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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 22931 p4p, 564 weight class) and Tazawa Matsu (ranked 5626 p4p, 498 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tazawa Matsu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsu's hands.
Matsu scores with a takedown into Falcon's guard.
Matsu throwing strikes from guard but Falcon blocks nicely.
Matsu throwing strikes but missing.
Matsu throws an elbow that misses. Falcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsu's guard. Nice move by Falcon!
Matsu is adopting a defensive guard.
Matsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Matsu, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon trying to control but Matsu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon tries to stand but Matsu is controlling from the bottom.
Falcon trying to control but Matsu is working from the bottom.
Matsu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matsu is adopting a defensive guard.
Falcon looking to sit in guard and control but Matsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matsu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Falcon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matsu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falcon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Falcon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Falcon tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matsu throws a big right hand that misses.
Falcon is pulling down on Matsu's head. It's preventing any offense from Matsu, at least for the moment.
Matsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Falcon working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matsu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matsu looks for a takedown but Falcon sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcon misses the target.
Falcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsu moves away.
Matsu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Falcon throws an overhand right that lands on Matsu's shoulder, as Matsu tries to avoid the shot.
Falcon throws a solid leg kick but Matsu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcon.
Matsu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tazawa Matsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcon misses with a two punch combination.
Matsu avoids the body shot from Falcon.
Matsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Falcon counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazawa Matsu.
Matsu slips a straight right by Falcon.
Matsu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsu moves into the clinch.
Matsu is looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Falcon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Falcon is trying to push Matsu away but Matsu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsu works on Falcon's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matsu looking for a takedown.
Matsu decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon stays in close to Matsu's body and controls the position.
Falcon gets to his feet - Matsu follows without any prompting.
Matsu shoots in for a double leg but Falcon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matsu tries for a takedown but Falcon circles away easily
and Falcon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcon looks to land a right hand but Matsu moved out of range.
Falcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsu.
Falcon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Falcon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsu is defended easily by Falcon.
Matsu rushes Falcon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falcon is trying to break the clinch but Matsu is controlling him.
Matsu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcon is trying to break free.
Falcon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jack Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazawa Matsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matsu tries for a takedown but Falcon manages to get underhooks.
Falcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsu shoots for a takedown but Falcon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcon but Falcon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falcon throws a quick counter head kick but Matsu was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon misses with a two punch combination.
Falcon throws a sloppy head kick and Matsu moves out of range easily.
Matsu feints and as Falcon raises his hands in defense, Matsu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Falcon pushes Matsu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Matsu shoots for a takedown but Falcon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matsu is breathing heavily.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsu slips a jab from Falcon.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown but Falcon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falcon tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsu fails to land the takedown.
Matsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falcon as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a big shot that misses.
Jack Falcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matsu lands in his opponent's guard.
Falcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Falcon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsu.
Matsu is in close to Falcon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Falcon trying to control the position.
Matsu throws an elbow that misses. Falcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsu's guard. Nice move by Falcon!
Falcon wants to control from the top but Matsu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon won't allow Matsu to sweep him here.
Matsu is adopting a defensive guard.
Tazawa Matsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Falcon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Matsu, not yet.
Falcon wants to stand and escape but instead Matsu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Matsu stopping the sweep attempt from Falcon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsu landing with the ground and pound.
Falcon has momentary wrist control but Matsu slips an elbow through the middle.
Falcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matsu throws an elbow that misses. Falcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsu's guard. Nice move by Falcon!
Falcon wants to get up but he can't break Matsu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsu is looking to sweep but instead, Falcon has passed into half guard.
Matsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matsu is controlling Falcon's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Falcon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matsu clinches up with Falcon and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcons head.
Matsu has Falcon pressed against the cage, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matsu goes for a takedown attempt but Falcon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Falcon throws a head kick but Matsu moves out of range.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown but Falcon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falcon dives in for a single leg takedown but Matsu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Falcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazawa Matsu.
Matsu misses with a takedown
and Falcon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown but Falcon shows good takedown defense.
Matsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsu.
Matsu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsu shoots in looking for a takedown. Falcon tries to sprawl out of it but Matsu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falcon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falcon pinned against the cage. Falcon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matsu rushes Falcon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matsu jumps into guard, dragging Falcon to the mat.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcon throws a strike but Matsu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Falcon has control of Matsu's left arm, preventing Matsu from doing any damage.
Matsu throws a strike but Falcon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsu is looking to stand up but Falcon isn't so interested in that idea.
Falcon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsu's head.
Falcon throwing strikes but missing.
Falcon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Matsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falcon swivels and escapes.
Matsu dives in for a single leg takedown but Falcon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Falcon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Matsu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsu dives in and scores a takedown into Falcon's guard.
Falcon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsu can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsu throws a strike but Falcon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon trying to control but Matsu is working from the bottom.
Matsu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falcon.
Jack Falcon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Matsu keeps moving.
Falcon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matsu is proving hard to escape from.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tazawa Matsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcon wanted to stand there but Matsu had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falcon 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.
Matsu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsu keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Falcon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsu looks to land a body kick but Falcon moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Falcon is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Falcon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Falcon!
A victorious Jack Falcon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Park Shin Bum (ranked 3568 p4p, 322 weight class) and Lemony Snicket (ranked 3834 p4p, 341 weight class). Shin Bum's entrance music is The King is Here. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemony Snicket!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snicket fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemony Snicket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin Bum walks into a stiff left hand from Snicket.
Snicket jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Snicket both land. Nice combination.
Shin Bum is rocked!
It looks like Park Shin Bum has been cut.
Snicket misses with the combination.
Snicket lands a high kick!
Oh Shin Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shin Bum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snicket misses with a straight right.
Shin Bum seems to have got his legs back now.
Snicket looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Snicket.
Snicket thumps Shin Bum with a low kick.
Shin Bum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Bum 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.
Snicket scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snicket misses with a hook
and Shin Bum counters with a straight right hand.
Shin Bum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snicket counters with an outside leg kick.
Shin Bum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snicket.
As Snicket looks to move away, Shin Bum throws a big counter combo but Snicket just gets out of the way.
Snicket misses with a double jab.
Snicket throws a looping overhand right but Shin Bum ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Shin Bum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snicket swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Shin Bum misses the target.
Snicket takes a swing at Shin Bum's ribcage but misses.
Shin Bum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Snicket lands with a nice body punch.
Snicket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin Bum moves away.
It looked like Shin Bum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snicket lands a head kick. Shin Bum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snicket connects with a body shot that sends Shin Bum's belly button to the back.
A combination from Snicket does no damage.
Shin Bum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Snicket to counter with a crisp jab.
Snicket's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snicket duly obliges.
Snicket ducks under a wild hook from Shin Bum.
Donk. Snicket catches Shin Bum right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Snicket misses.
Snicket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shin Bum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shin Bum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shin Bum misses with a body shot.
Shin Bum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snicket connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snicket with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snicket swinging wildly here.
A jab from Snicket finds it's way through Shin Bum's defenses.
Shin Bum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snicket.
Snicket uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shin Bum connects with a crisp jab.
Snicket throws an overhand right that lands on Shin Bum's shoulder, as Shin Bum tries to avoid the shot.
Snicket with a hook.
Shin Bum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snicket throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shin Bum misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Snicket misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin Bum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shin Bum slips a jab from Snicket.
Shin Bum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shin Bum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snicket is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shin Bum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab from Snicket.
Snicket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snicket is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Shin Bum like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Shin Bum from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemony Snicket!
An out of breath Lemony Snicket thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Park Shin Bum had this to say: 'Its life hes better tonight and im not so hes the winner. Props to him he worked this hard just to defeat me. And hes got the job done. Im out. !!! DROP THE MIC.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipino Hitman (ranked 3997 p4p, 146 weight class) and Mikko Deggamendov (ranked 4059 p4p, 148 weight class). Mikko Deggamendov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filipino Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Deggamendov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deggamendov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitman is looking to counter punch.
Hitman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deggamendov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hitman eats them both and turns towards Deggamendov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Filipino Hitman has been cut.
Deggamendov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitman.
Hitman blocks the body kick.
Hitman lands with a shot to the body.
Hitman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hitman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deggamendov throws a sloppy head kick and Hitman moves out of range easily.
Hitman throws a hook but Deggamendov avoids it easily.
Deggamendov throws a sloppy head kick and Hitman moves out of range easily.
Deggamendov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hitman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman connects with a right hand. Deggamendov shakes it off.
Hitman scores with a jab.
Deggamendov is rocked!
A head kick from Deggamendov lands but Hitman takes it in his stride.
Hitman thuds a left hand into Deggamendov's body.
Deggamendov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipino Hitman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitman sends Deggamendov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hitman is motioning to the referee to let Deggamendov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Deggamendov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hitman finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitman sends Deggamendov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hitman is motioning to the referee to let Deggamendov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Deggamendov moves out of range as Hitman strikes.
Deggamendov seems to have recovered his senses.
Hitman is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hitman shuts the power down on Deggamendov. Lights out, game over! Hitman is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Filipino Hitman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans Richter (ranked 2022 p4p, 215 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 1806 p4p, 194 weight class). Pique has chosen Piranha as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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154 lbs
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Richter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pique does it's job there.
Richter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Richter.
Pique connects with a body shot.
Richter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pique moves out of range as Richter strikes.
A big right from Pique misses.
Jab by Richter.
Pique has Richter up against the cage in a clinch.
Richter blocks an uppercut.
Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pique looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richter moves away.
Pique goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Richter misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Richter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique keeps the fight on the outside.
Richter moves forwards but Pique connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richter loads up on a big right hand but Pique slips the punch.
Richter moves into range and clinches up with Pique.
Richter tries to break the clinch but Pique is controlling the position.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richter is trying to break the clinch but Pique has him pressed against the cage.
Pique has a couple of punches blocked by Richter.
Pique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Richter tries to break free but Pique pushes him back against the cage.
Pique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richter's efforts to push away.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pique throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Pique.
Hans Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Richter misses the target.
Richter misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Richter.
Pique lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pique is predictable there
and Richter counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique misses with a hook. Richter ducked under it nicely.
Pique checks a leg kick nicely.
Richter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pique 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.
Richter tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pique! But no joy.
Richter looks to land a combination. Pique sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pique checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter throws a right and a left that Pique avoids nicely.
Pique pushes Richter up against the cage in a clinch.
Richter breaks from the clinch.
Pique cracks Richter with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pique misses the target.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Richter moved out of range.
Pique tries to score with a low kick but Richter moves his leg out of the way.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Richter.
A slow jab from Pique misses its intended target.
Pique throws a looping overhand right but Richter ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique misses with a low kick as Richter jumps back.
Pique wants to land a leg kick but Richter is out of range.
Richter is looking to clinch but Pique is avoiding it.
Richter misses with a looping right.
Richter throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Richter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pique throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Richter's corner calls for a 1-2. Richter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Pique tenderised Richter's leg. Richter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richter throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Richter is just out of range.
Richter throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pique! But no joy.
Pique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richter.
Richter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Richter.
Richter misses with a looping right.
Richter rushes Pique and presses him up against the cage.
Richter working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Pique on the inside.
Richter tries to circle away but Pique has him pinned against the cage.
Pique lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pique.
Pique tries to work over Richter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pique presses Richter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Pique.
Pique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richter tries to break free but Pique pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter can't break the clinch.
Pique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Richter catches Pique right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
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.
Pique works Richter's body with a nice hook.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richter throws out the jab.
Richter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Richter.
Richter misses with a head kick.
Hans Richter is winning the standup battle so far.
Richter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pique.
Richter missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Richter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richter misses with a straight left.
Richter moves out of range of the body kick.
Richter is looking to counter punch.
Pique tries a head kick but it misses.
Richter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique tries to counter with a clinch but Richter shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pique. Richter shrugs it off though.
Some bone on bone action there as Richter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Richter.
Pique blocks a head kick by Richter.
Pique goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richter throws a body shot but no joy.
Richter is looking to clinch but Pique is avoiding it.
Pique throws a hook but Richter avoids it easily.
Richter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richter lands a head shot.
Richter misses with a right hand
and Pique counters with a nice body shot.
Richter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pique looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick and Pique moves out of range easily.
Pique swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richter tries to work over Pique's front leg with a kick but Pique checks it.
Pique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richter counters with a nice uppercut.
Richter fails to land with a series of punches.
Pique was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Richter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Richter moved away.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pique smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pique.
Pique connects with a right hand. Richter shakes it off.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Richter punishes Pique's body with a nice straight punch.
Pique throws a wild body kick that Richter sees coming a mile off.
Richter throws a lazy uppercut
and Pique counters with a thumping low kick.
Pique lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pique lands a glancing blow to the side of Richter's head.
Richter has managed to clinch.
Pique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richter is rocked!
A short left from Pique.
Oh Richter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pique working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pique lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pique.
Richter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pique drops Richter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Richter! Pique dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Pique!
Juan Pique seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Schubert (ranked 3006 p4p, 121 weight class) and Claudio Escorre (ranked 1610 p4p, 75 weight class). Escorre has chosen Chico Science & Naçăo Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos as his entrance music. Thomas Schubert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claudio Escorre's chin.
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Schubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudio Escorre!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escorre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escorre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schubert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schubert misses with an uppercut. Escorre saw that one coming.
Schubert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Escorre is trying to defend but Schubert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Escorre is doing well to control the position and prevent Schubert from advancing to side control.
Escorre is looking to improve his position.
Escorre makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schubert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escorre was well out of range. Poor timing from Schubert.
Schubert throws an overhand right that lands on Escorre's shoulder, as Escorre tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert slips a jab and a cross from Escorre.
Schubert thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Escorre. Schubert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schubert clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Schubert scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schubert.
Escorre can't break the clinch.
Escorre can't find room to land a body shot as Schubert controls the action.
Schubert tries a body shot but Escorre blocks it.
Schubert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escorre looks winded!
Schubert scores with a shot to the side of Escorre's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Schubert.
Schubert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schubert struggles to land a body shot inside as Escorre controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that Schubert has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schubert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schubert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schubert lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schubert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escorre takes a shot to the head.
Schubert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schubert lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Schubert.
Schubert drags the fight down to the ground.
Schubert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schubert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schubert is looking for a triangle but Escorre pushes his legs off easily.
Escorre wants to pass the guard but Schubert is keeping the position.
Schubert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Schubert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schubert lands in his opponent's guard.
Schubert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schubert looking to pass the guard.
Schubert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Schubert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schubert scores with a jab to the head.
Schubert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schubert with a hook.
Escorre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A punch combination from Escorre misses.
Escorre moves forwards but Schubert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schubert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escorre misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schubert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schubert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schubert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre is not content to let Schubert control the position.
Schubert wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escorre, who protects the arm well.
Escorre seems a little lost for a moment, as Schubert dominates the positioning.
Schubert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escorre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schubert will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Escorre being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schubert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schubert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schubert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schubert controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Escorre is trying to control Schubert's posture but Schubert avoids it.
Schubert goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Escorre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schubert's guard! Nice work there by Escorre!
Schubert is looking for a triangle but Escorre pushes his legs off easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schubert holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schubert had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escorre defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Schubert dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Schubert shoots in but Escorre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escorre is looking for the big counter here.
Schubert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escorre misses with a series of wild punches.
Escorre throws a series of strikes that have Schubert backpedaling.
Escorre misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escorre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schubert manages to avoid it.
Schubert throws a shot from downtown. Escorre moves away and avoids it.
Escorre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schubert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schubert or perhaps it was just good defense by Escorre, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schubert connects with a crisp jab.
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
Schubert half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schubert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escorre.
Thomas Schubert is winning the standup battle so far.
Escorre throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Schubert misses the target.
Schubert stuns Escorre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schubert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escorre can do to turn this around?
Escorre keeps the fight on the outside.
Schubert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Schubert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escorre is trying to escape the position but Schubert is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escorre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Schubert asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Schubert tries for a kimura but Escorre is defending well.
Schubert wants to control but Escorre is keeping him busy.
Schubert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre is trying to escape the position but Schubert is controlling the position.
Thomas Schubert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schubert trying to control the action but Escorre is working from the bottom.
Escorre is looking to regain half guard here but Schubert keeps moving and retains side control.
Schubert has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Schubert wants to take Escorre's back here but Escorre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Schubert controlling his opponent.
Escorre tries to improve his position but Schubert has taken his back! Schubert has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Escorre tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Schubert pushes Escorre away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thomas Schubert!
Thomas Schubert decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Claudio Escorre had this to say: 'I swear I didn't expect you to have that beast inside you, Kamenov. I want my rematch against this brave fighter as soon as possible. We are tied and we have to fix this.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 4195 p4p, 433 weight class) and Sivile Gonya (ranked 2012 p4p, 246 weight class). Prince Tonni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sivile Gonya's chin.
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185 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sivile Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gonya works Tonni's body with a nice hook.
Gonya connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Gonya.
Tonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Gonya.
Tonni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonni doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonya lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonni scrambles back to his feet.
Tonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonya circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonya unleashes a big counter combination but Tonni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice body kick there by Gonya.
Gonya lands with a nice body punch.
Tonni swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonya circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonya.
Gonya lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Tonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonya works Tonni's body with a nice hook.
Tonni is breathing heavily.
Tonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sivile Gonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonya scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gonya.
Gonya works Tonni's body with a nice hook.
Tonni misses with an uppercut.
Prince Tonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tonni sprawling to the canvas! Tonni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gonya finish him?!
Tonni is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonni glances at the clock... BAM! Gonya nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Tonni crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Tonni is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sivile Gonya!
Sivile Gonya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick OConnor (ranked 2042 p4p, 242 weight class) and Yewis Mybitch (ranked 2536 p4p, 296 weight class). Mybitch has chosen Like a Stone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick OConnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yewis Mybitch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor throws a leg kick
and Mybitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OConnor wants to clinch.
Mybitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
OConnor 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.
OConnor throws a body kick that misses.
Mybitch is looking for the big counter here.
OConnor tries to clinch but Mybitch is having none of it.
Mybitch is looking for the big counter here.
OConnor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mybitch counters with a series of strikes. OConnor will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnor closes the distance but Mybitch moves to the side
and Mybitch counters with a right hand to the body.
OConnor closes the distance but Mybitch moves to the side
and Mybitch counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts OConnor off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Mybitch follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but OConnor was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yewis Mybitch!
A relieved looking Yewis Mybitch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 1193 p4p, 132 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 1639 p4p, 172 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Beddo Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sasaki thinking.
Sasaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Beddo Ii misses with a body shot.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beddo Ii moves into the clinch.
Beddo Ii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sasaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beddo Ii is breathing heavily.
Sasaki breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Beddo Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beddo Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Philo Beddo Ii has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Beddo Ii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddo Ii throws a shot from downtown. Sasaki moves away and avoids it.
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beddo Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beddo Ii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Sasaki .
Sasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Beddo Ii's shoulder, as Beddo Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Beddo Ii avoids the body shot from Sasaki .
Beddo Ii throwing a counter right hand but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki throws a lazy head kick
and Beddo Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sasaki thinking.
We've been informed that Sasaki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddo Ii moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Sasaki as he checks the leg kick.
Sasaki misses the jab.
Beddo Ii staying out of range there.
Sasaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Sasaki .
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beddo Ii slips a straight right by Sasaki .
Beddo Ii throws the left hand but Sasaki avoids the punch easily.
Beddo Ii avoids a kick to the body.
Beddo Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haise Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Sasaki .
Sasaki throws a lazy head kick
and Beddo Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beddo Ii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sasaki 's hands.
Sasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasaki looks to throw the jab but Beddo Ii is out of range.
Beddo Ii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Beddo Ii.
Sasaki lands a big head kick that sends Beddo Ii tumbling to the mat! Sasaki takes a step backwards and waves Beddo Ii back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beddo Ii is rocked!
Beddo Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasaki .
Oh Beddo Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beddo Ii throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Beddo Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Beddo Ii ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
Sasaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beddo Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Sasaki throws a lazy right hand but Beddo Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beddo Ii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beddo Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sasaki .
Beddo Ii tries to clinch but Sasaki is having none of it.
Beddo Ii lands a nice shot that snaps Sasaki 's head back.
A swing and a miss from Sasaki .
Beddo Ii moves in looking to clinch but Sasaki pushes him off.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Beddo Ii misses the target.
Beddo Ii moves into the clinch.
Sasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sasaki moves away from the strike by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sasaki throws a lazy head kick
and Beddo Ii counters with a series of strikes. Sasaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sasaki looks to land a right hand but Beddo Ii moved out of range.
Sasaki defending well as Beddo Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Beddo Ii slips a jab from Sasaki .
Beddo Ii wants to clinch.
Sasaki throws a big counter head kick but Beddo Ii avoids it with no problem.
Beddo Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasaki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beddo Ii sprawling to the canvas! Beddo Ii rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sasaki finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle, before Sasaki throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Beddo Ii's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sasaki lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Haise Sasaki !
A victorious Haise Sasaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sweetchuck (ranked 2061 p4p, 253 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 1019 p4p, 131 weight class). Sweetchuck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Police Academy. Meldrick Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Sweetchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweetchuck moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sweetchuck looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Carl Sweetchuck has been cut.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweetchuck swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Sweetchuck misses
and Taylor counters with a solid body kick.
Sweetchuck swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweetchuck went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweetchuck misses the target.
Taylor works Sweetchuck's body with a nice hook.
Sweetchuck missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Sweetchuck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetchuck clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor avoiding damage as Sweetchuck throws knees to the body.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweetchuck misses with a straight left.
Sweetchuck is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sweetchuck lands with a right hand.
Sweetchuck moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Sweetchuck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sweetchuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Sweetchuck closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweetchuck's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sweetchuck misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweetchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweetchuck prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Sweetchuck appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor cracks Sweetchuck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sweetchuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Sweetchuck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sweetchuck has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Sweetchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweetchuck rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor pushes Sweetchuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Sweetchuck avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a body punch but Sweetchuck moves out of range.
Sweetchuck misses with a looping right.
Sweetchuck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Sweetchuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweetchuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Sweetchuck moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor takes a swing at Sweetchuck's ribcage but misses.
Sweetchuck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Sweetchuck has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sweetchuck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.
Sweetchuck prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Sweetchuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Sweetchuck back against the cage.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweetchuck walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Sweetchuck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sweetchuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Sweetchuck swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Sweetchuck.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Sweetchuck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sweetchuck swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor defending well as Sweetchuck loads up on a big left hand.
Sweetchuck wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Sweetchuck is looking to clinch.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Sweetchuck's belly button to the back.
Sweetchuck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sweetchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sweetchuck has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Sweetchuck's head.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sweetchuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Sweetchuck.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sweetchuck rather than just go for the knockout.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetchuck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Sweetchuck has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Sweetchuck's head.
Sweetchuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor cracks Sweetchuck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sweetchuck lands a head shot.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sweetchuck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sweetchuck tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweetchuck's head.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Sweetchuck working aggressively here.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Sweetchuck has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Sweetchuck takes a shot to the head.
Sweetchuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweetchuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweetchuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sweetchuck or not.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Sweetchuck.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweetchuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sweetchuck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carl Sweetchuck's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Sweetchuck should have avoided that one.
Taylor defending well as Sweetchuck loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Sweetchuck's knee but Sweetchuck avoids it well.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweetchuck wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sweetchuck's hands.
Sweetchuck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sweetchuck wants to clinch.
Sweetchuck misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Sweetchuck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sweetchuck misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Sweetchuck's defenses.
Sweetchuck throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Sweetchuck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor with a hook.
Sweetchuck darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Sweetchuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweetchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor throws a hook but Sweetchuck avoids it easily.
Sweetchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetchuck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sweetchuck walks into a jab.
Sweetchuck throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweetchuck.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Sweetchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweetchuck.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carl Sweetchuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweetchuck.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweetchuck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweetchuck throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Sweetchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl Sweetchuck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sweetchuck throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sweetchuck with a body shot.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweetchuck tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweetchuck is rocked!
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Sweetchuck's ribs.
Oh Sweetchuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Taylor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sweetchuck! He's just covering up as Taylor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
The defeated Carl Sweetchuck had this to say: 'Punk!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 148 p4p, 26 weight class) and Juhani Jukola (ranked 588 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Jukola. That snapped Lomax's head back.
Jukola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Lomax tries a head kick but it misses.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax is looking to counter punch.
Lomax throws a combination. Jukola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Lomax slips a straight right by Jukola.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
Jukola throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Jukola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Lomax misses with a straight left.
Jukola lands a nice hook to Lomax's body. Lomax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Lomax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jukola doesn't seem phased though.
Lomax throws the left hand but Jukola avoids the punch easily.
Jukola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Lomax half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lomax clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Jukola - that landed with a thud.
Jukola lands a shot to the body.
Jukola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lomax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lomax effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Lomax.
Lomax blocks an uppercut.
Jukola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lomax avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juhani Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukola lands the left hand.
Jukola swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jukola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Jukola throws a big shot that misses.
Jukola moves forwards but Lomax connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Jukola.
Lomax moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Lomax lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax takes one to the side of the head.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
Lomax clobbers Jukola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jukola scores with a head kick.
Jukola lands a nice looking body shot.
Lomax lands a slapping body shot.
Jukola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lomax rather than just go for the knockout.
Lomax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukola at a distance.
Jukola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lomax throws out the jab.
Jukola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jukola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lomax.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jukola misses with a right hand
and Lomax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jukola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jukola throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lomax to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lomaxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lomax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jukola throws a hook but Lomax blocks it.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Jukola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lomax doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juhani Jukola will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jukola cracks Lomax with a good jab.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Jukola there.
Lomax throws a head kick but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Lomax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lomax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lomax fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jukola just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Jukola as he checks the leg kick.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Jukola tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lomax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lomax connects with a single shot there.
Lomax cracks Jukola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lomax scores with a jab.
Jukola throws a looping overhand right but Lomax ducks down to avoid it.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Jukola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
It looks like Lomax has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lomax moves out of range as Jukola throws a body kick.
Jukola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Lomax.
Jukola throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Lomax does it's job there.
Lomax tries to clinch but Jukola is having none of it.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Lomax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax is looking to counter punch.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Jukola misses the target.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax is looking to counter punch.
Lomax lands the left hand.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
Jukola throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Jukola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lomax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lomax moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Lomax misses with a straight right.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax delivers a nice body kick.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lomax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vincent Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukola misses the jab.
Jukola throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Jukola throws a big shot that misses.
Jukola connects with a body shot.
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 Vincent Lomax will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by Lomax - just one landing.
Jukola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lomax tries to clinch but Jukola is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukola throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Lomax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola throws a good cross that connects.
Jukola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Lomax scores with the left hand. Jukola knows he should have avoided that one.
Jukola is rocked!
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jukola misses.
Lomax went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lomax looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Lomax sends Jukola crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lomax is motioning to the referee to let Jukola up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
Jukola misses the body punch
and Lomax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jukola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jukola throws a lazy uppercut
and Lomax rattles Jukola with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Jukola tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Lomax dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Jukola stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Vincent Lomax thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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