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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oddis Slajos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oddis Slajos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slajos misses with an uppercut.
Slajos avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gavin - that will leave a mark!
Slajos throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Slajos throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Slajos's head coaches at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slajos moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Gavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slajos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slajos's sensitive parts.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Slajos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin delivers a nice body kick.
Slajos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Slajos.
Gavin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slajos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavin scrambles back to his feet.
Gavin throws a body punch but Slajos moves out of range.
Slajos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gavin's guard.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slajos throws a big right hand that misses.
Slajos is working Gavin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slajos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slajos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gavin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Slajos stands up over Gavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gavin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gavin holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slajos throwing strikes from guard but Gavin blocks nicely.
Gavin is controlling Slajos's posture.
Slajos lands a couple of digs.
Gavin controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin trying to keep a closed guard but Slajos is proving a slippery customer.
Slajos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slajos landing with the ground and pound.
Slajos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gavin is pulling down on Slajos's head to control his posture.
Slajos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slajos wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gavin looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Slajos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slajos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slajos fails to land with a series of punches.
Slajos tries to move into range but Gavin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gavin defending well as Slajos loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Slajos as he connects with a hook.
Slajos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Slajos.
Gavin stuffs the takedown attempt from Slajos. Slajos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oddis Slajos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slajos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gavin avoids it really well and circles away.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Slajos throws a body shot but no joy.
Slajos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gavin.
Oddis Slajos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slajos misses the shot to the body.
Slajos closes the distance and clinches up with Gavin, looking for a takedown. Slajos pushes Gavin against the cage but Gavin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gavin sizes up Slajos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slajos misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slajos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Slajos lands with an overhand left.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slajos.
Slajos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slajos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Slajos.
Slajos takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Slajos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slajos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slajos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Slajos connects with a single shot there.
Oddis Slajos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gavin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Slajos to counter with a crisp jab.
Slajos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gavin counters with a body kick that stops Slajos in his tracks momentarily.
Slajos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slajos looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slajos will feel that in the morning.
Slajos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavin.
Slajos tries to clinch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slajos.
Slajos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
Slajos looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Nice cross by Slajos.
Slajos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slajos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slajos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavin in his tracks.
Slajos misses with a hook.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slajos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Slajos manages to step out the way in time.
Slajos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gavin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oddis Slajos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Slajos does no damage.
Slajos shoots in looking for a takedown. Gavin tries to sprawl out of it but Slajos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gavin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gavin feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oddis Slajos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slajos looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Slajos misses.
Gavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slajos to score with a decent uppercut.
Slajos throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice body kick.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slajos.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slajos. That did some damage!
Slajos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Slajos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Slajos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin moves out of range as Slajos strikes.
Slajos throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Slajos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Slajos takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slajos throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slajos scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slajos misses with an uppercut.
Slajos misses with a body shot
and Gavin counters with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slajos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Slajos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Slajos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slajos cracks Gavin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slajos is looking to clinch.
Slajos misses with an uppercut.
Slajos shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slajos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slajos misses with a double jab.
Slajos throws a series of punches but Gavin moves out of range.
Slajos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slajos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oddis Slajos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Slajos misses.
Slajos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slajos really felt that one!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Slajos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin stuffs the takedown.
Slajos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gavin.
Slajos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Slajos misses with a body punch
and Gavin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Slajos stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Gavin is on him like rabid pit bull! Slajos slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gavin!
A less than humble Tommy Gavin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Minor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
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, Spider Minor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raske gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Minor connects with a body shot that sends Raske's belly button to the back.
Raske moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Minor misses.
Spider Minor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minor throws a big shot that misses.
Minor's corner calls for a 1-2. Minor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raske slips a jab from Minor.
A little feinted left hand from Raske on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Minor throws a jab but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raske takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raske takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Minor blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Minor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Minor moves out of range as Raske strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Minor misses.
Raske swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Minor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raske moves out of range as Minor strikes.
Minor misses with a hook.
Raske was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raske on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Minor loads up on a big right hand but Raske slips the punch.
A big right from Minor misses.
Minor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Minor misses with a straight right.
Raske is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Minor throws a poor cross that misses
and Raske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Minor.
Raske moves away from the strike by Minor.
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!
Raske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Minor digs a good hook to Raske's body.
Sloppy strikes from Minor. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Raske was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minor.
Raske on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Minor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
It looked like Raske wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Minor.
Minor fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raske.
Minor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
It looked like Raske was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minor.
Raske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minor.
Raske swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Minor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raske slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minor.
A little feinted left hand from Raske on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Minor looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Raske throwing a counter right hand but Minor manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Minor.
Raske connects with a jab.
Minor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raske under the eye.
Minor blocks a jab.
Minor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Raske tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Minor misses.
Raske throws a big counter combination but Minor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minor.
Minor misses with a straight left.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minor connects with a crisp jab.
Minor misses with a right hand
and Raske counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raske lands a jab to Minor's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raske on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor swings widly with a right hand
and Raske scores with a counter punch that sends Minor to the canvas! Raske smells blood - he's punishing Minor with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Minor has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android Eighteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Android Eighteen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Parks's chin.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Eighteen !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eighteen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parks sprawls well initially but Eighteen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eighteen is trying to work for a kimura but Parks is defending well.
Parks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eighteen is working away from the top position though.
Parks actively working from the bottom here.
Eighteen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eighteen is trying to control. Parks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eighteen is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks trying to hold on to Eighteen 's head to control him but Eighteen postures up.
Eighteen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eighteen is working for a submission of some sort.
Eighteen is pressing down on Parks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parks is holding on for now.
Parks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eighteen trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eighteen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eighteen wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Parks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eighteen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eighteen stands and throws Parks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eighteen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Parks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Android Eighteen !
A victorious Android Eighteen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Udovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tone Kozlevcar - Furman' so furali kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Simon Udovich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Kyle's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owen Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udovich scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Owen Kyle has been cut.
Kyle is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Udovich just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kyle has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Udovich!
In his post fight interview, Simon Udovich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Cebu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark has chosen Taylor Swift - Shake It Off as his entrance music. Marky Mark 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Cebu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cebu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark looks to throw the jab but Cebu is out of range.
Mark 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.
Mark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark blocks a leg kick.
Mark misses with a looping right.
Cebu throwing a counter right hand but Mark manages to avoid it.
Cebu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cebu counters with a solid body kick.
Cebu defending well as Mark loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark feints and as Cebu raises his hands in defense, Mark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cebu working a defensive guard but Mark passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark slows the pace down in half guard.
Cebu trying to control here.
Mark passes to full mount!
Cebu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cebu tries to control the position but Mark now has his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark biding his time, looking for the opening.
Let's hope that Mark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cebu is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebu trying to control the hands but Mark won't let him.
Mark keeps control of the position easily here as Cebu tries to buck him off.
I really don't envy Cebu right now.
Mark avoiding Cebu 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
I would not like to be Cebu right now.
Mark's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mark controlling well, preventing Cebu from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark 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.
Mark throws out a loose jab but Cebu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Cebu misses.
Mark works the jab nicely.
Cebu cracks the inside of Mark's front leg.
Cebu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mark is out of range and Cebu settles back down.
Cebu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cebu tries a low kick but Mark avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Mark misses.
Cebu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cebu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cebu swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark throws out a counter right but Cebu avoids it with no problem.
Cebu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebu just misses with a punch to the body.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mark scores with a takedown into Cebu's guard.
Cebu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mark stacks Cebu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mark!
Cebu tries to bench press Mark off him but Mark keeps the position.
Mark taking a breather here.
Cebu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cebu tries to get out of the position.
Mark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cebu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark controlling the pace for now.
Cebu is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mark controlling from the full mount.
Cebu tries to reverse the position but Mark maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark content just to control the position here.
Cebu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cebu wants to hold on but Mark pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mark moves to take his opponent's back.
I really don't envy Cebu right now.
Mark controlling the position well here. Cebu rolled but Mark kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Mark swinging wildly here.
Cebu throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a stiff right hand.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cebu.
Mark throws a body punch but Cebu moves out of range.
Cebu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cebu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Mark backs away, Cebu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mark blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mark! But no joy.
Marky Mark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cebu throws a right and a left that Mark avoids nicely.
Mark connects with a jab.
Cebu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cebu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark pushes down on Cebu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cebu is trying to maintain the position but Mark is very close to passing his half guard.
Cebu is looking to improve his position.
Mark controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mark moves into full mount! Cebu won't be happy about that!
Mark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cebu stops Mark from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mark controlling from mount.
More stalling from Mark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebu is looking to improve his position but Mark isn't that keen on the idea.
Mark moves to take his opponent's back.
I would not like to be Cebu right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cebu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mark is riding his opponent, not letting Cebu buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mark not allowing Cebu to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marky Mark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mark 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
A very excited looking Marky Mark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baumann kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bombs Over Baghdad. Adam Baumann has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Baumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr is looking to clinch but Baumann is avoiding it.
Baumann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baumann dips to his left and cracks Kerr with an uppercut!
Kerr tries for a takedown but Baumann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Baumann tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumann throws a series of punches but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr tries to keep at a distance but Baumann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baumann fails to pull guard.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Baumann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr lands an elbow inside that Baumann shrugs off.
A short right from Baumann on the inside.
Baumann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
Baumann lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Baumann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Baumann.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumann decides to pull guard.
Baumann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kerr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kerr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baumann keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is sitting in close to Baumann's body. Baumann has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kerr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kerr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Baumann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Baumann!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Prophet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vike Nickolson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet scores with a sloppy right hand. Nickolson should have avoided that one.
Nickolson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prophet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Prophet.
Nickolson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prophet lands a leg kick that knocks Nickolson off balance momentarily.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickolson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prophet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickolson misses with a body shot.
Prophet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prophet slips under a jab.
Prophet tries to clinch but Nickolson moves out of range.
Nickolson jabs at Prophet's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet wants to clinch up but Nickolson keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Nickolson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickolson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Nickolson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nickolson walks into a straight right hand from Prophet.
Nickolson misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickolson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nickolson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prophet thuds his shin into the meat of Nickolson's side.
Prophet jabs at Nickolson's body.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Nickolson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickolson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prophet with a nice cross.
Prophet's corner calls for a 1-2. Prophet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prophet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet moves away from the strike by Nickolson.
Prophet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prophet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nickolson counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Prophet.
Prophet scores with a jab. Nickolson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Nickolson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prophet counters by moving into the clinch.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickolson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Nickolson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prophet won't allow it.
Prophet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickolson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickolson is trying to maintain a safe position but Prophet gets an underhook and turns Nickolson into the cage.
Prophet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickolsons head.
Prophet manages to break the clinch.
Nickolson misses with a jab to the body
and Prophet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Prophet.
Prophet with a nice cross.
Prophet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prophet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prophet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nickolson tries to move into range but Prophet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
Prophet lands with a straight right. Nickolson didn't see that one coming.
Prophet slips a jab from Nickolson.
Nickolson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut. Prophet saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Nickolson misses.
Prophet connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prophet.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prophet misses with a body punch
letting Nickolson counter with a right hand.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Prophet is just out of range.
Nickolson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prophet lands a body shot.
Prophet looks to land a combination but Nickolson avoids it well.
Prophet missing with a left hand there. Nickolson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickolson takes one on the button.
Prophet throws a lazy right hand but Nickolson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prophet dodges the punch combination from Nickolson.
Prophet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickolson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prophet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickolson.
Nickolson swings for the body but Prophet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet dominated that round.
That's time! Prophet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickolson avoids the body shot from Prophet.
Prophet looks to throw the jab but Nickolson is out of range.
Prophet digs a good hook to Nickolson's body.
Nickolson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickolson was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prophet. That's going to slow Nickolson down.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nickolson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Nickolson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet staying out of range there.
Nickolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
Prophet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickolson can do to turn this around?
Nickolson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickolson misses with a left hand
and Prophet counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prophet connects with a right hand. Nickolson shakes it off.
Nickolson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prophet moves away.
Nickolson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Prophet moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
Nickolson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Nickolson prevents a body shot from Prophet.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickolson is trying to force a seperation but Prophet has the dominant position.
Nickolson blocking some punches.
Nickolson tries to break free but Prophet pushes him back against the cage.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickolson working hard to break the clinch.
Nickolson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickolson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickolson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prophet counters with a right hand to the body.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut. Prophet saw that one coming.
Nickolson throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Nickolson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prophet.
Prophet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prophet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickolson. That did some damage!
Nickolson ducks right into an uppercut from Prophet.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prophet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prophet.
Nickolson just leaning against Prophet, taking a breather.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prophet.
Nickolson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickolson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickolson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prophet is keeping busy.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prophet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nickolson after a bit of a struggle.
Nickolson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nickolson tries to work over Prophet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickolson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickolson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
Nickolson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prophet lands an uppercut.
Prophet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickolson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Prophet. That snapped Nickolson's head back.
Prophet connects with the punch.
Nickolson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prophet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prophet scores with a nice head shot.
Prophet lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Prophet slips a straight right by Nickolson.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Prophet misses the jab.
Nickolson digs a good hook to Prophet's body.
Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickolson.
Prophet defending well as Nickolson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Nickolson misses its intended target.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with an open hand slap.
Prophet throws a hook but Nickolson blocks it.
Prophet throws an overhand right that lands on Nickolson's shoulder, as Nickolson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet swings for the body but Nickolson moves out of range.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prophet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prophet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Nickolson cracks Prophet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nickolson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prophet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickolson throws a body punch but Prophet moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prophet, as that shot connected.
Nickolson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prophet lands a head shot.
Prophet blocks a jab.
Nickolson throws a looping overhand right but Prophet ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nickolson tries to move into range but Prophet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prophet is looking to counter punch.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickolson thuds his right hand into Prophet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickolson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prophet.
Vike Nickolson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Prophet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet moves out of range as Nickolson strikes.
A quick step to the side and Prophet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickolson misses with a straight right.
Nickolson throws a shot to the body.
Prophet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickolson misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Prophet.
Nickolson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickolson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prophet connects with a crisp jab.
Nickolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nickolson throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
The Prophet is winning the standup battle so far.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickolson.
Nickolson throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
Nickolson misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Nickolson.
Prophet misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Nickolson misses.
Nickolson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prophet scores with a hook to the body. Nickolson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickolson misses the target.
Prophet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nickolson under the eye.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Nickolson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prophet to score with a decent uppercut.
Prophet scores with a shot to the body.
Prophet just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nickolson misses.
Nickolson walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickolson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nickolson throws a poor cross that misses
and Prophet counters with a leg kick.
Nickolson lands a jab to the nose.
Prophet's corner calls for a 1-2. Prophet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prophet throws a leg kick which misses Nickolson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickolson tries to avoid it.
Nickolson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickolson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prophet counters with a nice uppercut.
Prophet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickolson's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Nickolson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prophet has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickolson digs a right hand underneath Prophet's ribcage. Prophet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Nickolson fails to land.
Nickolson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Prophet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prophet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Spareno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
286 lbs
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268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Spareno!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Riggs does no damage.
Spareno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Spareno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spareno throws out a counter right but Riggs avoids it with no problem.
Riggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spareno.
Riggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riggs lands with a straight right. Spareno didn't see that one coming.
Spareno throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spareno moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Riggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Riggs trying to control the action but Spareno is working from the bottom.
Riggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spareno won't allow Riggs to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs slips a nice elbow through Spareno's hands, connecting with Spareno's forehead.
Spareno taking some punishment here, with Riggs in his half guard.
Spareno is rocked!
Riggs sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Spareno! Oh, Spareno is in big trouble! Riggs lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Riggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Pellervoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Monkey Business. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sampsa Pellervoinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellervoinen throws a lazy right hand but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tycoon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pellervoinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Pellervoinen throws a counter combo.
Pellervoinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tycoon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pellervoinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon scrambles back to his feet.
Tycoon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Pellervoinen moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Tycoon - just one landing.
It looks like Sampsa Pellervoinen has been cut.
Tycoon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pellervoinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pellervoinen jabs at Tycoon's body.
Pellervoinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellervoinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tycoon's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon fakes the leg kick and cracks Pellervoinen in the body.
Tycoon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tycoon loads up on a big right hand but Pellervoinen slips the punch.
Tycoon looks to land a left hand but Pellervoinen moved out of range nicely.
Pellervoinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pellervoinen stuns Tycoon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pellervoinen throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but Pellervoinen pushes him off.
Pellervoinen throws out a counter right but Tycoon avoids it with no problem.
Pellervoinen ducks right into an uppercut from Tycoon.
Tycoon instigates a clinch.
Tycoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pellervoinen lands with a left to the head.
Tycoon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Pellervoinen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pellervoinen misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tycoon. Pellervoinen shrugs it off though.
Pellervoinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tycoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tycoon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pellervoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. Pellervoinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pellervoinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tycoon throws out the jab.
Pellervoinen with the counter takedown but Tycoon avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellervoinen throws out a loose jab but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellervoinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pellervoinen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tycoon counter with a right hand.
Tycoon throws a nice looking combination but Pellervoinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pellervoinen momentarily.
Tycoon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pellervoinen.
Tycoon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tycoon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon jabs at Pellervoinen's body.
Pellervoinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tycoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from Pellervoinen.
A counter left hand to the body from Tycoon misses its target.
Pellervoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Pellervoinen moves out of range.
Tycoon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pellervoinen's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellervoinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tycoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Pellervoinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Tycoon. Those never looked like landing.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellervoinen checks a leg kick.
Pellervoinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Pellervoinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Pellervoinen finds it's way through Tycoon's defenses.
Tycoon throws an overhand right that lands on Pellervoinen's shoulder, as Pellervoinen tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Pellervoinen.
Tycoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tycoon lands a jab to the head.
Pellervoinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tycoon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pellervoinen throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon moves away and avoids it.
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!
Pellervoinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tycoon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tycoon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pellervoinen.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. Pellervoinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pellervoinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tycoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pellervoinen is rocked!
BAM! Tycoon delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pellervoinen like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mike Tycoon!
An out of breath Mike Tycoon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Centurion (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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32
180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo walks into a jab.
Good work by DeVanzo as he checks the leg kick.
Centurion throws a poor cross that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for DeVanzo.
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Centurion.
Carlos Centurion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centurion is looking to chop away at DeVanzo's legs.
DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centurion.
Centurion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Centurion 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.
DeVanzo thumps Centurion with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Centurion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DeVanzo - the referee stops the clock and Centurion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DeVanzo. Centurion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
DeVanzo walks into a straight right hand from Centurion.
Centurion is looking to slow DeVanzo down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Centurion.
Centurion connects with a looping right hand.
Centurion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Centurion cracks DeVanzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Centurion misses with a wild body shot.
DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centurion.
Centurion misses with a left hand
enabling DeVanzo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Carlos Centurion has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion tried to score with a low kick but DeVanzo checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo scores with a leg kick.
DeVanzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Centurion manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Centurion jabs DeVanzo right on the nose. DeVanzo blinks but takes it well.
Centurion tests DeVanzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centurion swings for the body but DeVanzo moves out of range.
Jab by Centurion.
DeVanzo misses with a kick to the body.
Centurion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Centurion.
Centurion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from DeVanzo misses.
Centurion throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeVanzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Centurion.
Centurion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centurion.
Centurion dips to his left and cracks DeVanzo with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Centurion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DeVanzo - the referee stops the clock and Centurion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DeVanzo. Centurion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Centurion throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
Centurion avoids the head kick by DeVanzo.
Centurion throws out a counter right but DeVanzo avoids it with no problem.
Carlos Centurion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Centurion misses
and DeVanzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Centurion.
DeVanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Centurion throws a good cross that connects.
Centurion looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
DeVanzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Centurion throws a poor cross that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeVanzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeVanzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Centurion misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeVanzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a hook but Centurion blocks it.
Centurion misses with an uppercut
and DeVanzo counters with a low kick, right behind Centurion 's knee.
Centurion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Centurion misses with a looping left.
DeVanzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Centurion looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
DeVanzo connects with a body shot that sends Centurion's belly button to the back.
Centurion lands a high kick!
Centurion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeVanzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Centurion's head.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Centurion wants to slow DeVanzo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeVanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centurion.
Centurion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeVanzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeVanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeVanzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Centurion lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
DeVanzo throws a chopping leg kick but Centurion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeVanzo throws a sloppy head kick and Centurion moves out of range easily.
Centurion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Centurion throws an off balance right hand
and DeVanzo counters with a nice body kick.
Centurion looks winded!
Centurion cracks DeVanzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Centurion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVanzo. DeVanzo obviously looking to wear him down.
DeVanzo walks into a left hand.
Centurion cracks DeVanzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DeVanzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Centurion on the side of the head.
That has opened up Carlos Centurion's cut even more.
A slapping leg kick lands for Centurion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centurion connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Centurion.
DeVanzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Centurion misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Centurion tries to land a front kick but DeVanzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeVanzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Centurion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Centurion.
Centurion throws a poor cross that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Centurion throws a leg kick
and DeVanzo counters with a single leg into guard. Centurion didn't expect that.
Centurion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
DeVanzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centurion being controlled against the cage.
Centurion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Centurion pushes DeVanzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeVanzo digs a right hand underneath Centurion's ribcage. Centurion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Centurion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeVanzo.
Centurion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeVanzo's defenses.
DeVanzo tries to work over Centurion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centurion lands a body shot.
DeVanzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeVanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from DeVanzo.
Centurion is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from DeVanzo.
Nice body punch from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
DeVanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
DeVanzo gets through Centurion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVanzo lands a left hand.
Centurion looking to throw knees to the head but DeVanzo is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from DeVanzo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVanzo.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
DeVanzo lands a nice shot to the body.
DeVanzo pushes Centurion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
DeVanzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeVanzo blocks an elbow strike from Centurion.
DeVanzo lands a knee to the body.
DeVanzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeVanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Centurions head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centurion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
DeVanzo misses with a punch to the body.
DeVanzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Centurion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeVanzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Centurion throws an elbow that misses.
Centurion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeVanzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeVanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Centurion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeVanzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeVanzo lands a shoulder strike.
Centurion is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeVanzo.
Centurion is still on wobbly legs! Can DeVanzo finish him?
DeVanzo trying to land knees to the body.
DeVanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centurion seems to have recovered his senses.
DeVanzo is trying to trip Centurion. He has hold of a leg but Centurion is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. DeVanzo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVanzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Centurion has wrist control.
Centurion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo pushes down on Centurion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
DeVanzo thows a huge punch but Centurion dodges it nicely.
DeVanzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeVanzo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
DeVanzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DeVanzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
DeVanzo drops an elbow to the side of Centurion's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion gets full guard.
DeVanzo looking to pass the guard.
Centurion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeVanzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DeVanzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Centurion tries to roll over but DeVanzo keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Centurion.
Centurion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeVanzo throwing a counter right hand but Centurion manages to avoid it.
Centurion throws a chopping leg kick but DeVanzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Centurion checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as DeVanzo blocks the leg kick.
DeVanzo is looking to counter with a body kick.
DeVanzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Centurion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos Centurion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeVanzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Centurion misses with a low kick.
Centurion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Centurion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo tests Centurion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Centurion scores with a nice right hand.
Centurion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Centurion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick but Centurion checks it.
Centurion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Centurion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeVanzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Centurion's head.
The cut above Carlos Centurion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
DeVanzo throws a low kick but Centurion avoids it.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Centurion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centurion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeVanzo.
Centurion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Centurion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Centurion throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
Centurion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeVanzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Centurion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeVanzo on the side of the head.
Centurion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeVanzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeVanzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeVanzo missing with a left hand there. Centurion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Centurion takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Centurion.
Centurion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from DeVanzo misses.
An inside leg kick from Centurion misses.
DeVanzo loads up on a big right hand but Centurion slips the punch.
DeVanzo throws a looping overhand right but Centurion ducks down to avoid it.
Centurion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Centurion slips a jab from DeVanzo.
Centurion throws a push kick but DeVanzo slaps the foot to one side.
DeVanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centurion.
DeVanzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
A big left from Centurion misses.
DeVanzo misses with a low kick.
DeVanzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeVanzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Centurion tests DeVanzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeVanzo looks to throw the jab but Centurion is out of range.
DeVanzo connects with a nice looking jab.
DeVanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeVanzo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Centurion throws a head kick that misses.
Centurion feints and then cracks DeVanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeVanzo down.
DeVanzo checks the leg kick.
And DeVanzo counters with a quick kick to the body but Centurion blocks it.
Centurion scores with a jab to the head.
Centurion looks to throw the jab but DeVanzo is out of range.
DeVanzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
DeVanzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeVanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Centurion misses
and DeVanzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos Centurion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centurion checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeVanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeVanzo throwing a counter right hand but Centurion manages to avoid it.
Centurion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Centurion lands with a hook. DeVanzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeVanzo misses with a body shot.
Centurion throws a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it.
Centurion moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeVanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Centurion.
DeVanzo gets the takedown into side control.
DeVanzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Centurion tries to buck DeVanzo off but DeVanzo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Carlos Centurion just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by DeVanzo.
Centurion tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Centurion.
Centurion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Centurion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Centurion thumps DeVanzo with a low kick.
Centurion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centurion.
An inside leg kick lands from Centurion.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo cracks Centurion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centurion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from DeVanzo lands.
DeVanzo walks into a straight right hand from Centurion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centurion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeVanzo looks to land a body kick but Centurion moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVanzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Centurion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Centurion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVanzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeVanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Centurion.
DeVanzo scores with a leg kick.
Centurion throws a leg kick
and DeVanzo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Centurion!
DeVanzo trying to control the action but Centurion is working from the bottom.
DeVanzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Centurion is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by DeVanzo.
Centurion defending against the ground and pound.
DeVanzo looking to control but instead Centurion has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Centurion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute DeVanzo jumps into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo working away.
Centurion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Centurion connects with a solid leg kick.
DeVanzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Centurion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeVanzo misses with an uppercut. Centurion saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Centurion misses with an uppercut.
DeVanzo scores with a nice right hand.
Centurion connects with a single shot there.
Centurion misses with a looping left.
DeVanzo scores with a nice body kick.
Centurion is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
DeVanzo walks into a straight right hand from Centurion.
Centurion cracks the inside of DeVanzo's front leg.
Centurion throws a right hand that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a solid body kick.
DeVanzo misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Centurion.
DeVanzo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeVanzo.
Centurion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Centurion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carlos Centurion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Centurion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeVanzo.
Centurion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Centurion.
Centurion throws a right hand that misses
and DeVanzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from DeVanzo misses.
Centurion swings for the body but DeVanzo moves out of range.
DeVanzo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Centurion sprawls and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Centurion checks a leg kick.
Centurion throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from DeVanzo misses the target.
DeVanzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Centurion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Centurion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Centurion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DeVanzo. That did some damage!
Centurion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from DeVanzo.
Centurion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeVanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses with a straight right.
DeVanzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Centurion slips a jab from DeVanzo.
Centurion lands a nice looking body kick.
Centurion tries a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
DeVanzo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by DeVanzo.
Centurion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Centurion misses the jab.
Centurion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeVanzo on the side of the head.
DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centurion.
DeVanzo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Centurion sprawls and moves away.
Centurion misses with a hook to the body
and DeVanzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centurion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Centurion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVanzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Centurion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Centurion misses.
DeVanzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Centurion throws a body shot but no joy.
Centurion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
Centurion misses with a left hand
and DeVanzo counters with a low kick, right behind Centurion 's knee.
DeVanzo throws a chopping leg kick but Centurion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeVanzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Centurion thuds a left hand into DeVanzo's body.
DeVanzo tries to move into range but Centurion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Centurion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Centurion throws a good cross that connects.
Centurion misses with a looping right.
Centurion takes a swing at DeVanzo's ribcage but misses.
DeVanzo cracks Centurion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Centurion throws a leg kick but DeVanzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Centurion misses with a hook. DeVanzo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It appears DeVanzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Centurion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeVanzo's head backwards.
DeVanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Centurion.
Centurion clobbers DeVanzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Centurion ducks under a wild hook from DeVanzo.
Centurion checks a low kick from DeVanzo.
Centurion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVanzo moves away.
Centurion connects with an inside leg kick.
DeVanzo tries to land a front kick but Centurion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeVanzo wants to slow Centurion down by chopping away at his legs.
Centurion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Centurion.
DeVanzo misses with a wild body shot.
Centurion scores with a jab. DeVanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and DeVanzo is able to avoid easily.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick
and Centurion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeVanzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
DeVanzo tries to bum rush Centurion with a series of wild strikes but Centurion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that misses.
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!
Centurion connects with a single shot there.
Centurion scores with a spinning back kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Centurion.
Centurion scores with a jab. DeVanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Centurion tests DeVanzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Centurion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Centurion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
Centurion needs to keep his hands up - DeVanzo had a free shot at his head there.
Artie DeVanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeVanzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Centurion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Centurion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlos Centurion!
Carlos Centurion decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Artie DeVanzo was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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