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AEW 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian MacFarlane (ranked 3031 p4p, 297 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 3249 p4p, 309 weight class). MacFarlane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Foggy Dew. Rian MacFarlane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos misses with a looping right.
Kontos throws a hook but MacFarlane avoids it easily.
MacFarlane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontos.
MacFarlane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontos is just out of range.
Kontos misses with a right hand
and MacFarlane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Stelio Kontos has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kontos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kontos 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.
MacFarlane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by MacFarlane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacFarlane.
MacFarlane wants to clinch up but Kontos keeps it at a distance.
Kontos throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacFarlane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacFarlane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontos.
Kontos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacFarlane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MacFarlane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontos.
Kontos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacFarlane.
Stelio Kontos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontos misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
MacFarlane tries to kick Kontos off in order to stand up. Kontos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kontos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kontos tries to move into full mount but can't pass MacFarlane's legs.
Kontos has control of an arm but MacFarlane manages to advance to Kontos's back!
Kontos tries to break free.
MacFarlane is riding his opponent, not letting Kontos buck him off.
Kontos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
MacFarlane trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacFarlane has the hooks in. Kontos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kontos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
MacFarlane is trying to control. Kontos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacFarlane is working away from the top position though.
MacFarlane wants to pass the guard but Kontos is defending well.
Still in half guard, MacFarlane seems content to control.
MacFarlane passes to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacFarlane wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
MacFarlane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kontos is looking to escape.
MacFarlane looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane tries to control but Kontos wriggling away.
MacFarlane prevents Kontos from getting the reversal.
Kontos keeps trying to improve his position.
Kontos looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
MacFarlane is riding his opponent, not letting Kontos buck him off.
MacFarlane is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kontos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kontos for a finish.
Kontos tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
MacFarlane controlling well, preventing Kontos from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontos fending off the submission attempt from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane is looking to control Kontos but Kontos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
MacFarlane controls the position.
Kontos rolls, trying to escape but MacFarlane keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian MacFarlane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stelio Kontos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacFarlane is looking to clinch but Kontos is avoiding it.
MacFarlane looks to throw the jab but Kontos is out of range.
Kontos misses with a hook. MacFarlane ducked under it nicely.
MacFarlane misses with a straight right.
MacFarlane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontos can do to turn this around?
Kontos misses with a hook. MacFarlane ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by MacFarlane - just one landing.
MacFarlane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kontos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
MacFarlane wants to clinch up but Kontos keeps it at a distance.
MacFarlane scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontos walks into a left hand.
Kontos misses with a series of wild punches.
MacFarlane throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kontos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kontos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kontos.
Kontos wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacFarlane keeps working.
MacFarlane can't do much from the bottom here.
Kontos lands a nice forearm strike.
Kontos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
MacFarlane is looking for a sweep.
MacFarlane takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos tries for a kimura but MacFarlane is defending well.
MacFarlane is trying to control Kontos's posture but Kontos avoids it.
Kontos trying to control the position but MacFarlane is working away.
Kontos working the strikes but MacFarlane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
MacFarlane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kontos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacFarlane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kontos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacFarlane sees it coming and defends easily.
Rian MacFarlane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane trying to control but Kontos postures up.
Kontos with the ground and pound but MacFarlane uses the opportunity to regain guard.
MacFarlane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kontos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
MacFarlane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacFarlane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
MacFarlane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kontos won't allow MacFarlane to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kontos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacFarlane is looking for a triangle but Kontos pushes his legs off easily.
Kontos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacFarlane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kontos drops back, looking for a kneebar! MacFarlane looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. MacFarlane looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from MacFarlane!
Kontos is trying to control MacFarlane's posture but MacFarlane avoids it.
MacFarlane trying to control the action but Kontos is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rian MacFarlane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stelio Kontos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
MacFarlane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kontos punishes MacFarlane's body with a nice straight punch.
Kontos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane connects with an inside leg kick.
Rian MacFarlane is winning the standup battle so far.
MacFarlane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kontos.
Kontos scores with a body shot.
MacFarlane lands a nice looking body shot.
MacFarlane stuns Kontos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontos misses with a body shot
and MacFarlane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kontos with a lazy takedown attempt
letting MacFarlane counter with a right hand.
MacFarlane moves out of range of the strikes.
Kontos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MacFarlane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kontos scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane catches Kontos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Stelio Kontos's cut even more.
Kontos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kontos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kontos shoots in and gets a takedown into MacFarlane's guard.
MacFarlane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kontos wants to control from the top but MacFarlane keeps moving.
MacFarlane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kontos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kontos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacFarlane keeping moving, preventing Kontos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos throws a strike but MacFarlane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kontos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! MacFarlane has picked Kontos up and slammed him! Kontos can't keep hold of the triangle and MacFarlane manages to pass to side control!
MacFarlane is looking to take a break and control but Kontos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as MacFarlane stalls from top position.
Kontos is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kontos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacFarlane is trying to get an arm triangle but Kontos is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontos is looking for a sweep.
MacFarlane is staying tight to Kontos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kontos sneaks back into half guard.
MacFarlane not doing much here.
MacFarlane has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kontos defend it? MacFarlane steps over the head and cranks it - Kontos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for MacFarlane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rian MacFarlane!
An intense looking Rian MacFarlane took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Kill or be killed!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 2034 p4p, 256 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 1999 p4p, 251 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uk.
Hardy is looking to escape.
Uk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Uk won't let Hardy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Uk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy bucks up and throws Uk to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Uk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Uk around his waist. Uk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uk prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Uk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Uk jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Outlaw Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk.
Hardy tries to work over Uk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk manages to pull guard.
Hardy is fighting to break Uk's control of his arms but Uk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uk on the side of the head.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy thumps Uk with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Uk down.
Hardy misses with a hook. Uk ducked under it nicely.
Uk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
Uk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy feints and then cracks Uk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uk down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Uk or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy, which made it look bad.
Hardy thumps Uk with a low kick.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uk has his takedown stuffed
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hardy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy lands a big uppercut and Uk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Uk looks OK. Hardy waves Uk back to his feet!
Uk is rocked!
Uk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Uk is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Uk looks winded!
Hardy thumps Uk with a low kick.
Uk seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uk circles away quickly and effectively.
Uk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk fails to land the takedown.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Uk moved away.
Uk misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uk is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy cracks Uk on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Uk falls backwards against the cage. Hardy follows up with more strikes that drop Uk to his knees. Hardy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Uk! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Outlaw Hardy!
A very excited looking Outlaw Hardy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 2023 p4p, 226 weight class) and Marcellus Clay (ranked 1847 p4p, 217 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clay is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clay on the side of the head.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clay momentarily.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Clay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clay but Clay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Smith backs off Clay throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Clay misses.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clay keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position but Clay is working away.
Smith advances nicely into full mount.
Clay wants to get back to his feet.
Clay is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Clay keeps trying to improve his position.
Clay wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Clay tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith looking to control but Clay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clay wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Clay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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!
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a head shot. Clay uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith 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.
Smith passes Clay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Clay wants to get back to full guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Clay defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Clay is looking to improve his position.
Smith is thwarting Clay's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Clay's head.
Clay lands with a good body shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Clay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Clay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clay throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aaron Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Clay waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith is rocked!
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clay counters with an inside leg kick.
Clay gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Clay manages to retain guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Clay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Clay wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clay wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Clay slips a jab from Smith.
Clay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs Clay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Clay finish him?!
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clay walks into a jab.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clay momentarily.
Clay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clay thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Clay has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!
Aaron Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith throws a hook but Clay avoids it easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith staying out of range there.
Clay lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Smith is looking to close the distance but Clay sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Smith crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Smith is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marcellus Clay!
Marcellus Clay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Aaron Smith had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 1096 p4p, 144 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 1138 p4p, 147 weight class). Seiryu Machida had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krampus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Krampus's shoulder, as Krampus tries to avoid the shot.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Krampus.
Machida throws a counter high kick but Krampus was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've been told by Machida's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krampus misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krampus scores with a punch to the head.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tried to counter with a leg kick but Krampus avoided it.
Good shot there by Krampus.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Krampus throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Krampus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krampus throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida throws a quick counter kick to the body but Krampus avoids it.
Machida throws a front kick aimed at Krampus's knee but Krampus avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Krampus misses its intended target.
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Krampus. Krampus maintains the clinch.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krampus's defenses.
Krampus misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus misses with a punch on the inside.
Krampus throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida lands a left hand.
Krampus misses with the head strike.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Krampus blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Krampus fails to land.
Krampus throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krampus lands with a left to the head.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Krampus lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Krampus fails to land.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus is looking for a takedown.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Krampus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krampus struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krampus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krampus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Machida seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Krampus can turn it around.
Krampus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krampus has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Krampus throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Krampus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krampus working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krampus misses with a body punch.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Krampus shrugs off.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Krampus avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Krampus scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus lands a left hand.
Krampus goes for a takedown attempt but Machida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Seiryu Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Krampus.
Krampus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
Krampus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krampus ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krampus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krampus stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krampus rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krampus dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Krampus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Machida is trying to keep an underhook but Krampus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida is holding on to half guard well.
Krampus trying to pass the guard but Machida defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krampus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krampus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machida trying to control from the bottom.
Krampus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Krampus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krampus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Machida misses.
Krampus scores with a nice strike.
Krampus throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krampus.
Krampus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Krampus wants to counter the offense by Machida and move into the clinch position.
Machida throws a right hand that Krampus ducks under and follows up with a left that Krampus also avoids with ease.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krampus.
Krampus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Krampus misses its intended target.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krampus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Krampus feints and then cracks Machida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machida down.
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!
Krampus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krampus is continuing to stall.
Krampus moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machida is trying to escape the position but Krampus is controlling the position.
Machida struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krampus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Krampus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is being controlled here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Machida tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krampus scoring well with a low kick there.
Krampus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machida under the eye.
Machida throws a head kick but Krampus moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krampus! But no joy.
Dexter Krampus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krampus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Krampus.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krampus will feel that in the morning.
Krampus scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krampus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampus missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Machida was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Krampus misses with a looping right.
Krampus looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Machida moves away from the strike by Krampus.
Krampus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krampus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machida on the side of the head.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
Krampus connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida defending well as Krampus loads up on a big left hand.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krampus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Krampus is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krampus misses with a takedown
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but Krampus moves his leg out of the way.
Krampus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machida sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida catches Krampus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krampus swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Krampus throws a big shot that misses.
Machida throws a leg kick but Krampus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krampus throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krampus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machida is trying to defend but Krampus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krampus is pressing down on Machida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machida is holding on for now.
Krampus stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus works his way into full mount!
Krampus looking to take Machida's back but Machida rolls and after a scramble, Machida ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Machida to escape a tricky position.
Krampus is controlling Machida's posture.
Seiryu Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus controls Machida momentarily but Machida frees himself.
Krampus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machida's guard.
Krampus controlling from the top position.
Machida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krampus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus postures up.
Krampus stays in close to Machida's body and controls the position.
Machida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Krampus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krampus wants to land a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Machida blocks a jab.
It looked like Machida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machida avoids the body shot from Krampus.
Machida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Krampus lands with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida tries to land a front kick but Krampus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krampus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krampus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Krampus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krampus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Krampus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 1040 p4p, 64 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 1563 p4p, 97 weight class). Brahms kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 40 : 1 - Sabaton. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brahms scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brahms lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brahms.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brahms scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brahms not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Brahms is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brahms throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brahms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brahms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brahms lands a couple of digs.
Brahms postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brahms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brahms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brahms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson controlling Brahms's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brahms misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brahms fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Brahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahms throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Brahms.
Brahms throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Johannes Brahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Brahms misses with a takedown attempt
and Brahms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahms works the jab nicely.
Brahms feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Brahms off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Brahms ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Brahms avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Brahms as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Brahms getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brahms throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Brahms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brahms misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson's coach down at Welch Boxing Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brahms.
Brahms lands with an overhand left.
Brahms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brahms moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Brahms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johannes Brahms is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Brahms moves away and avoids it.
Brahms tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Brahms.
The crowd cheers as Brahms lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Brahms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Brahms.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Brahms avoids it with no problem.
Brahms lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Brahms catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Brahms there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brahms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brahms lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms's corner calls for a 1-2. Brahms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brahms misses with a low kick.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Brahms.
Brahms throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Brahms throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Brahms misses with a hook
and Brahms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brahms misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Brahms scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Brahms.
Jackson counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Brahms catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Brahms throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Brahms throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brahms.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brahms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brahms throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Brahms scores with a nice strike.
Brahms misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brahms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brahms to score with a decent uppercut.
Brahms fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brahms tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brahms with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Brahms
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brahms darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Brahms into the cage.
Brahms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Brahms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brahms throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brahms lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brahms misses the target.
Jackson tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms connects with a solid leg kick.
Brahms swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Brahms finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Brahms.
A good leg kick by Brahms.
Brahms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahms throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Brahms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brahms.
Brahms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brahms moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Brahms. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brahms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brahms throws out the jab.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brahms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson throws a fast counter high kick but Brahms manages to duck under it in time.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahms finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brahms smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brahms is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brahms lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brahms darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Brahms into the cage.
Jackson defending well as Brahms loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Brahms finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brahms lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Brahms.
Brahms looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Brahms avoids it with no problem.
Brahms tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Brahms moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brahms swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brahms.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brahms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brahms feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brahms connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Brahms tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brahms, as that shot connected.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Brahms.
Brahms misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Brahms and move into the clinch position.
Brahms throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brahms closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to buck Brahms off but Brahms is having none of it.
Jackson wants to control but Brahms postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Brahms.
Jackson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brahms presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Brahms maintains control.
Johannes Brahms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brahms controlling the pace for now.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brahms.
Brahms looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms misses with a head shot.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson wants to hold on but Brahms pushes him away.
Brahms looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oshan Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brahms scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson wants to control but Brahms is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Brahms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brahms 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Brahms!
Johannes Brahms thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Oshan Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1341 p4p, 185 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 1429 p4p, 195 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Lorenzo Turturro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Moore's chin.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
Turturro with a jab.
It looks like Carl Moore has been cut.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Turturro misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Turturro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turturro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turturro tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turturro to the ground. Turturro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore shoots in and bounces Turturro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Turturro is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Turturro manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turturro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Moore misses.
Turturro cracks Moore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Turturro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Moore to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Lorenzo Turturro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Moore.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Turturro moved out of range.
Turturro is looking to counter punch.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turturro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moore is in Turturro's guard.
Turturro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moore trying to control but Turturro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turturro is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore cracks Turturro with a solid left hand.
Turturro wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turturro is keeping the position for now.
Moore controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro checks a leg kick.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Turturro saw that one coming.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. Turturro tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turturro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turturro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Turturro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Turturro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Moore sprawling to the canvas! Moore rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turturro finish him?!
Moore is rocked!
Turturro misses with a looping right.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Turturro finish him?
Moore gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Turturro gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Turturro!
After the fight, Lorenzo Turturro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Carl Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 695 p4p, 85 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 1843 p4p, 216 weight class). George is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: West Side Connection Bow Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George misses with a straight left.
George blocks a jab.
George tries to bum rush Heavyweight with a series of wild strikes but Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Heavyweight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Heavyweight's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heavyweight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heavyweight misses with a straight right.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George thuds his right hand into Heavyweight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from George.
Heavyweight misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses with a straight left.
Heavyweight misses with a looping left.
Heavyweight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heavyweight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heavyweight throws a lazy uppercut
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George looks to land a left hand but Heavyweight moved out of range nicely.
George throws the kick towards the body but Heavyweight avoids it.
George lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heavyweight misses with a looping left.
Heavyweight throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heavyweight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George blocks a jab.
Heavyweight thows a left - swing and a miss!
George is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavyweight thuds a left hand into George's body.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George throws a head kick that half lands.
George misses with a few strikes there.
George pushes Heavyweight away with a front kick.
George thuds a left hand into Heavyweight's body.
A jab lands there for George.
George misses with a looping left.
Heavyweight throwing a counter right hand but George manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and George makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from George misses.
George lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Heavyweight catches George with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heavyweight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight slips a jab and a cross from George.
A big left from Heavyweight misses.
Nice uppercut there from Heavyweight.
The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heavyweight connects with a crisp jab.
George staying out of range there.
George slips a jab from Heavyweight.
A good leg kick by George.
Heavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
A left and a right from George both land. Nice combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from George.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Heavyweight connects with a crisp jab.
Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the body
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a straight left.
A jab from George misses.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from George misses
and Heavyweight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut.
George ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
George misses with a wild combination.
George throws a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head but Heavyweight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heavyweight misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George scores with a hook.
George lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
George defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
George lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heavyweight takes one to the chin there.
Heavyweight throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George throws a right hand that Heavyweight ducks under and follows up with a left that Heavyweight also avoids with ease.
George looks to land a combination but Heavyweight avoids it well.
Heavyweight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heavyweight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
George lands a high kick!
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heavyweight throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Heavyweight throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Heavyweight takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavyweight looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Heavyweight staying out of range there.
George lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with an uppercut
enabling Heavyweight to counter with a crisp jab.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight scores with a nice strike.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heavyweight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George lands with a cross.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heavyweight throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George missing with a left hand there. Heavyweight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Heavyweight misses.
A little jabbing left from George on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heavyweight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heavyweight takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
George throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
George swings for the body but Heavyweight moves out of range.
A head kick from George lands but Heavyweight takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George dips to his left and cracks Heavyweight with an uppercut!
Heavyweight with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Super Heavyweight!
Super Heavyweight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 236 p4p, 32 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 575 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
155 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkemenchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ali as he avoids it easily.
Ali lands a jab to Elkemenchi's midsection.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Elkemenchi's ribs.
We've been told by Ali's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ali is looking to clinch.
A jab from Ali misses.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ali as he avoids it easily.
Elkemenchi darts in looking for a takedown but Ali gets double underhooks and turns Elkemenchi into the cage.
Sarfraz Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali tries to clinch up but Elkemenchi circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook
and Elkemenchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali scores with a hook.
Ali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkemenchi is just out of range.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Elkemenchi ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Elkemenchi.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Elkemenchi misses with a head kick.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Elkemenchi on the side of the head.
Elkemenchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elkemenchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkemenchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ali is trying to stand back up but Elkemenchi is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkemenchi is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ali defends it well.
Elkemenchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Elkemenchi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ali pushes Elkemenchi off looking to stand but Elkemenchi dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elkemenchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elkemenchi blocks the body kick.
A cross from Ali lands.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Elkemenchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali lands a jab.
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Ali tries a body shot but Elkemenchi blocks it.
Elkemenchi working hard to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Elkemenchi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Elkemenchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elkemenchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkemenchi scores with a nice right hand.
Elkemenchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Elkemenchi misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Ali misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali clobbers Elkemenchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elkemenchi blocks a jab.
Elkemenchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Elkemenchi avoids it.
Elkemenchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elkemenchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Elkemenchi's head but Elkemenchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Elkemenchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Elkemenchi persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Elkemenchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Elkemenchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkemenchi can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Elkemenchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Ali.
Elkemenchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position but instead, Ali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elkemenchi into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elkemenchi's elbow.
Elkemenchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elkemenchi prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Elkemenchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali tries to work over Elkemenchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elkemenchi or not.
Elkemenchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Elkemenchi misses with a left hand
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Elkemenchi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Elkemenchi's defenses.
Elkemenchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkemenchi. Elkemenchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi avoids a kick to the body.
Elkemenchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elkemenchi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Elkemenchi throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Elkemenchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sarfraz Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elkemenchi. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elkemenchi. That did some damage!
Ali scores with a nice body kick.
Elkemenchi tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elkemenchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Ali.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Elkemenchi's knee but Elkemenchi avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a head kick that Elkemenchi semi-blocks.
Elkemenchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Elkemenchi with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Elkemenchi should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Ali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali throws a right hand that Elkemenchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Elkemenchi also avoids with ease.
Elkemenchi with the counter takedown but Ali avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elkemenchi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elkemenchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elkemenchi throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali jabs Elkemenchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elkemenchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Elkemenchi tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elkemenchi backwards.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elkemenchis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Elkemenchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Elkemenchi saw that one coming.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Elkemenchi does it's job there.
Elkemenchi ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elkemenchi lands the left hand.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Elkemenchi.
Good work by Elkemenchi as he checks the leg kick.
Elkemenchi shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali stuns Elkemenchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elkemenchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Elkemenchi moved out of range.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elkemenchi's head backwards.
Elkemenchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ali slips a straight right by Elkemenchi.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elkemenchi's sensitive parts.
Ali tests Elkemenchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Elkemenchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Elkemenchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Elkemenchi throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi throws a chopping leg kick but Ali manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elkemenchi's calf.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elkemenchi checks a low kick from Ali.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkemenchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Elkemenchi closes the distance and clinches up with Ali, looking for a takedown. Elkemenchi pushes Ali against the cage but Ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarfraz Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
Ali scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Elkemenchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Elkemenchi drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkemenchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elkemenchi tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elkemenchi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Elkemenchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elkemenchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali thuds his right hand into Elkemenchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elkemenchi throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Elkemenchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elkemenchi throws a big counter head kick but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Elkemenchi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ali's guard.
Ali manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Elkemenchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkemenchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elkemenchi swings widly with a right hand
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice looking body kick.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elkemenchi throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali connects with a looping right hand.
Elkemenchi looking to score a takedown here. Ali is defending well but Elkemenchi drives through and ends up in Ali's guard.
Ali has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Elkemenchi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ali cracks Elkemenchi with a nice body shot.
A short right from Ali.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkemenchi prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Elkemenchi has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Sarfraz Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elkemenchi is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
During a confident post fight interview, Sarfraz Ali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 371 p4p, 58 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 1064 p4p, 155 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve with a nice cross.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Steve misses.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson is rocked!
Steve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jackson right on the button. Jackson goes down! Steve follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Steve gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Steve!
Jay Steve is the new welterweight champion!
Jay Steve took some time post fight to say the following; 'I love you all '.
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