro was well out of range.
Puro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov stuns Puro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puro connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puro misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Puro.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Puro scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puro scores with a nice right hand.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Puro.
Puro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov throws a hook but Puro blocks it.
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Puro.
Magomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Puro blocks it.
Puro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Puro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puro throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Puro misses
and Puro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puro throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro staying out of range there.
Magomedov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puro under the eye.
Puro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puro.
Puro staying out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Puro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puro moves away.
Puro throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Puro.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puro doesn't seem bothered though.
Puro jabs at Magomedov's body.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Puro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puro throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puro duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Puro. That snapped Magomedov's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Puro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov dips to his left and cracks Puro with an uppercut!
Puro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Puro avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
Puro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puro cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puro was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Puro needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Puro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magomedov's calf.
Puro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puro.
Magomedov defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro misses with a hook.
Puro scores with a shot to the body.
Puro misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puro.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puro to score with a decent uppercut.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puro.
Puro walks into a left hand.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Puro slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puro.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Puro punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Puro lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puro.
Magomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magomedov lands a jab to Puro's midsection.
Puro throws the kick towards the body but Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Puro moves out of range.
Puro lands an overhand right.
Puro punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Puro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puro at a distance.
Magomedov swings for the body but Puro moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Puro.
Puro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomedov's hands.
Puro avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Puro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Murha Puro just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puro throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Puro.
Magomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov slips a jab from Puro.
Puro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puro lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Puro.
Puro throws a body kick that misses.
Puro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomedov. Magomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Puro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Puro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov cracks Puro with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Puro misses with some punches.
Puro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Puro blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov being controlled against the cage.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puro is trying to break free.
Puro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Puro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
Puro throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Puro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov misses with a body punch
and Puro counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Puro.
Puro throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Puro jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
Puro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov throws a jab when Puro was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro connects with an inside leg kick.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puro moves away.
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Puro misses with a body shot.
Magomedov scores with a nice strike.
Puro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puro, right into the meat.
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Puro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puro misses with a series of wild punches.
Puro sizes up Magomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magomedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Puro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
Magomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Puro counters with a nice leg kick.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Puro.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Puro counters with a nice uppercut.
Puro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Puro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Puro slips the punch.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Puro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Puro.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Magomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puro scores with a shot to the body.
Magomedov punishes Puro's body with a nice straight punch.
Puro throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov lunges at Puro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puro's hand.
Magomedov lands the left hand.
Puro thuds his shin into the meat of Magomedov's side.
Magomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Puro finds it's target.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Puro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro scores with a jab to the body.
Puro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Puro counters with a right hand to the body.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puro.
Puro throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Puro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puro throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Puro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puro is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs.
Magomedov wants to clinch.
Puro flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magnus Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a hook
and Puro counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puro throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puro moves away.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puro clinches with his opponent.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puro's elbow.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro breaks the clinch.
Puro keeps the fight on the outside.
Puro scores with a body shot.
Puro throws a body shot but no joy.
Puro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puro moves out of range of the leg kick from Magomedov.
Puro scores with a body shot.
Puro scores with a nice right hand.
Puro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Puro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puro.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro cracks Magomedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magomedov scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Puro.
Magomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puro lands a head shot.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Puro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magomedov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Puro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murha Puro!
Murha Puro is the new lightweight champion!
Murha Puro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arran Balthazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gus Spencer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arran Balthazar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balthazar is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spencer! But no joy.
Spencer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Balthazar wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Spencer there.
Gus Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balthazar.
Balthazar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Balthazar tries to clinch
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Balthazar moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spencer, as that shot connected.
Balthazar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balthazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Spencer throws the left hand but Balthazar avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balthazar drives through and clinches with Spencer against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spencer.
Balthazar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balthazar misses with a punch to the body.
Balthazar tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer is looking to break free of the clinch but Balthazar has double underhooks.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Spencer stalling in the clinch but Balthazar improves position.
Balthazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Balthazar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spencer is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Spencer.
Balthazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Spencer takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balthazar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balthazar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Balthazar can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Spencer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar being controlled against the cage.
Spencer stalling in the clinch but Balthazar improves position.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Balthazar.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Balthazar tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balthazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balthazar has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer tries to stall but Balthazar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spencer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balthazar up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer controlling the action here for a moment.
Balthazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balthazar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spencer up against the cage.
Spencer taking a breather.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Balthazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Balthazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Balthazar.
Balthazar scores with a hook to the body.
Spencer looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar scores with a shot to the side of Spencer's head.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Spencer on the inside.
Balthazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balthazar works on Spencer's body with a couple of short punches.
Balthazar lands with a light punch inside.
Balthazar misses with an elbow over the top.
Spencer is looking to control Balthazar's arms but Balthazar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spencer has his back to the cage.
Balthazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Spencer taking a breather.
Balthazar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balthazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
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!
Balthazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balthazar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balthazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balthazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Balthazar can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
A short left from Balthazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Balthazar 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Balthazar is controlling him.
Balthazar can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Balthazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Balthazar.
Balthazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spencer's elbow.
Balthazar tries to work over Spencer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balthazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spencer blocks a body shot from Balthazar.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balthazar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balthazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balthazar lands a body punch.
Spencer is trying to break free.
Balthazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Balthazar.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balthazar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balthazar lands an uppercut.
Balthazar can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
A body shot lands from Balthazar.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Balthazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spencer or not.
Balthazar lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Balthazar.
Balthazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Balthazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Balthazar lands a nice uppercut.
Balthazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Balthazar digs a right hand into Spencer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spencer's gas tank.
Balthazar lands an uppercut.
Balthazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Balthazar.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Balthazar.
A short body shot lands from Balthazar as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balthazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Balthazar throws an elbow but it misses.
Balthazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balthazar lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Balthazar.
Balthazar is working Spencer over against the cage.
Balthazar lands a left hand.
Balthazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balthazar pushes Spencer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balthazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Balthazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Spencer is rocked!
Balthazar throws a big uppercut that drops Spencer! More strikes from Balthazar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Spencer lies dazed against the cage as Balthazar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arran Balthazar!
Arran Balthazar retains his middleweight title!
Arran Balthazar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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