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OFK 85 - Pullum Vs Kutlev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Barney (ranked 4674 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Joe River (ranked 101 p4p, 98 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Barney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe River!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
River looks for a takedown but Barney sprawls well.
Barney half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River shoots in for a double leg but Barney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barney half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Barney, looking for a takedown. River pushes Barney against the cage but Barney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barney feinted with a counter takedown.
Dr Barney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe River.
Barney fails to land the takedown.
River changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barney dives in for a single leg takedown but River sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
River tries to pull guard but Barney holds him up against the cage and eventually River drops back down to his feet.
Barney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst River is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barney's guard.
River prevents Barney from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Barney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barney 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 10:9
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 10:9
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Barney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muggy Mugshot (ranked 3326 p4p, 3481 weight class) and Dave Dawson (ranked 377 p4p, 390 weight class). Dave Dawson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muggy Mugshot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Mugshot as he connects with a hook.
Dawson gets tackled into the cage by Mugshot. Mugshot maintains the clinch.
Mugshot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mugshot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mugshot scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mugshot throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
Mugshot cracks Dawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mugshot throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Mugshot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mugshot misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mugshot tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Dawson wants to control the pace but Mugshot is squirming around nicely.
Mugshot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mugshot's face.
 It looks like Muggy Mugshot has been cut.
Mugshot really is a fat lump.
Dawson controlling the position easily from mount.
Mugshot is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dawson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muggy Mugshot's cut is getting worse.
Dawson controlling his opponent.
Mugshot wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dawson tries to control but Mugshot wriggling away.
Dawson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mugshot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muggy Mugshot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muggy Mugshot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Dawson!
Dave Dawson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Golles (ranked 3972 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Brett Stone (ranked 548 p4p, 409 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone forces Golles back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golles.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Golles lands a right hand.
Golles blocks an elbow strike.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone prevents Golles from breaking the clinch.
Golles takes an elbow to the temple.
Golles avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Golles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Golles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Golles has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golles is defending well for now.
Golles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Golles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golles is looking to clinch.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Golles pushes him off.
Brett Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golles circles away.
Golles moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Golles's brow.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Golles.
Golles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Golles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Golles wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stone working Golles over with strikes.
Stone stands up out of the half guard.
Golles wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Golles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golles swivels and escapes.
Peter Golles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Stone.
Golles's corner calls for a 1-2. Golles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Golles.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Golles. That's going to slow Stone down.
Golles darts in and clinches Stone up against the cage.
Golles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Golles lands with a light punch inside.
Golles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Golles is trying to break free.
Golles avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Golles avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Golles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golles manages to break the clinch.
Golles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Golles clinches with his opponent.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Golles.
Golles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Golles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golles managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golles is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golles is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Golles into the cage.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golles is defending well for now.
Golles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Golles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golles avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Golles avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Golles.
Golles managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Golles.
Golles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golles avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Golles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golles scores with a hook to the body.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golles breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Golles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Golles.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golles throws a nice head kick!
 Stone is rocked!
Golles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Golles instigates a clinch.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Golles finish him?
A short right from Golles on the inside.
Golles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Golles.
Golles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golles blocking some punches.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Golles as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stone as Golles tries to tie him up.
Golles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Golles lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Golles's brow.
Golles blocking some punches.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Golles scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Golles.
Golles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Golles blocks the elbow strike.
Golles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Golles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Golles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Golles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Golles saw that one coming.
Golles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Golles is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Golles into the cage.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Golles.
Golles blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Golles obliges.
Golles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golles is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Golles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golles.
Golles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golles breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Golles finds it's target.
Golles plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Stone to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Stone just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Golles!
Brett Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'Firstly I would like to thank my supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xande Moreno (ranked 3263 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 416 p4p, 400 weight class). Xande Moreno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wykyd Dall's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno closes the distance and pushes Dall back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moreno fails to land.
Dall blocking some punches.
Moreno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dall has his hands on Moreno's head, controlling the position.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dall working a defensive guard but Moreno manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno trying to control the position but Dall is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall tries to bench press Moreno off him but Moreno keeps the position.
Moreno is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Moreno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moreno is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dall's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dall in particular looking to stall.
Dall wants to control but Moreno is keeping him busy.
Moreno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dall is working away from the top position though.
Dall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moreno is controlling Dall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Moreno is pressing down on Dall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is fighting to break Moreno's control of his arms but Moreno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dall lands a couple of elbows.
Dall is fighting to break Moreno's control of his arms but Moreno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moreno trying to control the position.
Dall content to stall in guard here.
Moreno is trying to keep Dall in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall moves into the clinch successfully.
Dall breaks the clinch.
Moreno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall tries to clinch there but Moreno circles away.
Moreno appears to be looking for a big counter.
Moreno stuffs the takedown.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Moreno.
 It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.
Dall closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moreno's guard.
Moreno is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xande Moreno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall'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.
Moreno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moreno misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Moreno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreno feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moreno quickly recovers to half guard.
Moreno is concentrating on defense, preventing Dall from advancing position.
Dall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moreno sees it coming and defends easily.
Moreno is refusing to be controlled, as Dall sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moreno is not content to let Dall control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno wants to control but Dall is keeping busy.
Dall is looking for a kimura but Moreno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dall to get the leverage.
Wykyd Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall tries to pass to full mount but Moreno defends it.
Dall is trying to control. Moreno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dall misses with a double jab
and Moreno counters with a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Moreno.
Moreno lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno connects with a leg kick.
Dall fails to land the takedown.
Moreno thuds his shin into the meat of Dall's side.
Moreno instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moreno fails to land.
Moreno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno lands an uppercut.
Dall gets control of Moreno's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dall being controlled here, momentarily.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Moreno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Moreno controlling from the top position.
Dall managing to control the position.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Dall trying to keep a closed guard but Moreno is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall wants to stand up but Moreno is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moreno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Moreno shows good takedown defense.
As Dall backs away, Moreno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moreno controlling the position for now.
Moreno manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xande Moreno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall shoots and misses
and Moreno counters with a straight right hand.
Dall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Dall backs away, Moreno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Xande Moreno is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall moves out of range as Moreno throws a body kick.
Moreno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dall.
Moreno pushes Dall up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreno.
Dall jumps into guard, dragging Moreno to the mat.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno content to stall in guard here.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted.
Dall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Moreno controls Dall momentarily but Dall frees himself.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moreno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
Moreno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dall trying to control but Moreno is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Moreno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Dall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moreno was covering up waiting for the punch and Dall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moreno controls Dall momentarily but Dall frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Dall stopping the sweep attempt from Moreno.
Dall is looking to work some ground and pound but Moreno has wrist control.
Dall is fighting to break Moreno's control of his arms but Moreno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreno pulls Dall in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moreno lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wykyd Dall.
I think Moreno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xande Moreno!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Saravia (ranked 1755 p4p, 2464 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 266 p4p, 361 weight class). The key to victory for Enrique Saravia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrique Saravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krnacova misses with a head kick.
Saravia is looking to counter punch.
Krnacova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saravia throws out the jab.
Saravia throws a body punch but Krnacova moves out of range.
Krnacova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saravia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krnacova scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krnacova scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova is staying tight to Saravia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Saravia can't do much from the bottom here.
Saravia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova lands a decent elbow from side control.
Krnacova cracks Saravia with a big right hand but Saravia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saravia is trying to control Krnacova's posture but Krnacova avoids it.
Krnacova grinds an elbow into Saravia's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krnacova cracks Saravia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saravia struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Saravia's face as Krnacova controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Saravia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krnacova lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krnacova controls the position.
Krnacova working away.
Krnacova working the body and head with strikes.
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but Saravia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krnacova cracks Saravia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saravia is trying to get back to half guard.
Saravia dodges the ground and pound from Krnacova.
Krnacova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Saravia stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Saravia struggling a bit here.
Saravia tries to improve position but can't.
Krnacova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
Saravia struggling a bit here.
Saravia is not content to let Krnacova control the position.
Krnacova looks up at the clock and then as Saravia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krnacova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saravia can't do much from the bottom here.
Saravia is trying to get back to his feet.
Krnacova cracks Saravia with a big right hand but Saravia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Krnacova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saravia down.
Krnacova wants to control but Saravia is keeping him busy.
Saravia wants to control but Krnacova postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Krnacova scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krnacova scoring with punches and elbows.
Saravia tries to bench press Krnacova off him but Krnacova keeps the position.
Saravia can't do much from the bottom here.
Saravia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Saravia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saravia is not content to let Krnacova control the position.
Krnacova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saravia down.
Saravia is trying to control Krnacova's posture but Krnacova avoids it.
Saravia is trying to get back to half guard.
Krnacova controlling the position from side mount.
Krnacova in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia trying to remain calm as Krnacova controls from the top position.
Saravia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krnacova connects with a decent elbow.
Saravia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saravia is trying to control Krnacova's posture but Krnacova avoids it.
Krnacova is chipping away with strikes.
Krnacova wants to control but Saravia is keeping him busy.
Saravia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krnacova wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saravia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Krnacova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Saravia holds on to Krnacova's head and controls the position momentarily.
Saravia is not content to let Krnacova control the position.
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!
Saravia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saravia is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saravia throws a body punch but Krnacova moves out of range.
Krnacova unleashes a big counter combination but Saravia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krnacova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saravia is trying to maintain the position but Krnacova is very close to passing his half guard.
Krnacova lands with a punch from half guard.
Saravia wants to control but Krnacova is keeping busy.
Krnacova wants to control but Saravia is keeping him busy.
Saravia is trying to control but can't.
Krnacova slips a nice elbow through Saravia's hands, connecting with Saravia's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saravia is looking to control Krnacova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saravia avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Krnacova seems content to control.
Saravia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krnacova trying to control but Saravia is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krnacova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Saravia is trying to control the position but Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saravia looking to control.
Krnacova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krnacova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saravia is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
Saravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saravia has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova throws a big elbow that misses.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saravia's head.
Saravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krnacova landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saravia is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Krnacova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Saravia has control of Krnacova's left arm, preventing Krnacova from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krnacova working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Saravia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saravia being controlled here, momentarily.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krnacova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krnacova chips away with some ground and pound.
Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krnacova connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia working a defensive guard here.
Saravia has Krnacova pulled in close to control his posture.
Saravia is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Saravia trying to keep a closed guard but Krnacova is proving a slippery customer.
Krnacova is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krnacova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krnacova is in close to Saravia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saravia keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova lands a couple of elbows.
Krnacova distracts Saravia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krnacova lands a couple of digs.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Saravia is trying to control the position but Krnacova postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova trying to control but Saravia is working from the bottom.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Saravia controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
Saravia has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova being controlled here momentarily.
Saravia controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krnacova sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krnacova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saravia fails to land with a series of punches.
Krnacova closes the distance and clinches.
Saravia lands a hook that snaps the head of Krnacova backwards.
Krnacova tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saravia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Saravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Krnacova.
Krnacova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Enrique Saravia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Krnacova tries to pull guard but Saravia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krnacova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saravia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saravia tries a body shot but Krnacova blocks it.
Saravia tries to throw a body punch but Krnacova avoids it by throwing Saravia back against the cage.
Krnacova blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova prevents a body shot from Saravia.
Still in the clinch, Saravia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saravia pushes Krnacova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saravia lands a right hand.
Krnacova jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saravia walks away with a smile on his face. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saravia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krnacova.
Krnacova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krnacova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krnacova fails with the takedown.
Saravia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krnacova dives in for a single leg takedown but Saravia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Krnacova shoots for a takedown but Saravia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saravia throws a body punch but Krnacova moves out of range.
Saravia misses with a right hand
and Krnacova counters with a shoot takedown. Saravia fights it but they end up in guard.
Saravia is pulling down on Krnacova's head to control his posture.
Saravia wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment.
Saravia controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova stands up over Saravia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saravia seems keen to control Krnacova's posture.
Saravia is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krnacova blocking some punches.
Saravia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saravia.
Krnacova jumps guard but Saravia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krnacova pulls guard.
Saravia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krnacova is proving hard to escape from.
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Saravia controlling him for the moment.
Saravia looking to pass the guard.
Krnacova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia trying to control the position from guard on top but Krnacova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krnacova won't allow Saravia to sweep him here.
Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound.
Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krnacova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Saravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saravia trying to control the position.
Krnacova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saravia wants to stand and escape but Krnacova is having none of it.
Saravia being controlled here, momentarily.
Krnacova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Krnacova throwing strikes but missing.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saravia wants to sweep but no luck.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Saravia as Krnacova shoots in.
Saravia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krnacova.
Enrique Saravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krnacova ducks under a wild hook from Saravia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Saravia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krnacova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Krnacova!
After winning the bout, Felix Krnacova thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 1714 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 258 p4p, 233 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sledgehammer.
Rees Mogg digs a good hook to Sledgehammer's body.
Rees Mogg is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sledgehammer. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Rees Mogg misses.
Rees Mogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sledgehammer throws a right and a left that Rees Mogg avoids nicely.
Sledgehammer moves into the clinch.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
Rees Mogg lands a damaging elbow.
Sledgehammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rees Mogg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sledgehammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sledgehammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sledgehammer misses with the head strike.
Sledgehammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sledgehammer has a couple of punches blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch to the body.
Rees Mogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rees Mogg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sledgehammer's efforts to push away.
Sledgehammer is trying to push Rees Mogg away but Rees Mogg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sledgehammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rees Mogg's elbow.
Sledgehammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
Sledgehammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sledgehammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sledgehammer cracks Rees Mogg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer instigates a clinch.
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sledgehammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rees Mogg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rees Mogg lands with a right to the head.
Rees Mogg avoids the elbow strike from Sledgehammer, against the cage.
Rees Mogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rees Mogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
Sledgehammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sledgehammer tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sledgehammer misses with the head strike.
Sledgehammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sledgehammer lands with a cross.
Sledgehammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rees Mogg cracks Sledgehammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sledgehammer throws a head kick that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sledgehammer! Rees Mogg lets Sledgehammer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sledgehammer is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer loses concentration momentarily and Rees Mogg pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Sledgehammer crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rees Mogg finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Churchill would be delighted.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amin Farrokhi (ranked 1229 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 133 p4p, 202 weight class). Farrokhi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Canggung. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amin Farrokhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou wants to clinch up but Farrokhi keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhi misses the target.
Zinsou gets a double leg takedown into Farrokhi's guard.
Farrokhi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zinsou controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinsou throwing strikes but missing.
Zinsou throws an elbow that misses. Farrokhi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zinsou's guard. Nice move by Farrokhi!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zinsou is adopting a defensive guard.
Farrokhi wants to get up but he can't break Zinsou's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou pulls Farrokhi in close to his closed guard and prevents Farrokhi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Farrokhi wants to stand but Zinsou is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zinsou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farrokhi is one step ahead there.
Zinsou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Farrokhi stopping the sweep attempt from Zinsou.
Farrokhi is looking to stand up but Zinsou won't let him.
Zinsou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farrokhi is one step ahead there.
Zinsou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zinsou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farrokhi tries to stand but Zinsou is controlling from the bottom.
Zinsou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farrokhi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zinsou is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zinsou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrokhi pinned against the cage. Farrokhi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhi.
Zinsou with the counter takedown but Farrokhi avoids it easily.
Farrokhi throws a lazy right hand but Zinsou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zinsou slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi keeping moving, preventing Zinsou from controlling successfully.
Zinsou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zinsou postures up in Farrokhi's guard and throws a big left but Farrokhi blocks it.
Zinsou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Zinsou has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zinsou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Farrokhi quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinsou winds up and cracks Farrokhi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhi wants to get back to his feet.
Zinsou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhi's head.
Zinsou is controlling the pace.
Zinsou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zinsou working Farrokhi over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinsou content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Zinsou.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zinsou goes for a double leg but Farrokhi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farrokhi continues to drive forward.
Zinsou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhi.
Zinsou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Farrokhi defends it well.
Farrokhi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zinsou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Farrokhi quickly recovers to half guard.
Farrokhi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zinsou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Zinsou 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.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
Zinsou not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zinsou.
Farrokhi taking some punishment here, with Zinsou in his half guard.
Zinsou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zinsou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrokhi defending well though.
Zinsou trying to control the pace.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
Zinsou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yayi Zinsou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zinsou wants to pass the guard but Farrokhi is defending well.
Farrokhi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zinsou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zinsou thows a huge punch but Farrokhi dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou controlling the action here.
Zinsou thows a huge punch but Farrokhi dodges it nicely.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinsou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhi's head.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zinsou perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Farrokhi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zinsou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zinsou creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Farrokhi is out cold and this one is all over! Zinsou climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
In his post fight interview, Yayi Zinsou started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 1319 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Wallid Moura (ranked 189 p4p, 187 weight class). Hilly comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallid Moura!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moura throws an overhand right that lands on Hilly's shoulder, as Hilly tries to avoid the shot.
Hilly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moura. Moura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Hilly.
Hilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moura staying out of range there.
Moura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moura ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Hilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moura misses with a body shot.
Hilly scores with a jab.
Hilly's corner calls for a 1-2. Hilly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moura is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hilly.
Moura is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him?
Hilly lands a slapping body shot.
Moura seems to have recovered his senses.
Hilly swings for the body but Moura moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moura.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moura. Moura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly throws a body punch but Moura moves out of range.
Hilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Moura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly slips a jab from Moura.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly misses with a few strikes there.
Moura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Moura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moura working the head and body with strikes.
Moura lands with a punch from half guard.
Hilly is concentrating on defense, preventing Moura from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands strikes from half guard.
Hilly tries to get to full guard but Moura has control of the leg.
Hilly wants to get back to his feet.
Hilly taking some punishment here, with Moura in his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hilly wants to control but Moura is keeping busy.
Hilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hilly tries to get out of the position.
Moura prevents Hilly from improving his position.
Hilly trying to hold on to Moura's head to control him but Moura postures up.
Hilly is looking for a sweep. Moura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilly is looking for a sweep. Moura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly has his hands clasped together around Moura's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura wants to control but Hilly is keeping him busy.
Hilly is trying to control but can't.
Hilly taking some punishment here, with Moura in his half guard.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Hilly has hold of Moura's hands but Moura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hilly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moura on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moura lands a nice short elbow.
Moura wants to pass to mount but Hilly is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Moura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly is looking to improve his position.
Moura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moura seems to be looking for submissions.
Hilly trying to control but Moura postures up.
Moura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moura wants to free his trapped foot but Hilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hilly wants to get back to full guard but Moura has mounted him!
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!
Moura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hilly has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hilly 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.
Hilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hilly seems keen to control Moura's posture.
Moura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moura distracts Hilly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moura trying to control but Hilly is working from the bottom.
Hilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moura throwing strikes but missing.
Moura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly looking to control.
Moura connects with a couple of short punches.
Hilly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Moura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura won't allow Hilly to sweep him here.
Moura drops back looking for a leg! Hilly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hilly manages to kick Moura off! Moura jumps back into Hilly's guard.
Moura is in close to Hilly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hilly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hilly, not yet.
Moura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moura 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.
Moura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hilly dives on top into guard.
Hilly wants to stand but Moura has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura working for a triangle but Hilly defends it easily.
Hilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Moura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moura is keeping the position for now.
Moura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moura looking for a triangle here. Hilly is fighting it but it looks tight! Moura pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hilly is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wallid Moura!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wallid Moura thanked Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 1224 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 176 p4p, 180 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wanker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wanker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire with a hook.
Wanker throws a right hand that Zaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaire also avoids with ease.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Wanker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
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!
Wanker throws a nice looking combination but Zaire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wanker missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wanker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zaire.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wanker attempts a counter takedown but Zaire avoids it well and moves away.
Zaire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Wanker moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Zaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wanker doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Zaire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaire connects with an inside leg kick.
Wanker throws a good cross that connects.
Zaire works Wanker's body with a nice hook.
Wanker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wanker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanker lands a jab to the nose.
Zaire throws a low kick but Wanker avoids it.
Wanker tries to counter with a takedown but Zaire is quick to defend against it.
Zaire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wanker to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Wanker misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire slips under a jab from Wanker.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wanker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wanker throws a series of punches but Zaire moves out of range.
Wanker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Zaire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wanker doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wanker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick from Zaire lands but Wanker takes it in his stride.
Wanker checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wanker misses with a hook.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Wanker avoids it.
Wanker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Zaire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wanker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker misses with a wild combination.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zaire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wanker connects with a high kick.
Zaire connects with a crisp jab.
Wanker staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Wanker.
Wanker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zaire throws Wanker to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Zaire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wanker throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Wanker is just out of range.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wanker misses.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
Wanker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaire is fending him off so far but Wanker persists. Nope, Zaire circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wanker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wanker throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wanker swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wanker throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wanker ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Wanker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wanker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wanker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wanker misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wanker is defended easily by Zaire.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker'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.
Wanker throws a solid leg kick but Zaire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wanker.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zaire but Zaire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wanker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaire scores with a jab. Wanker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Wanker misses.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wanker manages to avoid it.
Zaire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaire cracks Wanker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Wanker.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a front kick aimed at Wanker's knee but Wanker avoids it well.
Wanker lands a head kick!
It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Zaire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Wanker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wanker lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker fails to land the takedown.
And Zaire responds with a good body kick, but Wanker manages to step out the way in time.
Zaire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wanker.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheers as Zaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wanker doesn't seem phased though.
Wanker ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanker.
Zaire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wanker.
Wanker throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Wanker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wanker moves away.
Zaire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker shoots in but Zaire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker backing away here, and Zaire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Wanker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire scores with a shot to the body.
Zaire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanker.
Wanker feinted with a counter takedown.
Wanker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Wanker down.
Zaire jabs Wanker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zaire is looking to slow Wanker down with leg kicks.
Wanker misses with a kick to the body
and Zaire counters with a body kick that stops Wanker in his tracks momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Zaire.
Zaire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanker blocks a jab.
A big right from Wanker misses.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaire lands an overhand right.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wanker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
Wanker throws a series of punches but Zaire avoids them all with ease.
Zaire thumps Wanker with a low kick.
Wanker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wanker throws a series of strikes that have Zaire backpedaling.
Wanker with a jab.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanker.
Zaire is looking to slow Wanker down with leg kicks.
Wanker dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Zaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wanker missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire is looking to chop away at Wanker's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wanker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Wanker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wanker closes the distance and clinches up with Zaire, looking for a takedown. Wanker pushes Zaire against the cage but Zaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Zaire misses.
Zaire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaire wants it to stay on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zaire throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Wanker.
Wanker has his takedown stuffed
and Zaire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wanker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Wanker off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Wanker fails to land the takedown.
Zaire scores with a nice strike.
Wanker moves out of range of the strikes.
Wanker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zaire throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Zaire keeps Wanker at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire jabs at Wanker's body.
Zaire swings for the body but Wanker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanker looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Zaire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wanker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wanker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wanker moves out of range as Zaire throws a body kick.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wanker.
Zaire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaire scores with a nice strike.
Zaire misses with a hook. Wanker ducked under it nicely.
Wanker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wanker misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Wanker misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker misses with a shot to the body
and Zaire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wanker's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wanker.
Wanker backing away here, and Zaire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
Wanker misses with an uppercut
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Wanker's defenses.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Wanker misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wanker with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Zaire.
Wanker 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.
Wanker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
Wanker fails with the takedown.
Zaire blocks a head kick by Wanker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker misses with a looping left.
Zaire jabs at Wanker's body.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanker just misses with a punch to the body.
Wanker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker takes one on the button.
Wanker moves out of range as Zaire throws a body kick.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanker shoots in but Zaire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanker dives in for a single leg takedown but Zaire sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wanker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanker throws a wild body kick that Zaire sees coming a mile off.
Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire blocks a head kick by Wanker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire with the inside leg kick.
Wanker slips a straight right by Zaire.
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!
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Wanker misses with a left hand
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Wanker tries to counter with a takedown but Zaire is quick to defend against it.
Wanker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wanker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaire avoids it really well and circles away.
Zaire is looking to slow Wanker down with leg kicks.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Wanker with an uppercut!
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wanker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wanker blocks a head kick by Zaire.
Wanker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Zaire.
Wanker looking to score a takedown here. Zaire is defending well but Wanker drives through and ends up in Zaire's guard.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker being controlled here momentarily.
Wanker stands and throws Zaire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire is looking to regain half guard here but Wanker keeps moving and retains side control.
Wanker wants to control but Zaire is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire can't do much from the bottom here.
Wanker takes a little break here. Zaire wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zaire is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wanker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wanker is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wanker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Wanker wants to free his trapped foot but Zaire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Wanker is looking to advance position but Zaire won't allow it.
Wanker is taking a breather. Zaire 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wanker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zaire enables Wanker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zaire manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zaire pulls Wanker in close to prevent any damage.
Wanker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zaire looking to control.
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
Wanker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire tries to roll over but Wanker keeps him under control.
Wanker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wanker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zaire for as long as he can get away with.
Wanker works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker had his way with Abdullah Zaire in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wanker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wanker avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Zaire throws a hook but Wanker blocks it.
Wanker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Wanker.
Wanker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Wanker off balance momentarily.
Zaire thows a body kick. Wanker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wanker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wanker loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Wanker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker cracks Zaire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wanker checks a low kick from Zaire.
Wanker throws a right and a left that Zaire avoids nicely.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Wanker throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Wanker. Those never looked like landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wanker takes one to the chin there.
Zaire is looking to slow Wanker down with leg kicks.
Zaire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanker misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Wanker knows he should have avoided that one.
Wanker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wanker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wanker misses with an uppercut.
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wanker throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire connects with an inside leg kick.
Wanker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wanker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaire on the side of the head.
Wanker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A swing and a miss from Wanker.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Wanker is out of range.
Wanker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaire connects with a crisp jab.
Wanker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Wanker shoots in for a double leg but Zaire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wanker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaire swivels and escapes.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wanker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
A combination from Zaire does no damage.
Wanker shoots in and drives through. Zaire sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaire punishes Wanker's body with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Zaire slams his shin into Wanker's torso.
Wanker connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaire avoids it really well and circles away.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Wanker's leg. Wanker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wanker misses with a wild combination.
Wanker goes for a double leg but Zaire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zaire continues to drive forward.
Wanker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaire delivers a nice body kick.
Zaire tests Wanker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Zaire.
Wanker tries to bum rush Zaire with a series of wild strikes but Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wanker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanker swinging wildly here.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Wanker's head but Wanker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Zaire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker misses with a hook
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wanker wants to slow Zaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Wanker throws a nice looking combination but Zaire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Zaire as Wanker shoots in.
Wanker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wanker misses with a combination
and Zaire counters with a straight right hand.
Orla Wanker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zaire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 1359 p4p, 841 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 198 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kurtev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pullum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pullum throwing a counter right hand but Kurtev manages to avoid it.
Kurtev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pullum tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kurtev is in Pullum's guard.
Kurtev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Pullum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pullum is trying to keep Kurtev in close.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pullum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kurtev has passed into half guard!
Pullum tries to roll over but Kurtev keeps him under control.
Kurtev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pullum is positioning himself well to prevent Kurtev advancing to mount.
Pullum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurtev.
Pullum tries to roll over but Kurtev keeps him under control.
Kurtev lands with a punch from half guard.
Kurtev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pullum's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum wants to control but Kurtev is keeping busy.
Kurtev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pullum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kurtev there.
Kurtev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kurtev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pullum actively working from the bottom here.
Kurtev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pullum defending well though.
Pullum moves into full guard.
Kurtev is in close to Pullum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum looking to control.
Pullum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pullum looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kurtev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pullum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurtev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurtev's back!
Pullum not allowing Kurtev to control his hands.
Kurtev preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pullum.
Kurtev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pullum's guard. Nice work there by Kurtev.
Kurtev passes into half guard.
Kurtev trying to control the action but Pullum is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Pullum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pullum trying to keep a closed guard but Kurtev is proving a slippery customer.
Kurtev stopping the sweep attempt from Pullum.
Pullum is working hard here to advance position.
Pullum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurtev postures up and lands a big shot to Pullum's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurtev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisko Kurtev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurtev dives in and scores a takedown into Pullum's guard.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pullum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurtev trying to control but Pullum is working from the bottom.
Pullum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurtev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurtev with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev trying to control but Pullum is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kurtev throws a big right hand that misses.
Pullum wants to sweep but no luck.
Pullum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurtev's guard.
Pullum trying to control but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
Kurtev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pullum is aware though and is defending well.
Kurtev striking off his back but it's not causing Pullum any problems.
Kurtev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pullum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurtev is trying to control Pullum's posture but Pullum avoids it.
Kurtev misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kurtev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev struggling a bit here.
Kurtev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurtev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pullum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pullum is chipping away with strikes.
Pullum has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kurtev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kurtev is looking to improve his position.
Pullum is trying for a kimura here. Kurtev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pullum wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Furnum Pullum!
Furnum Pullum made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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