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OFK 14 - Cusumano Vs Poggle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Diaz (ranked 23803 p4p, 23199 weight class) and Kevin Brockington (ranked 742 p4p, 713 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangsta's Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Brockington!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brockington can't get the takedown.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Brockington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to stand but Brockington is controlling the position.
Brockington drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brockington pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz wants to stand but Brockington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brockington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brockington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Brockington looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Diaz is defending well. Brockington quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Diaz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brockington celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Brockington!
The defeated Krzysztof Diaz had this to say: 'Thanks for coming out tonight to cheer me on. I'll get my revenge!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 3697 p4p, 3719 weight class) and ra gg (ranked 488 p4p, 490 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ra gg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gg lands with a good body shot.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. gg sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnes prevents gg from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
gg tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
gg is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes prevents gg from standing back up.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but gg is defending the position.
Barnes throwing shots but gg is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants to control but gg is keeping him busy.
gg tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to gg's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes winds up and cracks gg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes wants to control but gg is keeping him busy.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes working over gg with some ground and pound. gg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
gg trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
gg pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes working gg over with strikes.
Barnes is taking a breather. gg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barnes winds up and cracks gg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes winds up and cracks gg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
gg pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
gg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to gg's temple.
gg taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is looking to advance position but gg won't allow it.
gg is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
gg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stops gg from getting back to his feet.
gg tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
gg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
gg is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes is nestled in close to gg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
gg taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gg looking for submissions off his back.
gg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
gg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but gg keeps working.
gg wants to get back to his feet.
gg trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
gg pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
gg actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
gg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes works gg's body with a nice hook.
ra gg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into gg's ribs.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by gg.
gg throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
gg avoids the body shot from Barnes.
gg with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes digs a good hook to gg's body.
A shot to the liver by gg. Beautiful body shot.
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!
gg throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
gg looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
gg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
gg misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnes pushing down on gg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
gg is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barnes working over gg with some ground and pound. gg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
gg looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes is nestled in close to gg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
gg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but gg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
gg trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes working gg over with strikes.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but gg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of gg's head.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that gg can do to turn this around?
gg is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to gg's temple.
 gg is rocked!
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
gg is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt gg quite badly. gg pulls Barnes in close trying to recover. Barnes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put gg on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but gg doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Barnes!
After the big win, Don Barnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tjeeerd De Vries (ranked 2331 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Amin Farrokhi (ranked 244 p4p, 251 weight class). Farrokhi has chosen Canggung as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Amin Farrokhi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tjeeerd De Vries's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tjeeerd De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amin Farrokhi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrokhi looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - De Vries scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Amin Farrokhi has been cut.
Farrokhi lands with a nice body punch.
Farrokhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhi swings for the body but De Vries moves out of range.
Farrokhi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from De Vries.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Farrokhi avoids them all with ease.
De Vries misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhi.
Farrokhi takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Vries clinches up against the cage.
Farrokhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries misses with the head strike.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhi lands a jab to the head.
Farrokhi throws the left hand but De Vries avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Farrokhi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farrokhi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Farrokhi misses with a hook. De Vries ducked under it nicely.
De Vries tries to counter by clinching up but Farrokhi breaks away and moves out of range.
De Vries drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrokhi throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
De Vries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by De Vries there.
Farrokhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by De Vries's head coaches at ACME that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Vries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhi.
Nice defenses there by De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
De Vries bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farrokhi's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhi.
De Vries scores with a nice head shot.
Farrokhi avoids the body shot from De Vries.
De Vries is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Vries moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Farrokhi on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhi backwards.
Farrokhi throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
Farrokhi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vries's elbow.
Farrokhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhi lands with a left to the head.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Farrokhi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Farrokhi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Farrokhi swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhi misses with the head strike.
Farrokhi working aggressively here.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from De Vries.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Vries's head backwards.
Farrokhi throws a hook but De Vries avoids it easily.
Jab from Farrokhi.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhi.
Farrokhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhi looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vries is just out of range.
Farrokhi throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhi misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
De Vries throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhi manages to avoid it.
De Vries is looking to clinch but Farrokhi is avoiding it.
Farrokhi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Vries shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Farrokhi eats them both and turns towards De Vries to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhi.
De Vries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farrokhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Farrokhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
Farrokhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhi throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
Farrokhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Vries.
Farrokhi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Vries on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farrokhi misses with a looping left.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhi.
A big right from Farrokhi misses.
De Vries tries to clinch up.
De Vries jabs at Farrokhi's body.
De Vries connects with a body shot.
Farrokhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Vries looks to land a combination but Farrokhi avoids it well.
Farrokhi takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrokhi takes one to the chin there.
Farrokhi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farrokhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries lands a right hook to the body.
Farrokhi scores with a sloppy right hand. De Vries should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tjeeerd De Vries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amin Farrokhi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Vries throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farrokhi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhi was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vries.
De Vries clobbers Farrokhi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farrokhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Vries has time to react.
Farrokhi misses the jab.
De Vries defending well as Farrokhi loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like De Vries was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farrokhi.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhi.
Farrokhi misses with a jab to the body
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhi misses with a looping left.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by De Vries.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Vries slips under a jab from Farrokhi.
De Vries lands a jab to Farrokhi's midsection.
Nice defenses there by De Vries.
De Vries pushes Farrokhi up against the cage in a clinch.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Farrokhi's ribcage. Farrokhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhi backwards.
Farrokhi has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhi's elbow.
De Vries has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farrokhi scores with a shot to the side of De Vries's head.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Farrokhi.
De Vries lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhi prevents a body shot from De Vries.
Farrokhi tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries working aggressively here.
Farrokhi pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhi or not.
Farrokhi is breathing heavily.
De Vries breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhi walks into a left hand.
De Vries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice combination there by De Vries.
Farrokhi looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Farrokhi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Farrokhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vries manages to avoid it.
De Vries gets a clinch.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhi.
Farrokhi has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhi.
Farrokhi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrokhi misses with some punches.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhi fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhi. De Vries does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhi throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vries cracks Farrokhi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farrokhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
De Vries lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farrokhi backs up against the cage.
De Vries lands a jab to Farrokhi's midsection.
De Vries staying out of range there.
Tjeeerd De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
Farrokhi misses with a left hand
and De Vries counters with a right hand to the body.
De Vries lands with a good body shot.
De Vries rushes Farrokhi and presses him up against the cage.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrokhi can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vries lands with a left to the head.
De Vries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhis head.
Farrokhi is rocked!
De Vries breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhi is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
De Vries connects with a nice looking jab.
De Vries cracks a nice hook into Farrokhi's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhi seems to have recovered his senses.
De Vries bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrokhi's head.
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
De Vries catches Farrokhi napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Farrokhi to the canvas!
De Vries works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Vries trying to control the action but Farrokhi is working from the bottom.
De Vries moves into full mount! Farrokhi won't be happy about that!
De Vries is working for a guillotine from mount but Farrokhi frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries working for a guillotine from mount but Farrokhi is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tjeeerd De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amin Farrokhi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Farrokhi misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
De Vries with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Vries swinging wildly here.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Farrokhi moves out of range.
De Vries lands a body shot.
Farrokhi just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farrokhi moves forwards but De Vries connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farrokhi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Vries.
De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Farrokhi.
Farrokhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhi lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries is working Farrokhi over against the cage.
Tjeeerd De Vries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhi blocks a body shot from De Vries.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Vries!
De Vries cracks Farrokhi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Vries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Vries works Farrokhi's body with a nice hook.
De Vries looks to land a combination but Farrokhi avoids it well.
Farrokhi misses the jab.
De Vries goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Farrokhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries works over Farrokhi's head and body with a nice combination.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhi.
Farrokhi misses with a looping left.
De Vries went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Vries misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vries lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhi misses the target.
De Vries scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Amin Farrokhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhi throws out the jab.
Farrokhi throws a lazy uppercut
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for De Vries. That snapped Farrokhi's head back.
De Vries scores with a nice head shot.
De Vries lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhi's head back.
De Vries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farrokhi circles away quickly and effectively.
Farrokhi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Vries connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farrokhi's hands.
Farrokhi throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
Some wild striking there from De Vries.
Farrokhi lands a nice hook to De Vries's body. De Vries takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhi moves away.
De Vries with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhi misses with a hook. De Vries ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhi missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
De Vries was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of De Vries 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Vries fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Farrokhi misses its intended target.
Farrokhi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farrokhi misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhi misses with a hook
and De Vries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vries lands with a hook. Farrokhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vries lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhi's head.
Farrokhi lands with an overhand left.
De Vries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vries lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhi at a distance.
De Vries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Vries.
Farrokhi takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
De Vries connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrokhi momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhi.
De Vries tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Farrokhi manages to circle out of the way.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhi.
De Vries throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhi lands with an overhand left.
De Vries dips to his left and cracks Farrokhi with an uppercut!
De Vries scores with a jab.
Farrokhi swings for the body but De Vries moves out of range.
Farrokhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhi.
De Vries pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farrokhi back to the cage. De Vries follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farrokhi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farrokhi misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
Farrokhi connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrokhi throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Farrokhi misses.
De Vries connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tjeeerd De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries moves out of range as Farrokhi strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tjeeerd De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tjeeerd De Vries!
Tjeeerd De Vries 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Linguine (ranked 4490 p4p, 5853 weight class) and Billy Burns (ranked 424 p4p, 462 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludvig Linguine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Burns!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linguine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burns to the ground. Linguine is now in Burns's guard.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns looking to control.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Linguine's guard.
Linguine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Linguine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linguine is keeping the position for now.
Linguine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Linguine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns won't allow Linguine to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Linguine blocks nicely.
Burns prevents Linguine from getting back to his feet.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Linguine is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Linguine keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Linguine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Linguine trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Linguine scoring with some ground and pound.
Linguine wants to stand but Burns is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linguine is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linguine is working Burns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Linguine is proving a slippery customer.
Linguine trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linguine is one step ahead there.
Linguine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine is in close to Burns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Linguine throwing strikes but missing.
Linguine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Linguine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Linguine stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Linguine with a nice head shot there.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Linguine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burns looks winded!
Linguine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Linguine wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguine postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
Burns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Linguine is now in half guard.
Linguine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Linguine drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Linguine is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Linguine lands a nice short elbow.
Linguine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Linguine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Linguine lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linguine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linguine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Linguine working Burns over with strikes.
Linguine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Linguine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Linguine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Linguine has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Linguine there.
Linguine seems to be looking for submissions.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Linguine's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Linguine has his hands on Burns's head, controlling the position.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns stops Linguine from standing up.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Linguine blocks nicely.
Linguine wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linguine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Linguine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linguine wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Linguine wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linguine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burns prevents Linguine from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Linguine shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Linguine shoots in and bounces Burns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Linguine.
Burns looking to control.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Linguine pushing down on Burns's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Linguine slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Linguine pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Linguine lands a nice short elbow.
Linguine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Linguine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linguine slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linguine is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Linguine is working away from the top position though.
Linguine working over Burns with some ground and pound. Burns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Linguine has control of the leg.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Linguine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linguine moves nicely into side control.
Ludvig Linguine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linguine is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguine lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Linguine working the head and body with strikes.
Burns is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Linguine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns wants to improve his position but Linguine is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is still trying to improve position.
Linguine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Linguine there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Linguine dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Linguine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Linguine is proving a slippery customer.
Linguine with a nice head shot there.
Burns looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linguine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Linguine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Linguine from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linguine throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linguine connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns has his foot on Linguine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Linguine works his way back into a safe position though.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Linguine from controlling successfully.
Linguine forces his way into half guard.
Linguine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Linguine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Linguine is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Linguine is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has hold of Linguine's hands but Linguine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Linguine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burns is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Linguine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Linguine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns trying to control but Linguine postures up.
Linguine is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Linguine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets full guard.
Linguine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Linguine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Linguine forces his way into half guard.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Linguine slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
Linguine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Linguine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Linguine wants to take a breather but Burns is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Linguine connects with a nice short shot to Burns's temple.
Linguine wants to work for an arm triangle but Burns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Linguine working Burns over with strikes.
Linguine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Linguine lands with a punch from half guard.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Linguine is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billy Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ludvig Linguine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Linguine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linguine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Linguine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Krasov (ranked 4334 p4p, 6401 weight class) and James O Hara (ranked 550 p4p, 647 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Krasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasov has O Hara up against the cage in a clinch.
Krasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krasov stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Hara throws an elbow but misses.
O Hara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Hara has closed the distance and engaged Krasov in a clinch.
Krasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krasov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krasov showed some decent athleticism there.
Krasov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
O Hara wants to control but Krasov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krasov stands up from half guard.
O Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krasov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Hara somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hara moves in looking to clinch but Krasov pushes him off.
A head kick misses from O Hara.
Krasov throws a counter high kick but O Hara was just alert enough to avoid it.
O Hara has closed the distance and engaged Krasov in a clinch.
Krasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Hara fails to land with a series of punches.
Krasov tries to close the distance and clinch but O Hara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Hara, pushing him back against the cage.
O Hara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Krasov won't allow it.
Anton Krasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James O Hara.
Krasov breaks the clinch.
O Hara throws a sloppy head kick and Krasov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Hara did well to prevent Krasov getting side control.
O Hara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Hara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krasov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Hara lands a head kick. Krasov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krasov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Hara's half guard.
O Hara tries to get to full guard but Krasov has control of the leg.
Krasov decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara moves in looking to clinch but Krasov pushes him off.
O Hara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Hara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Krasov to the ground. O Hara is now in Krasov's guard.
O Hara is stalling in the full guard.
O Hara is pushing down on Krasov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krasov is fighting to maintain full guard but O Hara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krasov pushes O Hara off looking to stand but O Hara dives back in and keeps control.
Krasov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but O Hara is on him like a limpet, forcing Krasov back against the cage.
O Hara tries to work over Krasov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krasov slowing the pace effectively.
Krasov taking a breather.
O Hara misses with a body punch.
O Hara is trying to pull guard but Krasov has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasov breaks the clinch.
O Hara keeps the fight on the outside.
O Hara moves into the clinch.
Krasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Hara blocks a body shot from Krasov.
Krasov misses with a punch to the body.
Krasov tries a body shot but O Hara blocks it.
Krasov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krasov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Krasov dominated that round.
That's time! Krasov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Hara dives in for a single leg takedown but Krasov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
O Hara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Hara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krasov instigates a clinch.
Krasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krasov is trying to defend but O Hara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Hara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krasov is trying to stand.
Krasov won't allow O Hara to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasov pushes O Hara off looking to stand but O Hara dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krasov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Hara can do to turn this around?
O Hara is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
O Hara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasov is keeping the position for now.
Anton Krasov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krasov wants to stand up but O Hara is controlling him.
O Hara throwing strikes but missing.
O Hara trying to control the position from guard on top but Krasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Hara misses with the combination.
O Hara lands with a slapping head kick.
Krasov clinches up with O Hara and pushes him back against the cage.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Krasov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krasov breaks from the clinch.
Krasov swats away the attempt to clinch by O Hara.
Krasov clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Hara backwards.
Nice body punch from Krasov.
O Hara fails to pull guard.
Anton Krasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James O Hara.
O Hara fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Krasov - that landed with a thud.
O Hara is breathing heavily.
Krasov breaks the clinch.
O Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krasov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Hara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krasov stands up.
Krasov's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Hara under the eye.
Krasov rushes O Hara and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from O Hara.
Krasov fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Hara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Krasov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching O Hara on his heels. He'll look to pass O Hara's guard now, I'm sure.
Krasov stands up from O Hara's guard - Krasov perhaps looking for a knockout.
O Hara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Krasov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krasov stands up and beckons O Hara to join him on the feet.
Krasov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Krasov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Hara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krasov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Hara gets caught napping as Krasov dives in and scores a takedown. O Hara manages to retain guard.
O Hara is looking for a triangle here but Krasov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
O Hara wants to control but Krasov postures up.
O Hara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krasov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krasov decides to stand back up. Krasov steps back and let's O Hara get back to his feet.
O Hara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krasov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Hara tries to buck Krasov off but Krasov is having none of it.
O Hara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Krasov drives through and clinches with O Hara against the cage.
O Hara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krasov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Hara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krasov decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Hara to his feet.
O Hara swings for the body but Krasov moves out of range.
O Hara closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Krasov.
Krasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krasov is pushing O Hara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krasov tries a body shot but O Hara blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krasov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krasov.
O Hara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hara throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Krasov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O Hara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Hara is trying to improve his position.
Krasov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Hara throws a sloppy head kick and Krasov moves out of range easily.
Krasov wants to clinch up but O Hara keeps it at a distance.
O Hara tries to counter with a clinch but Krasov shakes him off and moves away.
O Hara tries to keep at a distance but Krasov has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Hara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krasov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Krasov.
Anton Krasov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Hara jumps guard but Krasov stands there with O Hara around his waist. O Hara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Krasov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasov digs a right hand underneath O Hara's ribcage. O Hara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James O Hara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Krasov.
Krasov breaks from the clinch.
O Hara looks to land a combination but Krasov avoids it well.
Krasov tries to clinch up.
Krasov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krasov blocks the strikes from O Hara.
Krasov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for O Hara to stand up.
Krasov avoids the head kick by O Hara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Krasov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krasov, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Krasov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Golles (ranked 2320 p4p, 4998 weight class) and Tom Hanks (ranked 299 p4p, 545 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks tries to keep at a distance but Golles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Golles has the dominant position.
Golles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tom Hanks has been cut.
A combination from Golles does no damage.
Hanks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A left lands for Golles.
A swing and a miss from Golles.
Golles slips a jab and a cross from Hanks.
Hanks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Golles clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt - Golles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Golles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Golles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanks up against the cage.
Golles working Hanks over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks trying to stall but Golles improves his position.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Golles stalling.
Golles slows down the pace here.
Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Golles.
Golles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks staying out of range there.
A head kick from Golles lands but Hanks takes it in his stride.
Hanks goes for a double leg but Golles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golles continues to drive forward.
Peter Golles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golles gets a clinch.
Golles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golles just leaning against Hanks, taking a breather.
Golles lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Golles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golles pushes Hanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Golles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Golles has double underhooks.
Golles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Golles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Golles manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Golles.
Golles drops Hanks with a beautiful combination! Hanks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Golles is looking for the KO!
Hanks is rocked!
That has opened up Tom Hanks's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks glances at the clock... BAM! Golles nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hanks crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hanks is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Golles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 4602 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 576 p4p, 426 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
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!
Destroyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Tepes Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Destroyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Destroyer finds it's target.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii wants to land a leg kick but Destroyer is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Destroyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepes Iii circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws out a loose jab but Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes Iii lands with a right hand.
Destroyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but Destroyer moved away.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Destroyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Destroyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tepes Iii - the referee stops the clock and Destroyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tepes Iii. Destroyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tepes Iii scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a nice right hand.
Destroyer throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tepes Iii digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tepes Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tepes Iii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Destroyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes Iii lands a head kick. Destroyer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tepes Iii tries to work over Destroyer's front leg with a kick but Destroyer checks it.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Destroyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepes Iii catches Destroyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tepes Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Destroyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Destroyer counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Tepes Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Destroyer is out of range and Tepes Iii settles back down.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Tepes Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Destroyer.
Tepes Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Vlad Tepes Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii scores with a hook.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Destroyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Tepes Iii does it's job there.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Tepes Iii digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Destroyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tepes Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tepes Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tepes Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Destroyer swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Destroyer avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Destroyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Destroyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tepes Iii throws a jab when Destroyer was well out of range.
Destroyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Destroyer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Tepes Iii counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Destroyer. That did some damage!
Tepes Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tepes Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Destroyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii looks to throw the jab but Destroyer is out of range.
A jab from Tepes Iii does it's job there.
Tepes Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Destroyer. Destroyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tepes Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destroyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tepes Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Destroyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tepes Iii works Destroyer's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer dives in and grabs Tepes Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tepes Iii pushes down on Destroyer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes Iii. That's going to slow Destroyer down.
Destroyer throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Destroyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tepes Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Destroyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tepes Iii lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Tepes Iii lands.
Tepes Iii looks to throw a body kick
and Destroyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Destroyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Destroyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tepes Iii as he connects with a hook.
Tepes Iii with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tepes Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Destroyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Destroyer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tepes Iii catches Destroyer right on the button with a cross.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Destroyer should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tepes Iii finds it's way through Destroyer's defenses.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Tepes Iii.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Destroyer checks a leg kick.
Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Destroyer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tepes Iii. No joy for Destroyer on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Destroyer avoids it.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Destroyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Destroyer to work.
Tepes Iii tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Tepes Iii back against the cage.
Tepes Iii is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tepes Iii continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii stalling in the clinch.
Destroyer is stalling here.
Tepes Iii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands with a kick to the temple. Destroyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Destroyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Tepes Iii off the cage and back into range.
Destroyer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Destroyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Destroyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Destroyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tepes Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Destroyer's head.
Destroyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tepes Iii scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii throws out a counter right but Destroyer avoids it with no problem.
Tepes Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Tepes Iii tenderised Destroyer's leg. Destroyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tepes Iii lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tepes Iii throws a nice looking combination but Destroyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook
and Destroyer counters with a series of strikes. Tepes Iii will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
The fighters circling - Tepes Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Destroyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tepes Iii defends it nicely.
Destroyer takes one on the button.
That's two 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes Iii. That's going to slow Destroyer down.
Tepes Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Destroyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Destroyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes Iii looks to throw a body kick
and Destroyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes Iii lands with a kick to the temple. Destroyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Destroyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tepes Iii with a nice cross.
Destroyer moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes Iii.
Destroyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Tepes Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destroyer stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes Iii fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Destroyer fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Destroyer throws a series of punches but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii scores with a head kick. Destroyer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
Destroyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tepes Iii with the inside leg kick.
Destroyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Tepes Iii slams his shin into Destroyer's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tepes Iii. No joy for Destroyer on that attempt.
Destroyer misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a good low kick that Destroyer was not able to check.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Destroyer sees coming a mile off.
Tepes Iii lands a high kick!
Destroyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tepes Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Destroyer scrambles back to his feet.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Destroyer takes a step back to recover.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a push kick but Destroyer slaps the foot to one side.
Vlad Tepes Iii 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.
Tepes Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tepes Iii counters with a right hand to the body.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Destroyer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Destroyer connects with a body shot that sends Tepes Iii's belly button to the back.
Tepes Iii cracks Destroyer with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer checks the leg kick.
Destroyer avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Destroyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Destroyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Tepes Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes Iii feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer backing away here, and Tepes Iii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Destroyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Destroyer 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with a jab to the body
and Destroyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Destroyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tepes Iii cracks Destroyer with a good jab.
Destroyer lands with a straight right. Tepes Iii didn't see that one coming.
Tepes Iii connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Both fighters circling a little - Tepes Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tepes Iii winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes Iii!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 2824 p4p, 2908 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 397 p4p, 401 weight class). Cusumano's entrance music is Gamefire. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cusumano works Poggle's body with a nice hook.
Poggle misses with a few strikes there.
Poggle throws a nice looking combination but Cusumano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poggle tries to bum rush Cusumano with a series of wild strikes but Cusumano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cusumano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poggle circles away quickly and effectively.
Cusumano defending well as Poggle loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Cusumano's head coaches at Iron mikes mma that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cusumano throws the left hand but Poggle avoids the punch easily.
Cusumano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poggle finds it's way round the side to connect with Cusumano's head.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cusumano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poggle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cusumano swinging wildly here.
Poggle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
Poggle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cusumano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cusumano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cusumano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poggle. Cusumano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poggle. Cusumano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cusumano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cusumano.
Cusumano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cusumano throws a push kick but Poggle slaps the foot to one side.
Cusumano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cusumano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cusumano works Poggle's body with a nice hook.
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cusumano rather than just go for the knockout.
Poggle lands a glancing blow to the side of Cusumano's head.
Cusumano misses with a straight left.
Cusumano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poggle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Poggle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
Cusumano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poggle takes the fight into the clinch.
Poggle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poggle.
Poggle tries a body shot but Cusumano blocks it.
Poggle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poggle lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Poggle.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Poggle has Cusumano pressed against the cage, preventing Cusumano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cusumano blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poggle.
Cusumano is trying to break the clinch but Poggle has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cusumano blocks an uppercut.
Poggle throws a head punch that misses.
Poggle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poggle misses with a body punch.
Cusumano blocks a body shot from Poggle.
A short right from Poggle.
Cusumano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cusumano blocks an uppercut.
Cusumano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poggle slips a jab and a cross from Cusumano.
Poggle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Cusumano avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano misses with an uppercut.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cusumano was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Poggle looks to land a right hand but Cusumano moved out of range.
Poggle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cusumano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle tries to clinch but Cusumano is having none of it.
Cusumano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poggle throws an off balance right hand
and Cusumano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cusumano lands with a shot to the body.
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Poggle avoids them all with ease.
Poggle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cusumano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cusumano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poggle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cusumano slips a jab and a cross from Poggle.
Cusumano connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Cusumano as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Poggle 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.
Cusumano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cusumano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Poggle cracks Cusumano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve Cusumano is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Cusumano does no damage.
Poggle misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Poggle scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Steve Cusumano has been cut.
Poggle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cusumano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poggle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cusumano drops his hands momentarily and Poggle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cusumano with a hook.
Cusumano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poggle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle misses with a few strikes there.
Cusumano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poggle catches Cusumano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve Cusumano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano drops Poggle with a beautiful combination! Poggle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cusumano is looking for the KO!
Poggle is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Poggle.
Poggle is still on wobbly legs! Can Cusumano finish him?
Poggle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cusumano circles away.
Cusumano drops Poggle with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Poggle! Cusumano dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cusumano!
Steve Cusumano retains his welterweight title!
Steve Cusumano 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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