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SFL 11 | Taneyev vs Trigger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 1682 p4p, 22606 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 260 p4p, 694 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kneereaper.
Kneereaper thumps Bonin with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kneereaper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Kneereaper.
Bonin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kneereaper slips a jab and a cross from Bonin.
Bonin 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.
Kneereaper drops Bonin with a huge uppercut! Bonin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kneereaper is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twisty Kneereaper!
An out of breath Twisty Kneereaper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 1228 p4p, 5092 weight class) and Ryland Rasmussen (ranked 156 p4p, 508 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Kollaa River has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryland Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rasmussen throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
Rasmussen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Rasmussen scoring well with a low kick there.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasmussen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Both fighters circling a little - River finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasmussen clinches.
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasmussen lands a body shot.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Rasmussen scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasmussen blocking some punches.
Rasmussen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Rasmussen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Rasmussen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River manages to break the clinch.
Rasmussen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rasmussen tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
Ryland Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rasmussen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Rasmussen blocks the leg kick.
Rasmussen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
River lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rasmussen falls backwards - clearly groggy! River dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kollaa River!
In his post fight interview, Kollaa River started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 1770 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 222 p4p, 283 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dvalishvili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore shoots for a takedown but Dvalishvili saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dvalishvili throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dvalishvili moves into range and clinches up with Kilgore.
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dvalishvili prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore is leaning against Dvalishvili and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore has a couple of punches blocked by Dvalishvili.
Kilgore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kilgore breaks the clinch.
Dvalishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dvalishvili lands with an overhand left.
Dvalishvili misses with a straight right.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvalishvili does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilgore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick as Kilgore jumps back.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Dvalishvili fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore just manages to avoid it.
Dvalishvili swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Dvalishvili throws a big shot that misses.
Dvalishvili tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range.
Dvalishvili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilgore's sensitive parts.
Dvalishvili throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Dvalishvili tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab.
Dvalishvili swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice body kick.
Koba Dvalishvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dvalishvili moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Dvalishvili throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
Dvalishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from Dvalishvili.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch up.
Dvalishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dvalishvili seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvalishvili. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dvalishvili misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Dvalishvili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilgore. Kilgore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dvalishvili tries to bum rush Kilgore with a series of wild strikes but Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilgore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dvalishvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab.
Kilgore motions for Dvalishvili to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dvalishvili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick.
Kilgore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Dvalishvili misses.
Kilgore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilgore's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili takes one to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili throws a nice looking combination but Kilgore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dvalishvili ducks right into an uppercut from Kilgore.
Dvalishvili is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore is looking to slow Dvalishvili down with leg kicks.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dvalishvili throws out the jab.
Dvalishvili chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dvalishvili throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick.
Dvalishvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore feints the counter takedown.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dvalishvili.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dvalishvili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dvalishvili is looking to clinch.
Kilgore with the counter takedown but Dvalishvili avoids it easily.
Dvalishvili throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dvalishvili 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 Kilgore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilgore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilgore circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dvalishvili misses with a straight left.
Kilgore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Dvalishvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Dvalishvili misses
and Kilgore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvalishvili keeping control of the position.
Kilgore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili tries to roll over but Kilgore keeps him under control.
Kilgore lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilgore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dvalishvili's head backwards.
Donk. Dvalishvili catches Kilgore right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Dvalishvili.
Kilgore lands a right hook to the body.
Dvalishvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Dvalishvili checks a leg kick.
Dvalishvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilgore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kilgore tries a low kick but Dvalishvili avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target.
Kilgore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
Dvalishvili sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. Dvalishvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dvalishvili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilgore throws a body punch but Dvalishvili moves out of range.
Dvalishvili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
Dvalishvili lands a nice shot to the body.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilgore closes the distance and pushes Dvalishvili back into the cage.
Dvalishvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dvalishvili.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili - that landed with a thud.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from Dvalishvili.
Kilgore gets through Dvalishvili's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Dvalishvili.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as Dvalishvili controls his hands.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dvalishvili tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing Dvalishvili back against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as Dvalishvili controls his hands.
Kilgore breaks the clinch.
Kilgore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dvalishvili defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dvalishvili. That snapped Kilgore's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dvalishvili tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore with the counter takedown but Dvalishvili avoids it easily.
Dvalishvili misses with a straight left.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dvalishvili misses with a right hand
so Kilgore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dvalishvili manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilgore controls his hands.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dvalishvili throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Kilgore's front leg with a kick but Kilgore checks it.
Koba Dvalishvili is winning the standup battle so far.
Dvalishvili looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely.
Dvalishvili rushes Kilgore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dvalishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Dvalishvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dvalishvili tries a body shot but Kilgore blocks it.
Dvalishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
Kilgore blocking some punches.
Kilgore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Dvalishvili is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dvalishvili misses.
Dvalishvili loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Dvalishvili swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilgore checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Dvalishvili.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dvalishvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Dvalishvili misses with a looping left.
Kilgore throws a leg kick which misses Dvalishvili's front leg but catches the back leg as Dvalishvili tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab. Kilgore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili lands the left hand.
Kilgore lands with a shot to the body.
Kilgore rushes Dvalishvili and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Good body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from Dvalishvili.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Dvalishvili blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Dvalishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilgore's elbow.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Dvalishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
Dvalishvili takes a shot to the head.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilgore gets through Dvalishvili's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws a punch but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
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 Koba Dvalishvili will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kilgore.
Nice cross by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dvalishvili lands a high kick!
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dvalishvili misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Kilgore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dvalishvili is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilgore stuns Dvalishvili with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dvalishvili loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Kilgore fails with a takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili throws a combination. Kilgore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick.
Dvalishvili thumps Kilgore with a low kick.
Kilgore thumps Dvalishvili with a low kick.
Dvalishvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dvalishvili looks to throw a body kick
and Kilgore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kilgore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili has momentary wrist control but Kilgore slips an elbow through the middle.
Dvalishvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilgore stands up over Dvalishvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilgore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilgore preventing the sweep.
Dvalishvili keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
Kilgore stands up over Dvalishvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilgore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilgore works over Dvalishvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Kilgore throws a big elbow that misses.
Dvalishvili has control of Kilgore's left arm, preventing Kilgore from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore stopping the sweep attempt from Dvalishvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is trying to control the position but Kilgore postures up.
Dvalishvili 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.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Dvalishvili keeps moving.
Dvalishvili bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilgore's guard.
Kilgore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilgore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dvalishvili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dvalishvili tries to stand but Kilgore is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dvalishvili is one step ahead there.
Dvalishvili content to stall in guard here.
Kilgore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Kilgore.
Kilgore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kilgore is looking to take a break and control but Dvalishvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilgore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dvalishvili with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking to take a break and control but Dvalishvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilgore prevents Dvalishvili from improving his position.
Dvalishvili is controlling Kilgore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dvalishvili has hold of Kilgore's hands but Kilgore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dvalishvili keeping control of the position.
Kilgore prevents Dvalishvili from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tacitus Kilgore.
I think Kilgore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
A victorious Tacitus Kilgore 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliz Gracie (ranked 2182 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 270 p4p, 317 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Viitta to the ground. Gracie is now in Viitta's guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Viitta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Viitta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Viitta!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Viitta has mounted him!
Viitta wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is holding on tight.
Gracie can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to reverse the position but instead Viitta has taken his back - oops!
I would not like to be Gracie right now.
Gracie is really stuck here.
Viitta controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but Viitta kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta controls the action.
Gracie tries to roll but Viitta sticks to his back.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Viitta pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Viitta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Viitta has escaped and now he's on top!
Viitta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Viitta pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking for subs from the bottom but Viitta mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viitta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Viitta maintains control.
Viitta wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Viitta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Viitta has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie prevents Viitta from improving position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Viitta tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viitta is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Viitta presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viitta content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Viitta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Viitta sprawls well.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viitta's waist but Viitta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliz Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viitta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viitta wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Viitta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viitta lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viitta pinned against the cage. Viitta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Viitta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viitta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viitta sprawls well. Viitta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viitta punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Viitta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viitta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viitta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viitta sprawls well. Viitta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Viitta throws a shot to the body.
Viitta lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Viitta gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Viitta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Viitta keeping control of the position.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Viitta is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Viitta defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Viitta is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eliz Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Eliz Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Brenner (ranked 2052 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 276 p4p, 168 weight class). Krsto Vujić has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Brenner'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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujić misses with a straight left.
Vujić scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brenner doesn't seem bothered though.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brenner.
Vujić slips under a jab from Brenner.
Brenner tries to clinch but Vujić moves out of range.
Brenner throws a low kick, looking for Vujić's leg but Vujić calmly moves out of range.
Brenner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brenner tries to clinch but Vujić is having none of it.
Brenner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vujić moves away.
Vujić slips a jab and a cross from Brenner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brenner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been informed that Vujić 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.
Brenner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vujić scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brenner misses with a body shot.
Vujić lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Brenner.
Vujić misses with a looping right.
Vujić throws the left hand but Brenner avoids the punch easily.
Brenner drops his hands momentarily and Vujić takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brenner stuffs the takedown.
Brenner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Vujić on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vujić tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vujić staying out of range there.
Brenner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brenner misses with a jab to the body
and Vujić counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujić cracks Brenner with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vujić walks into a stiff left hand from Brenner.
 It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Brenner misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Vujić was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brenner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vujić circles away quickly and effectively.
Brenner avoids the body shot from Vujić.
Vujić connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brenner. Brenner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brenner slips under a jab.
Brenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vujić throws a hook but Brenner blocks it.
Brenner darts in trying to clinch
and Vujić counters with a nice uppercut.
Vujić just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brenner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vujić to score with a decent uppercut.
Brenner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Vujić catches Brenner right on the button with a cross.
Vujić tries to keep at a distance but Brenner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brenner misses with an elbow strike.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vujić.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brenner throws an elbow but misses.
Brenner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vujić has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brenner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vujić has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brenner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vujić managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Vujić on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brenner looking to throw knees to the head but Vujić is blocking nicely.
Vujić stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić is trying to pull guard but Brenner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brenner blocks a body shot from Vujić.
Brenner throws an elbow that misses.
Vujić on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Vujić struggles to land a body shot inside as Brenner controls his hands.
Vujić pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brenner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vujić now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab from Vujić.
Brenner lands with a nice combination. Vujić backs away looking to recover.
Vujić lands with a right hand.
 Brenner is rocked!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Vujić and Brenner goes tumbling to the canvas! Vujić follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Brenner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vujić scores with a big shot! Brenner's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Brenner! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krsto Vujić!
An out of breath Krsto Vujić thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 1583 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 198 p4p, 391 weight class). Rossi's entrance music is Metal Slug Theme. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen ROYCE GRACIE as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rossi is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Rossi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rossi prevents Gracie from taking his back.
Rossi working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Rossi doesn't allow it.
Rossi prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Rossi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rossi.
Rossi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rossi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Rossi has control of the leg.
Rossi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Rossi stands up from half guard.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie dives in and grabs Rossi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rossi pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Marchrius Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Rossi sprawls well.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 Gracie is rocked!
Rossi drops Gracie with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rossi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marchrius Rossi!
Marchrius Rossi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 535 p4p, 844 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 66 p4p, 114 weight class). Foley comes to the cage accompanied by Beverly Hills Cop Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive. This should be a great matchup!
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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Foley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Foley 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.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Foley digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley misses with a body shot.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Foley moved out of range.
Sanchez cracks Foley with an open hand slap.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Foley moves out of range.
Foley misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Jab from Foley.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a hook but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Foley.
Sanchez's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Foley digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Foley thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Foley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Foley moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range as Foley strikes.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a big counter head kick but Foley avoids it with no problem.
Foley throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Foley's head but Foley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Foley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Foley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Foley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foley moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Foley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Foley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foley lands an overhand right.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Axel Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foley's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Foley throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Foley defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Axel Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foley blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Foley scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Nice straight punches there by Foley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foley.
Foley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez misses the body punch
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Foley slips under a jab.
Foley throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Foley.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Foley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Sanchez moves out of range as Foley strikes.
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 Axel Foley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Foley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Foley. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez cracks Foley with an open hand slap.
Foley scores with a body shot.
Foley misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Foley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Foley.
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!
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Foley scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Foley moves out of range easily.
Foley throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Foley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foley lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foley.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Foley finish him?
Foley lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a hook
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foley's head.
Foley misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Foley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Foley scores with a punch to the head.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
The crowd cheers as Foley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foley scores with a punch to the head.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Foley.
The fighters circling - Foley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sanchez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foley has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley jabs at Sanchez's body.
A big left from Foley misses.
Tim Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foley misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez lands a jab to Foley's midsection.
Axel Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foley lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foley 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Foley!
After the fight, Axel Foley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1966 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Claudio Escorre (ranked 78 p4p, 37 weight class). Escorre has chosen Chico Science & Naçăo Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudio Escorre!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escorre misses with a series of wild punches.
Escorre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escorre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escorre looks to land a combination but Maestre avoids it well.
A lazy left from Maestre finds it's target.
It looks like Claudio Escorre has been cut.
Maestre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escorre lands a nice hook to Maestre's body. Maestre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escorre digs a good body shot into Maestre's ribs.
Maestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escorre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestre. Escorre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escorre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maestre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Escorre looks to move away, Maestre throws a big counter combo but Escorre just gets out of the way.
Maestre misses with a straight right.
Escorre misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maestre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre throws a right and a left that Maestre avoids nicely.
Maestre defending well as Escorre loads up on a big left hand.
Escorre tries to bum rush Maestre with a series of wild strikes but Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maestre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escorre missing with a left hand there. Maestre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escorre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maestre.
Maestre loads up on a big right hand but Escorre slips the punch.
Maestre lands a big right hand that sends Escorre crashing to the mat! Maestre stays standing though and waves Escorre back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maestre avoids the body shot from Escorre.
Maestre lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Escorre head around and knocks him out cold! Maestre hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
After winning the bout, Luis Maestre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Claudio Escorre stepped up to the mic, saying 'I swear I didn't expect you to have that beast inside you. I want my rematch against this brave fighter as soon as possible.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 288 p4p, 230 weight class) and Anthony Cirelli (ranked 37 p4p, 30 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by A Collection of Sea Shanties. Cirelli has chosen We Come One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Cirelli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirelli misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirelli thinking.
Anthony Cirelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirelli misses with a low kick.
Hands takes one on the button.
Cirelli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hands takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cirelli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cirelli lands with a right hand.
Hands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cirelli lands with a straight right. Hands didn't see that one coming.
Cirelli slips under a jab from Hands.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirelli.
Cirelli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirelli thumps Hands with a low kick.
Cirelli lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Hands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hands takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirelli scores with a jab.
Cirelli gets tackled into the cage by Hands. Hands maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli blocks a body shot from Hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirelli.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cirelli uses from the top position.
Cirelli preventing the sweep.
Hands had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cirelli defends it easily.
Cirelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hands looking for a sweep. Not yet Hands, not yet.
Cirelli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hands is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hands has his foot on Cirelli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cirelli works his way back into a safe position though.
Hands has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hands trying to keep a closed guard but Cirelli is proving a slippery customer.
Cirelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cirelli is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cirelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cirelli misses with a hook
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cirelli misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Cirelli.
Cirelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Hands misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirelli. That's going to slow Hands down.
Good shot there by Cirelli.
Cirelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Cirelli is out of range.
Cirelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hands attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirelli scores with a jab.
Cirelli misses with a low kick as Hands jumps back.
Cirelli lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cirelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Cirelli lands the left hand.
Cirelli lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Cirelli.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hands doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Cirelli misses.
Cirelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Hands is looking to counter the offense by Cirelli and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cirelli 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.
Cirelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cirelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hands checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cirelli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cirelli lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cirelli misses with a leg kick
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Hands slips under a jab from Cirelli.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Cirelli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Cirelli is out of range.
Hands throws a leg kick but Cirelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirelli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirelli misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cirelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirelli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands wants to clinch.
Cirelli clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cirelli throws a body shot but no joy.
And Hands counters with a quick kick to the body but Cirelli blocks it.
Hands walks into a stiff left hand from Cirelli.
Hands moves away from the strike by Cirelli.
Hands avoids the body shot from Cirelli.
Hands takes one on the button.
Cirelli works Hands's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Cirelli throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Cirelli catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hands getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cirelli lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cirelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hands's sensitive parts.
Cirelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hands checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hands seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cirelli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hands throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cirelli is rocked!
Cirelli misses with a looping right.
Cirelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Cirelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hands blocks a jab.
Cirelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cirelli scores with a nice head shot.
Cirelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirelli.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cirelli catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirelli.
Cirelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirelli wants to land a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirelli seems to have recovered his senses.
Cirelli wants to land a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
Cirelli throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Cirelli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirelli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cirelli works Hands's body with a nice hook.
Cirelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cirelli feints and then cracks Hands's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hands down.
Cirelli clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirelli looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
Hands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cirelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirelli throws a right hand that misses
and Hands counters with a left to the body.
Cirelli jabs at Hands's body.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirelli.
A nice leg kick from Cirelli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick.
Cirelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands checks a low kick from Cirelli.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cirelli throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Cirelli manages to avoid it.
Cirelli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands tests Cirelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cirelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Cirelli misses.
Cirelli jabs Hands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirelli.
Cirelli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirelli throws out the jab.
Anthony Cirelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirelli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hands misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cirelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cirelli misses its intended target.
Cirelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Cirelli throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Hands tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cirelli manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hands checks a low kick from Cirelli.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Hands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hands creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirelli.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cirelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Cirelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Hands pushes Cirelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hands lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirelli backwards.
Cirelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hands manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirelli passes Hands's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cirelli is looking to take a break and control but Hands is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hands is looking to control Cirelli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hands avoid being mounted?
Anthony Cirelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to roll over but Cirelli keeps him under control.
Cirelli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hands looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cirelli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cirelli not doing much here.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
Cirelli trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Cirelli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Israel Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Cirelli misses its intended target.
Cirelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cirelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Cirelli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirelli. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirelli looks to land a right hand but Hands moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirelli.
Cirelli with a jab.
Hands has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hands there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Cirelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cirelli 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Cirelli!
Anthony Cirelli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 37 p4p, 218 weight class) and Jackson Trigger (ranked 7 p4p, 36 weight class). Trigger has chosen Bang Bang by Monophonics as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jackson Trigger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev lands a big head kick that sends Trigger tumbling to the mat! Taneyev takes a step backwards and waves Trigger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
Trigger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taneyev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson Trigger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trigger drives through and clinches with Taneyev against the cage.
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!
Trigger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taneyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taneyev is breathing heavily.
Taneyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trigger closes the distance and clinches.
Trigger lands a right hand.
Trigger lands with a left to the head.
Trigger lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Valentin Taneyev has been cut.
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Taneyev is trying to break the clinch but Trigger is controlling him.
A short right from Trigger on the inside.
Trigger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trigger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trigger missing with knees to the body.
Trigger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taneyev backwards.
Taneyev misses with a punch to the body.
Taneyev takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trigger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trigger clinches.
Taneyev tries to break free but Trigger pushes him back against the cage.
Trigger prevents Taneyev from breaking the clinch.
Taneyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Trigger won't allow it.
Trigger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trigger lands with a right to the head.
Taneyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trigger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taneyev is out of range and Trigger settles back down.
Trigger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Trigger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trigger.
Taneyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trigger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger misses the body punch
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Trigger. That's going to slow Taneyev down.
Trigger ducks under a wild hook from Taneyev.
Taneyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taneyev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trigger lands a glancing blow to the side of Taneyev's head.
Trigger scores with a jab to the head.
Trigger throws a sloppy body shot
and Taneyev counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trigger! Taneyev lets Trigger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Trigger is rocked!
That has opened up Jackson Trigger's cut even more.
Trigger dodges the punch combination from Taneyev.
Trigger is still on wobbly legs! Can Taneyev finish him?
Taneyev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trigger seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trigger circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Taneyev to the canvas! Taneyev doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Trigger keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jackson Trigger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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