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BB 46 - McWrestler vs Man PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hatake Kakashi (ranked 2720 p4p, 23782 weight class) and Bronson Lowrey (ranked 274 p4p, 475 weight class). Lowrey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Little Big - Skibidi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bronson Lowrey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hatake Kakashi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hatake Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronson Lowrey!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowrey misses with a takedown attempt - Kakashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kakashi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lowrey sprawls and moves away.
Kakashi throws a wild body kick that Lowrey sees coming a mile off.
Lowrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lowrey scrambles back to his feet.
Lowrey throws a hook to the side of Kakashi's head but Kakashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowrey tries for a takedown but Kakashi circles away easily
and Kakashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lowrey's guard.
Lowrey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lowrey keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Kakashi controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakashi'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.
Lowrey keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi controlling from the top position.
Kakashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowrey is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lowrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lowrey.
Kakashi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hatake Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Lowrey.
Lowrey tries to clinch but Kakashi moves out of range.
Lowrey avoids the body shot from Kakashi.
Sloppy strikes from Kakashi. Those never looked like landing.
Lowrey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kakashi sprawls well. Kakashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowrey gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowrey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kakashi as he jumps to the side.
Lowrey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kakashi misses with an uppercut. Lowrey saw that one coming.
Kakashi works the jab nicely.
Kakashi lands with a straight right. Lowrey didn't see that one coming.
Lowrey throws a nice looking combination but Kakashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Kakashi circles away.
Kakashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lowrey's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowrey.
Kakashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lowrey moves into the clinch.
Kakashi is pushing Lowrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kakashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakashi tries to throw a body punch but Lowrey avoids it by throwing Kakashi back against the cage.
Lowrey looking to throw knees to the head but Kakashi is blocking nicely.
Kakashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowrey controls his hands.
Lowrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowrey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kakashi uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowrey is keeping the position for now.
Kakashi pushes down on Lowrey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lowrey tries to get to full guard but Kakashi has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lowrey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kakashi is working away from the top position though.
Kakashi wants to control but Lowrey is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakashi trying to mount his opponent but Lowrey defends it.
Lowrey punching from the bottom.
Kakashi is trying to control. Lowrey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hatake Kakashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lowrey looks for the body kick but Kakashi saw that one coming.
Kakashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lowrey has time to react.
Lowrey gets a double leg takedown into Kakashi's guard.
Lowrey tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakashi is retaining full guard.
Lowrey won't allow Kakashi to sweep him here.
Kakashi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lowrey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kakashi moves into full guard.
Lowrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lowrey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakashi keeping full guard, as Lowrey tries to pass.
Lowrey stays in close to Kakashi's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Lowrey from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakashi is on top in guard.
Lowrey keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Lowrey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kakashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kakashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kakashi is stalling in the full guard.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lowrey is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lowrey working a defensive guard here.
Kakashi pushes down on Lowrey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kakashi seems to be working for a kimura but Lowrey defends the submission attempt.
Lowrey is staying active underneath Kakashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kakashi works his way into full mount!
Kakashi looking to control but Lowrey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kakashi controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to control but Lowrey wriggling away.
Lowrey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kakashi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lowrey!
Kakashi mounts Lowrey! Really nice guard pass there!
Lowrey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hatake Kakashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kakashi is looking to advance position but Lowrey won't allow it.
Kakashi is keen to just control but Lowrey is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kakashi won't allow Lowrey to sweep him here.
Lowrey keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Lowrey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lowrey is retaining full guard.
Kakashi passes into half guard.
Lowrey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakashi is pushing down on Lowrey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lowrey is fighting to maintain full guard but Kakashi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kakashi works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hatake Kakashi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lowrey misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowrey misses with a head kick.
Kakashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowrey can do to turn this around?
Kakashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowrey is just out of range.
Kakashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kakashi wants it to stay on the feet.
Lowrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowrey looks for a takedown but Kakashi sprawls well.
Kakashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowrey tries to clinch there but Kakashi circles away.
Lowrey rushes Kakashi and presses him up against the cage.
Kakashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kakashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowrey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kakashi to keep the fight standing.
Hatake Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Lowrey.
A head punch on the inside from Kakashi fails to land.
Lowrey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kakashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lowrey tries to break the clinch but Kakashi is controlling the position.
Kakashi tries to pull guard but Lowrey holds him up against the cage and eventually Kakashi drops back down to his feet.
Lowrey is trying to break the clinch but Kakashi is controlling him.
Kakashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowreys head.
Kakashi is trying to stall.
Lowrey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowrey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kakashi to keep the fight standing.
Lowrey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kakashi up against the cage.
Lowrey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kakashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kakashi jumps guard but Lowrey stands there with Kakashi around his waist. Kakashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kakashi.
Kakashi drags the fight down to the ground.
Kakashi is looking for a triangle but Lowrey pushes his legs off easily.
Lowrey trying to control but Kakashi is working from the bottom.
Lowrey stands up from Kakashi's guard - Lowrey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lowrey is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kakashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi lands with a good body shot.
Lowrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kakashi counters with a single leg into guard. Lowrey didn't expect that.
Kakashi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kakashi won't allow Lowrey to get back to his feet.
Lowrey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lowrey being controlled here, momentarily.
Kakashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lowrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hatake Kakashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Lowrey keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kakashi throws a body punch but Lowrey moves out of range.
Lowrey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kakashi attempts a counter takedown but Lowrey avoids it well and moves away.
Kakashi swings widly with a right hand
and Lowrey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lowrey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatake Kakashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kakashi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Hatake Kakashi!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Hatake Kakashi!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Hatake Kakashi!
Hatake Kakashi wins by unanimous decision!
Hatake Kakashi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 1862 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 256 p4p, 459 weight class). Lafayette comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Dan Averescu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown but Averescu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lafayette's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Averescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette shoots for a double leg takedown but Averescu sprawls well. He's pushed Lafayette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Averescu misses with a looping right.
Averescu misses the jab.
Averescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lafayette tries to counter with a takedown but Averescu is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Averescu misses.
Averescu throws a series of punches but Lafayette moves out of range.
Averescu throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters by moving into the clinch.
Lafayette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage.
Averescu working hard to break the clinch.
Lafayette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Averescu or not.
Averescu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Averescu slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Lafayette to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lafayette takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lafayette has Averescu pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Averescu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Lafayette is controlling him.
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Averescu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Averescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette instigates a clinch.
Averescu stalling the fight.
Lafayette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Averescu is defending well for now.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Averescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Averescu is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette lands a jab to the nose.
Dan Averescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Averescu misses with a body shot.
Lafayette darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Averescu tries to kick Lafayette off in order to stand up. Lafayette Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee asks Lafayette politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lafayette prefers to stall for the moment though.
Averescu is pushing Lafayette's head away, looking to escape. Lafayette manages to hold on to the position though.
Lafayette is staying tight to Averescu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lafayette tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Averescu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lafayette. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette punching from mount but Averescu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lafayette dives in and scores a takedown into Averescu's guard.
Lafayette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Averescu's head.
Averescu looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Averescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lafayette pushes down on Averescu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lafayette performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lafayette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lafayette passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Lafayette.
Lafayette passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Averescu!
Lafayette looking to finish with strikes here!
Lafayette tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lafayette has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lafayette looking to finish with strikes here!
Lafayette controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette raining down hammerfists from mount.
Averescu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Averescu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lafayette.
Lafayette controlling from mount.
Lafayette'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.
Lafayette unloads with some shots from mount but Averescu bucks and avoids them well.
Lafayette controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is in a horrible position here. Lafayette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
 It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Lafayette looking to isolate an arm here. Averescu doesn't see it coming and as Lafayette extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Lafayette!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 1292 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 181 p4p, 236 weight class). Norling's entrance music is Scarlet - Age of seduction. A fine choice. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norling tries to clinch there but Adderley circles away.
Norling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Norling has a takedown stuffed.
Adderley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Adderley throws a combination. Norling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norling under the eye.
Norling darts in and clinches Adderley up against the cage.
Norling tries to break free but Adderley pushes him back against the cage.
Norling goes for a takedown attempt but Adderley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norling blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norling wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adderley counters with a nice leg kick.
Adderley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norling misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Norling or perhaps it was just good defense by Adderley, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Norling throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
Norling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adderley, pushing him back against the cage.
Adderley tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Adderley back against the cage.
Norling drags the fight down to the ground.
Norling is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Adderley dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Norling is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adderley tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling really wants to buck Adderley off and get back to his feet.
Norling has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Norling is trying to get back to his feet but Adderley has full control of the position and if anything, Norling has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
Adderley can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Norling wants to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
What can Norling do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Adderley can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norling swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Norling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Norling moves into the clinch.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norling manages to avoid it.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Norling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norling throws a leg kick but Adderley checks it.
Adderley dips to his left and cracks Norling with an uppercut!
Norling moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling taking a breather.
Norling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Adderley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norling fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling pushes Adderley up against the cage in a clinch.
Adderley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norling or not.
Norling fails to pull guard.
Adderley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norling jumps guard and drags Adderley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adderley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Norling's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling is wriggling around but Adderley manages to pass to half guard.
Adderley stops Norling from getting back to his feet.
Adderley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Norling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adderley's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adderley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adderley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Norling moves away and avoids it.
Norling moves in looking to clinch but Adderley pushes him off.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Adderley tenderised Norling's leg. Norling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adderley swats away the attempt to clinch by Norling.
A jab lands there for Norling.
Adderley scores with a head kick.
Norling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adderley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norling tries to clinch up but Adderley circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Norling rushes Adderley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adderley to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adderley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adderley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adderley fails to land.
Adderley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norling's elbow.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nils Norling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Norling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley tries a low kick but Norling avoids it.
Adderley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adderley looks to land a right hand but Norling moved out of range.
Norling was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Norling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley connects with a jab.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Norling is out of range.
Norling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Norling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Adderley.
Norling looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Adderley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norling's hands.
Adderley lunges at Norling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norling's hand.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Norling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adderley's waist but Adderley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norling off to one side.
Norling darts in looking for a takedown but Adderley gets double underhooks and turns Norling into the cage.
Adderley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Norling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adderley is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Norling avoids it with no problem.
Adderley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Norling.
Adderley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Norling with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
Norling staying out of range there.
Norling takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norling is looking to wear down Adderley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norling tries for a takedown but Adderley circles away easily
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Adderley.
Norling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Norling.
Adderley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adderley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Adderley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hakeem Adderley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adderley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Norling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norling throws a wild left hand from mount and Adderley manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Well,Norling is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Norling throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Norling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norling throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Norling looks to land a strike but Adderley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling looking to sit in guard and control but Adderley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling is controlling his posture from full guard.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adderley tries to stand but Norling is controlling from the bottom.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norling is looking to stand up but Adderley isn't so interested in that idea.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adderley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Hakeem Adderley wins by unanimous decision!
Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nils Norling had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 640 p4p, 950 weight class) and Sauli Somelainen (ranked 87 p4p, 127 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Sauli Somelainen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somelainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Somelainen tries to clinch there but Pavlek circles away.
Somelainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pavlek's head backwards.
Somelainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pavlek to score with a decent uppercut.
Somelainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Pavlek off the cage and back into range.
Somelainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Somelainen.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pavlek scores with the left hand. Somelainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Somelainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pavlek can pounce on him.
Pavlek takes a swing at Somelainen's ribcage but misses.
Pavlek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somelainen misses with a body shot.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somelainen.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Somelainen.
A swing and a miss from Somelainen.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pavlek rushes Somelainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlek pushes Somelainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Somelainen.
Somelainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somelainen misses with a right hand
and Pavlek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Somelainen thinking.
Pavlek avoids the head kick by Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Somelainen feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Somelainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pavlek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pavlek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pavlek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Somelainen stuns Pavlek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Somelainen misses with a straight left.
Pavlek scores with a hook.
Somelainen misses with the combination.
Pavlek connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Somelainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Somelainen.
Somelainen connects with a jab.
Pavlek scores with a sloppy right hand. Somelainen should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somelainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pavlek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Somelainen with that takedown attempt.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Somelainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Somelainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Somelainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pavlek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Somelainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlek pushes Somelainen away with a front kick.
Pavlek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Somelainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Somelainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pavlek misses with a looping right.
Somelainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek moves forwards but Somelainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlek swinging wildly here.
Somelainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Somelainen misses with a straight left.
Somelainen connects with a single shot there.
Somelainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Somelainen avoids a kick to the body.
Somelainen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Somelainen walks into a left hand.
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Somelainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
Somelainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Somelainen moves away
and Somelainen counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlek's shoulder, as Pavlek tries to avoid the shot.
Somelainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Somelainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pavlek's head.
Somelainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Somelainen.
Pavlek throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlek taking some punishment here, with Somelainen in his half guard.
Somelainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Somelainen winds up and cracks Pavlek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Somelainen working over Pavlek with some ground and pound. Pavlek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Somelainen is nestled in close to Pavlek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Somelainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Somelainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Somelainen there.
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!
Pavlek wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Somelainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Somelainen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Somelainen slips a nice elbow through Pavlek's hands, connecting with Pavlek's forehead.
Somelainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pavlek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Somelainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pavlek won't allow Somelainen to pass to mount.
Somelainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Somelainen.
Somelainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Somelainen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somelainen is thwarting Pavlek's attempts to control the position.
Pavlek is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somelainen with the ground and pound but Pavlek uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sauli Somelainen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Somelainen gets a clinch.
Pavlek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Somelainen.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Somelainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somelainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somelainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Somelainen takes a shot to the head.
Somelainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Somelainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Somelainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Somelainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlek missing with a left hand there. Somelainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pavlek avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somelainen looks to land a right hand but Pavlek moved out of range.
Pavlek lands with a good body shot.
Somelainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlek is just out of range.
Pavlek lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Somelainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Somelainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakov Pavlek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somelainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Somelainen.
Pavlek has Somelainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Somelainens head.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Somelainen misses with some punches.
Pavlek breaks from the clinch.
Pavlek moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Somelainen controls the action.
Pavlek is working Somelainen over against the cage.
A short right from Somelainen on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somelainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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!
Somelainen has hold of one of Pavlek's legs. Pavlek is fighting the takedown attempt but Somelainen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pavlek has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Somelainen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Somelainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pavlek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Somelainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somelainen tries to clinch but Pavlek moves out of range.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Somelainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Somelainen misses with a straight left.
Pavlek connects with a looping right hand.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somelainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Somelainen! But no joy.
Somelainen works the jab nicely.
Pavlek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlek tries to clinch there but Somelainen circles away.
Pavlek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Somelainen checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somelainen.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somelainen. Somelainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlek throws a hook but Somelainen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen moves out of range of the body kick from Pavlek.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
Somelainen misses with a leg kick
and Pavlek counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Somelainen checks the leg kick.
Somelainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Somelainen clinches.
Pavlek tries to circle away but Somelainen has him pinned against the cage.
Pavlek misses with an elbow over the top.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somelainen.
Somelainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlek slaps away a takedown attempt from Somelainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauli Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a lazy right hand but Pavlek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Somelainen throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Somelainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Pavlek tries to sprawl out of it but Somelainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pavlek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Somelainen tries to clinch up but Pavlek circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Somelainen.
Somelainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Somelainen throws a series of punches but Pavlek moves out of range.
Somelainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek darts in and clinches Somelainen up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlek takes a shot to the head.
Somelainen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavlek is defending well.
Somelainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somelainen digs a good body shot into Pavlek's ribs.
Somelainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pavlek in his tracks.
Somelainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Somelainen.
Somelainen feints the counter takedown.
Somelainen ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pavlek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Somelainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Pavlek throws a combination that misses
and Somelainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick from Pavlek lands but Somelainen takes it in his stride.
Somelainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Somelainen moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek defending well as Somelainen loads up on a big left hand.
Somelainen misses with a looping right.
Somelainen misses with a straight right.
Pavlek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Somelainen.
Pavlek missing with a left hand there. Somelainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek misses with a hook.
Somelainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pavlek checks it well.
Pavlek loads up on a big right hand but Somelainen slips the punch.
Somelainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek rushes Somelainen and presses him up against the cage.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body.
Somelainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somelainen blocks an elbow strike from Pavlek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sauli Somelainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somelainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pavlek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somelainen lands a jab to the nose.
Pavlek throws a nice looking combination but Somelainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Somelainen walks into a stiff left hand from Pavlek.
Somelainen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pavlek is trying to defend but Somelainen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pavlek pushes Somelainen off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen slips a jab from Pavlek.
Somelainen defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Somelainen throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Somelainen misses with a straight right.
Somelainen walks into a stiff left hand from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a hook but Somelainen avoids it easily.
Pavlek scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pavlek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek slips under a jab.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Somelainen.
Somelainen avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Somelainen! But no joy.
Pavlek blocks a head kick by Somelainen.
An inside leg kick from Somelainen misses.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Somelainen misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Somelainen throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlek's shoulder, as Pavlek tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Somelainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Somelainen tries a low kick but Pavlek avoids it.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlek thumps Somelainen with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Somelainen.
Somelainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pavlek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Somelainen throws out the jab.
Pavlek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pavlek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pavlek lands a jab to the nose.
Pavlek scores with a body shot.
Somelainen clinches.
Somelainen blocking some punches.
Somelainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pavlek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pavlek tries to work over Somelainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Somelainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pavlek lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlek throws a hook but Somelainen blocks it.
A big left from Somelainen misses.
Somelainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Somelainen throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a lazy right hand but Somelainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Somelainen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Somelainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlek rushes Somelainen and presses him up against the cage.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Somelainen.
Pavlek works on Somelainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Pavlek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Pavlek.
Pavlek thuds his right hand into Somelainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Somelainen. Somelainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somelainen lands a head kick. Pavlek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pavlek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Somelainen on the side of the head.
Pavlek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pavlek looks to land a combination but Somelainen avoids it well.
Somelainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlek 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Jakov Pavlek wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jakov Pavlek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Okafor (ranked 905 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Jim Longchain (ranked 135 p4p, 160 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Okafor.
Longchain avoids the head kick by Okafor.
Longchain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okafor misses with a jab to the body
and Longchain counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Longchain's shoulder, as Longchain tries to avoid the shot.
Longchain takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor throws a right and a left that Longchain avoids nicely.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longchain blocks a jab.
Longchain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longchain misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Longchain thinking.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor throws a sloppy head kick and Longchain moves out of range easily.
Longchain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Longchain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longchain manages to avoid it.
Longchain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor throws a push kick but Longchain slaps the foot to one side.
Longchain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Okafor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Longchain is in Okafor's guard.
Okafor wriggles free and stands up.
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Okafor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor misses with a head kick.
Longchain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longchain moves away.
Longchain throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Okafor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longchain under the eye.
Okafor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Longchain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Okafor to the ground. Longchain is now in Okafor's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor 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.
Longchain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okafor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor controls Longchain momentarily but Longchain frees himself.
Okafor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Okafor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Okafor is stalling here. Longchain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Okafor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Longchain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Longchain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Okafor tries to bench press Longchain off him but Longchain keeps the position.
Longchain grinds an elbow into Okafor's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longchain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Longchain in side control, throwing shots but Okafor defends.
Okafor manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain is thwarting Okafor's attempts to control the position.
Longchain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Okafor wants to get back to full guard.
Okafor wants to control but Longchain is keeping busy.
Okafor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Longchain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okafor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Okafor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Longchain is working away from the top position though.
Longchain wants to control but Okafor is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okafor tries to get to full guard but Longchain has control of the leg.
Okafor wants to get back to his feet.
Longchain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okafor's head.
Longchain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okafor defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Longchain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Longchain working the head and body with strikes.
Okafor wants to get back to his feet.
Longchain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okafor wants to get back to full guard.
Longchain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Longchain working Okafor over with strikes.
Longchain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okafor is looking for a sweep. Longchain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okafor is trying to stand back up but Longchain is controlling him
Longchain trying to control the action but Okafor is working from the bottom.
Longchain wants to free his trapped foot but Okafor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okafor missing with punches from the bottom.
Okafor is trying is best to control the position here.
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 John Okafor 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.
A low kick lands for Okafor.
Longchain avoids the head kick by Okafor.
Okafor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okafor throws a nice looking combination but Longchain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longchain with the counter takedown but Okafor avoids it easily.
Okafor jabs Longchain right on the nose. Longchain blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okafor.
A head kick by Okafor misses
and Longchain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor throws a right hand that Longchain ducks under and follows up with a left that Longchain also avoids with ease.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Longchain thuds a left hand into Okafor's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor misses with a hook
and Longchain counters with a stiff right hand.
 Okafor is rocked!
Longchain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okafor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Longchain scrambles back to his feet.
Okafor scores with a one two! Longchain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Longchain lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longchain.
Longchain thinks about the counter body kick.
John Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longchain tests Okafor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Okafor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longchain throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor seems to have got his legs back now.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
and Longchain scores with a counter punch that sends Okafor to the canvas! Longchain smells blood - he's punishing Okafor with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Okafor has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Longchain!
A less than humble Jim Longchain misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 985 p4p, 941 weight class) and Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 111 p4p, 54 weight class). Camara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heartless kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
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17 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdelrahman Camara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara tries to land a leg kick but Apollo saw it coming and moves away.
Camara thuds his right hand into Apollo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Apollo does it's job there.
Apollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apollo misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
Camara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Camara. Those never looked like landing.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Apollo misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apollo lands with an overhand left.
Camara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Camara throws a series of punches but Apollo avoids them all with ease.
Apollo lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Apollo throws a right hand that misses
and Camara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara connects with a leg kick.
Apollo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Apollo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Apollo doesn't seem bothered though.
Apollo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apollo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camara.
Apollo slips a jab from Camara.
Camara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Apollo.
Apollo connects with a looping right hand.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apollo wants to clinch.
Camara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Apollo blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apollo connects with a body shot.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camara.
Camara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Camara.
Camara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Apollo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Apollo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camara just manages to avoid it.
Apollo lands with a slapping head kick.
Apollo connects with a right hand. Camara shakes it off.
Camara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Camara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Camara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Apollo checks a low kick from Camara.
Good shot there by Camara.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Camara circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
Apollo blocks a leg kick.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camara - that will leave a mark!
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Camara thuds his shin into the meat of Apollo's side.
Apollo lands the left hand.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Camara's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Camara lands but Apollo takes it in his stride.
Camara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Apollo finds it's target.
Apollo drives through and clinches with Camara against the cage.
Apollo lands with a light punch inside.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Camara smiles and moves away.
Apollo misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Camara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo blocks a head kick by Camara.
Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Apollo is looking to slow Camara down with leg kicks.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
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 Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Camara circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Camara's leg but Camara calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Camara.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
Camara slips a straight right by Apollo.
Abdelrahman Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Camara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Camara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apollo throws a good cross that connects.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Camara staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Apollo lands.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
Camara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Camara.
Camara moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
Apollo wants to clinch up but Camara keeps it at a distance.
Camara scores with a one two! Apollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camara jabs Apollo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Camara is predictable there
and Apollo counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apollo at a distance.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries to land a leg kick but Apollo saw it coming and moves away.
Camara lands with a nice combination. Apollo backs away looking to recover.
Good leg kick by Camara.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Camara misses with a leg kick
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo clobbers Camara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Apollo darts in and clinches Camara up against the cage.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Camara won't allow it.
Camara tries to circle away but Apollo has him pinned against the cage.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Apollo misses the jab.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camara throws a leg kick but Apollo moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Apollo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apollo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Camara throws a leg kick but Apollo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Camara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo avoids the head kick by Camara.
Apollo lands with a right hand.
Apollo throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara unleashes a big counter combination but Apollo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Camara checks it well.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camara throws out a counter right but Apollo avoids it with no problem.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camara.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Apollo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo throws a hook but Camara blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Apollo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Camara's ribcage. Camara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdelrahman Camara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Camara looks to land a combination. Apollo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Apollo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Camara throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Camara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Apollo cracks Camara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Apollo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo's corner calls for a 1-2. Apollo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apollo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Apollo connects with a body shot.
Apollo blocks a head kick by Camara.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Apollo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollo tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo pulls guard effortlessly.
Apollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Apollo, not yet.
Apollo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is trying to keep Camara in close.
Apollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Apollo wants to hit a sweep here but Camara passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Apollo there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara tries to control but Apollo wriggling away.
Camara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries to control but Apollo wriggling away.
Apollo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Camara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Camara is thwarting Apollo's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Apollo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Apollo.
Apollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Apollo is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Camara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apollo 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Abdelrahman Camara!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Lindsay Apollo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 493 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 58 p4p, 140 weight class). Cruz comes into the arena with Daddy Yankee / Gasolina blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz jabs Ferkingstad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz cracks Ferkingstad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
enabling Ferkingstad to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Ferkingstad's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Ferkingstad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Ferkingstad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz catches Ferkingstad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferkingstad's head.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ferkingstad to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad throws a shot to the body.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Ferkingstad's shoulder, as Ferkingstad tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Ferkingstad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Ferkingstad checks it
and Ferkingstad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferkingstad defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferkingstad. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferkingstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ferkingstad under the eye.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Ferkingstad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferkingstad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Ferkingstad tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz throws a hook but Ferkingstad blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferkingstad cracks Cruz with an uppercut from hell and Cruz crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ferkingstad's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Cruz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad passes into half guard.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferkingstad is working for a submission of some sort.
Cruz is staying active underneath Ferkingstad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferkingstad working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cruz's thigh. Cruz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ferkingstad passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Ferkingstad is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Ferkingstad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferkingstad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferkingstad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Ferkingstad is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad'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.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a left hand that sends Cruz to the canvas!
It looks like Pablo Cruz has been cut.
Ferkingstad tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Ferkingstad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Ferkingstad tries to pass.
Cruz is looking to stand back up but Ferkingstad counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cruz.
Ferkingstad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ferkingstad wants to advance to full mount but Cruz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ferkingstad tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferkingstad trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
letting Ferkingstad counter with a right hand.
Cruz scores with a jab. Ferkingstad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Ferkingstad counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferkingstad counters with a body kick.
Cruz tests Ferkingstad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Ferkingstad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferkingstad cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz throws a hook but Ferkingstad avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Ferkingstad counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferkingstad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferkingstad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferkingstad counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferkingstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Ferkingstad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ferkingstad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz is countered with a crisp right hand from Ferkingstad that sends him to the canvas! Ferkingstad follows him to the mat into side control.
Ferkingstad advances to full mount.
Ferkingstad is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cruz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cruz!
Ferkingstad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferkingstad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cruz stacks Ferkingstad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cruz!
Ferkingstad tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferkingstad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands a jab to Ferkingstad's midsection.
Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferkingstad misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferkingstad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferkingstad tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad lands a head shot.
Ferkingstad with a nice cross.
Ferkingstad throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferkingstad on the side of the head.
That has opened up Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut even more.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a big right hand! Oh Cruz is in trouble here! Ferkingstad follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
A very excited looking Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 391 p4p, 792 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 49 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Big Mouth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bigmouth Strikes Again. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth tries to close the distance and clinch but Gebhardt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gebhardt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth avoids the body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Big Mouth saw that one coming.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Mouth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
Big Mouth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gebhardt looks to throw the jab but Big Mouth is out of range.
Big Mouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Big Mouth throws a quick counter head kick but Gebhardt was just out of range.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've been told by Big Mouth's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Big Mouth slips a jab and a cross from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gebhardt, as that shot connected.
Big Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gebhardt just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a straight right.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Mouth tries to clinch but Gebhardt is having none of it.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Big Mouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gebhardt cracks Big Mouth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Gebhardt misses the target.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Mouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Big Mouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Gebhardt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big Mouth thinks about countering with a head kick.
Big Mouth blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Big Mouth thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gebhardt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Big Mouth counter with a right hand.
Gebhardt throws a jab when Big Mouth was well out of range.
Big Mouth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Big Mouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Big Mouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt breaks the clinch.
Gebhardt throws a head kick but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gebhardt misses with a hook
and Gebhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Big Mouth blocks a jab.
Big Mouth looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Big Mouth. Big Mouth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Big Mouth tried to counter with a leg kick but Gebhardt avoided it.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Big Mouth is looking to counter with head kicks.
Big Mouth pushes Gebhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Big Mouth lands an uppercut.
Gebhardt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big Mouth throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt is trying to force a seperation but Big Mouth has the dominant position.
Gebhardt manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Gebhardt dominated that round.
That's time! Big Mouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gebhardt tried to score with a low kick but Big Mouth checks it.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the body kick.
It appears Big Mouth was looking to counter with a kick there.
Big Mouth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Big Mouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
Big Mouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gebhardt throws a head kick but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Gebhardt connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Big Mouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt sends Big Mouth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gebhardt is motioning to the referee to let Big Mouth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth dodges the punch combination from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Big Mouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Big Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
Big Mouth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gebhardt lands an overhand right.
Gebhardt connects with a right hand. Big Mouth shakes it off.
Gebhardt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gebhardt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gebhardt misses with a straight left.
Gebhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Big Mouth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Mouth misses the target.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt swats away the attempt to clinch by Big Mouth.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gebhardt.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Big Mouth lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gebhardt's corner calls for a 1-2. Gebhardt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gebhardt misses with a hook
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a push kick but Big Mouth slaps the foot to one side.
Gebhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Big Mouth's sensitive parts.
Gebhardt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gebhardt lands a big head kick that sends Big Mouth tumbling to the mat! Gebhardt takes a step backwards and waves Big Mouth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gebhardt cracks Big Mouth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Big Mouth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big Mouth slips a jab from Gebhardt.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Mouth misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Gebhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gebhardt throws a hook but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Mouth defending well as Gebhardt loads up on a big left hand.
Big Mouth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gebhardt misses with a hook.
Big Mouth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick
and Big Mouth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gebhardt's knee momentarily.
Gebhardt misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Gebhardt. Those never looked like landing.
Big Mouth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Mouth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gebhardt lands the left hand.
Big Mouth slips a jab from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Gebhardt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gebhardt misses with a hook.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Big Mouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
And Big Mouth counters with a quick kick to the body but Gebhardt blocks it.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Yasha Big Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a two punch combination.
Big Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gebhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gebhardt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gebhardt throws a looping overhand right but Big Mouth ducks down to avoid it.
Big Mouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Big Mouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gebhardt.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Mouth misses the target.
Gebhardt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Big Mouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Mouth scores with a hook to the body. Gebhardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
Big Mouth quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gebhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gebhardt misses with a left hand
and Gebhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gebhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Big Mouth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gebhardt just manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Gebhardt backs away, Big Mouth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Big Mouth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big Mouth tries to close the distance and clinch but Gebhardt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Big Mouth misses its target.
Nice jab there from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Big Mouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gebhardt.
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big Mouth.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gebhardt! But no joy.
Big Mouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gebhardt.
Big Mouth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Gebhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gebhardt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Colby Gebhardt!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Colby Gebhardt!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Colby Gebhardt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 287 p4p, 678 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 43 p4p, 96 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Exotic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Joe Exotic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a wild body kick that Exotic sees coming a mile off.
Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Exotic pushes him off.
Exotic scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Exotic
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Exotic throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant misses with a shot to the body
and Exotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kobe Bryant has been cut.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Bryant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bryant blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Exotic.
Bryant walks into a jab.
Exotic throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Exotic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Exotic digs a good hook to Bryant's body.
Bryant lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Exotic connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic lands with a nice body punch.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Exotic scores with a body shot.
Bryant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Exotic's head backwards.
Exotic lands a big head kick that sends Bryant tumbling to the mat! Exotic takes a step backwards and waves Bryant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic scores with a punch to the head.
 Bryant is rocked!
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant is still on wobbly legs! Can Exotic finish him?
Exotic misses with a right hand
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Exotic blocks the leg kick.
Bryant seems to have recovered his senses.
Exotic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Exotic throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Exotic throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
As Exotic backs off Bryant throws a huge counter combo but Exotic manages to avoid it all.
Bryant scores with a push kick.
Bryant looks to land a combination. Exotic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Exotic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Exotic throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Exotic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bryant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Exotic scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Exotic.
Bryant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Exotic finds it's way round the side to connect with Bryant's head.
Donk. Exotic catches Bryant right on the button with a cross.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Exotic lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Exotic misses the target.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic lands a left and a right that send Bryant crashing to the mat, dazed. Exotic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Exotic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Exotic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Exotic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bryant sprawling to the canvas! Bryant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Exotic finish him?!
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Exotic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bryant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant is looking to land body kicks.
Exotic takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Exotic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Exotic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bryant! But no joy.
Bryant with a nice calf kick.
Exotic jabs Bryant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryant misses with a combination
and Exotic counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bryant might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Exotic has got the better of the exchanges.
Bryant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Exotic will feel that in the morning.
Exotic lands the left hand.
Exotic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Exotic lands a big uppercut and Bryant crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bryant looks OK. Exotic waves Bryant back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic cracks Bryant with a hook to the temple - Bryant is on wobbly legs here! Exotic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bryant falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Exotic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Exotic!
An out of breath Joe Exotic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dude McWrestler (ranked 227 p4p, 281 weight class) and Matrix Man (ranked 38 p4p, 46 weight class). McWrestler's entrance music is Lil Baby - On Me. A fine choice. Matrix Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dude McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matrix Man!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWrestler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A jab from McWrestler finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McWrestler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Man gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McWrestler controlling the pace.
McWrestler thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man has hold of McWrestler's hands but McWrestler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McWrestler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McWrestler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from McWrestler.
McWrestler thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McWrestler.
McWrestler is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.
McWrestler wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McWrestler scores with a couple of nice shots.
McWrestler trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
McWrestler throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Man to regain full guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing McWrestler from controlling successfully.
McWrestler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McWrestler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler forces his way into half guard.
McWrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McWrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McWrestler winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McWrestler winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McWrestler.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McWrestler throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McWrestler's guard. Nice move by Man!
McWrestler has control of Man's left arm, preventing Man from doing any damage.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McWrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler being controlled here, momentarily.
Man wants to get up but he can't break McWrestler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McWrestler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McWrestler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McWrestler'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Further stalling from McWrestler.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but McWrestler is just out of range.
McWrestler looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
McWrestler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McWrestler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man lands the left hand.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
McWrestler scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McWrestler.
McWrestler throws a big shot that misses.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McWrestler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McWrestler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McWrestler takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Man misses with an uppercut. McWrestler saw that one coming.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping McWrestler under the eye.
Man tries to score with a low kick but McWrestler moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McWrestler on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWrestler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McWrestler lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McWrestler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McWrestler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McWrestler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
McWrestler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McWrestler throws out the jab.
McWrestler misses with a looping right.
Good work by McWrestler as he checks the leg kick.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Man.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McWrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
McWrestler throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
McWrestler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McWrestler misses with a body shot.
McWrestler misses with a few strikes there.
Man only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McWrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
McWrestler moves out of range as Man strikes.
A jab from McWrestler misses.
McWrestler misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by McWrestler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McWrestler.
Matrix Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man swings for the body but McWrestler moves out of range.
A shot to the body from McWrestler misses
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks McWrestler off balance momentarily.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McWrestler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McWrestler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McWrestler misses the shot to the body.
Matrix Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a looping overhand right but McWrestler ducks down to avoid it.
McWrestler slips a jab from Man.
McWrestler looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
McWrestler is looking to score with low kicks.
Man misses with a straight left.
McWrestler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McWrestler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man throws a shot from downtown. McWrestler moves away and avoids it.
McWrestler throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McWrestler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and McWrestler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McWrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWrestler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McWrestler. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man connects with a right hand. McWrestler shakes it off.
Man throws a body punch but McWrestler moves out of range.
McWrestler throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks McWrestler off balance momentarily.
That kick from Man tenderised McWrestler's leg. McWrestler is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McWrestler checks a leg kick.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man stuffs the takedown.
McWrestler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man wants to land a leg kick but McWrestler is out of range.
Man misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McWrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
McWrestler moves away from the strike by Man.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
A low kick lands for McWrestler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McWrestler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and McWrestler counters with a stiff right hand.
McWrestler scores with a jab to the jaw.
McWrestler scores with a jab to the body.
McWrestler lands with a cross.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McWrestler on the side of the head.
McWrestler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as McWrestler blocks the leg kick.
McWrestler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McWrestler slips a straight right by Man.
McWrestler is looking for a counter combo.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWrestler. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
McWrestler throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
McWrestler avoids the body shot from Man.
McWrestler throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - McWrestler coming out on top.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McWrestler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man misses with a straight left.
McWrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
McWrestler cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man throws a low kick but McWrestler avoids it.
McWrestler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McWrestler's head.
McWrestler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McWrestler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man misses with a straight right.
McWrestler lands with a shot to the body.
McWrestler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWrestler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
McWrestler lands with an overhand left.
McWrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man feints and then cracks McWrestler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McWrestler down.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man cracks McWrestler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps McWrestler's head back.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWrestler lands an overhand right.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McWrestler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McWrestler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McWrestler trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man dodges the ground and pound from McWrestler.
Man is working to avoid the ground and pound but McWrestler connects with a decent elbow.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McWrestler.
McWrestler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The strikes coming from McWrestler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McWrestler misses with the ground and pound.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McWrestler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man sneaks back into half guard.
McWrestler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McWrestler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McWrestler is stalling here. Man is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McWrestler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Man has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McWrestler struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dude McWrestler did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McWrestler just misses with a punch to the body.
Man slips under a jab from McWrestler.
McWrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWrestler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like McWrestler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McWrestlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Man.
McWrestler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McWrestler.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
McWrestler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
McWrestler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but McWrestler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man kicks McWrestler off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man catches McWrestler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McWrestler checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from McWrestler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McWrestler checks a low kick from Man.
Man throws the left hand but McWrestler avoids the punch easily.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McWrestler.
McWrestler swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
McWrestler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from McWrestler.
McWrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
A jab from Man misses.
McWrestler throws a body shot but no joy.
Man flicks out a counter leg kick but McWrestler steps away.
McWrestler walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man avoids the body shot from McWrestler.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McWrestler slips a jab from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man catches McWrestler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McWrestler looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man scores with a hook.
Donk. Man catches McWrestler right on the button with a cross.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
McWrestler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McWrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McWrestler.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and McWrestler moves out of range easily.
McWrestler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man thows a leg kick but McWrestler checks it
and McWrestler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McWrestler.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McWrestler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McWrestler postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
McWrestler 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.
McWrestler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dude McWrestler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man looking to control.
McWrestler looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from McWrestler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler trying to control the position.
McWrestler has control of Man's left arm, preventing Man from doing any damage.
McWrestler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Man wants to sweep here but McWrestler controlling him for the moment.
McWrestler trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matrix Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man scores with the left hand. McWrestler knows he should have avoided that one.
McWrestler catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McWrestler throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man throws a low kick, looking for McWrestler's leg but McWrestler calmly moves out of range.
Man tries to land a leg kick but McWrestler saw it coming and moves away.
Man throws a shot from downtown. McWrestler moves away and avoids it.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped McWrestler's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man moves away from the strike by McWrestler.
A swing and a miss from Man.
A quick step to the side and McWrestler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man connects with a body shot.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and McWrestler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a straight right. McWrestler didn't see that one coming.
McWrestler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man staying out of range there.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for McWrestler. That snapped Man's head back.
McWrestler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
McWrestler scores with a nice right hand.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McWrestler.
McWrestler drives through with a takedown into guard.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
McWrestler throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McWrestler's guard. Nice move by Man!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man preventing the sweep.
McWrestler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McWrestler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
McWrestler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man wants to sweep here but McWrestler controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McWrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man keeping moving, preventing McWrestler from controlling successfully.
McWrestler throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McWrestler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McWrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man lands with a good body shot.
McWrestler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McWrestler misses with a lunging right hand
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man slips a straight right by McWrestler.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man throws a low kick but McWrestler moves out of range easily.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
McWrestler just misses with a punch to the body.
Man replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McWrestler blocks it well.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McWrestler.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matrix Man.
I think Man 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Matrix Man wins by unanimous decision!
Matrix Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dude McWrestler spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, hard work pays off, right? Back into the office, train, get a win streak, get the title fight back, with you or a new champ, i won't leave that belt escape again!'.
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