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OFK 284 - Kosmanov Vs Santaban PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Krnacova (ranked 4238 p4p, 22898 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 478 p4p, 565 weight class). Peter Golles has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 33 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles tries to clinch but Krnacova is having none of it.
Golles blocks a head kick by Krnacova.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Golles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krnacova in side control lands a decent elbow.
Golles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krnacova is controlling him well.
Krnacova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Krnacova lands some shots froms side control.
Krnacova scoring with punches from side control.
Golles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Krnacova cracks Golles with a big right hand but Golles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Krnacova works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krnacova is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Krnacova lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Krnacova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Golles trying to remain calm as Krnacova controls from the top position.
Golles is trying to buck Krnacova off.
Golles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Golles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krnacova just content to control the position.
Golles is trying to buck Krnacova off.
Krnacova cracks Golles with a big elbow.
Krnacova is staying tight to Golles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Krnacova scoring with punches from side control.
Krnacova landing a few strikes.
We've been hearing that Krnacova has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A lull in the action here as Krnacova stalls from top position.
Golles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is working Golles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krnacova controlling from side mount.
Golles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krnacova connects with a decent elbow.
Golles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krnacova scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Golles to see if he's OK.
Golles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krnacova is controlling him well.
Golles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Golles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krnacova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Krnacova working the head with strikes.
Golles is trying to get back to his feet.
Krnacova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krnacova controls the position.
Krnacova lands some shots froms side control.
Krnacova working the body and head with strikes.
Krnacova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Krnacova's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
 Golles is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Krnacova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Golles is still in real trouble! Can Krnacova finish him?
Krnacova 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.
Krnacova working the ground and pound from side control.
Krnacova scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Golles is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Krnacova can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Krnacova!
A victorious Felix Krnacova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carpenter (ranked 2811 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 133 p4p, 165 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses with a takedown attempt
and Carpenter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Carpenter shows good takedown defense.
Carpenter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meyer counters by clinching up.
We've been hearing reports that Carpenter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Meyer jumps guard and drags Carpenter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carpenter controls the pace.
Carpenter stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carpenter controls the pace.
Carpenter is working Meyer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carpenter controls the pace.
Meyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carpenter manages to get himself to full guard.
Carpenter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meyer dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carpenter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carpenter tries to get out of the position.
Carpenter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Meyer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carpenter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carpenter is looking to get back to his feet here but Meyer is keeping cool and he's managed to take Carpenter's back.
Carpenter wants to get back to his feet.
Carpenter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carpenter prevents Meyer from getting a body triangle.
Carpenter trying to get back to his feet but Meyer is in full control for now.
Carpenter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Meyer's arms.
Carpenter staying busy and making it hard for Meyer to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter covering up well and avoiding damage.
Meyer is looking to control Carpenter but Carpenter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Meyer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carpenter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.
Carpenter covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Meyer trying to control.
Carpenter is trying to get back to his feet but Meyer has full control of the position and if anything, Carpenter has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carpenter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carpenter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Meyer tries to roll over but Carpenter keeps him under control.
Carpenter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meyer on the ground.
Carpenter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carpenter won't allow Meyer to sweep him here.
Meyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Carpenter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carpenter not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter is thwarting Meyer's attempts to control the position.
Carpenter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carpenter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Carpenter there.
Meyer is trying to maintain the position but Carpenter is very close to passing his half guard.
Carpenter prevents Meyer from improving his position.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meyer is pressing down on Carpenter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carpenter 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.
Carpenter chips away with some ground and pound.
Meyer has momentary wrist control but Carpenter slips an elbow through the middle.
Meyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Meyer wants to sweep here but Carpenter controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carpenter stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Carpenter.
Carpenter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer clinches up with Carpenter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carpenter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Meyer breaks from the clinch.
Carpenter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meyer counters with a series of strikes. Carpenter will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter tries to clinch but Meyer moves away
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carpenter wants to clinch
and Meyer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carpenter.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Carpenter avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpenter looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Carpenter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
Meyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carpenter's waist but Carpenter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meyer off to one side.
Carpenter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer counters with a left to the body.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Carpenter shows good takedown defense.
Mike Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meyer is defended easily by Carpenter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Oscar Meyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carpenter tries for a takedown but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carpenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpenter stuffs the takedown.
Meyer lands a head kick!
Carpenter misses with a body shot.
Oscar Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carpenter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpenter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carpenter tries to clinch but Meyer moves out of range.
Carpenter shoots in and gets a takedown into Meyer's guard.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Carpenter postures up.
Carpenter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meyer looking to control.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carpenter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carpenter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer wants to stand up but Carpenter is controlling him.
Carpenter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Meyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carpenter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyer works Carpenter's body with a nice hook.
Mike Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter misses with a hook.
Meyer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meyer!
Meyer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carpenter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meyer avoiding damage.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Carpenter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carpenter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Meyer to work.
Mike Carpenter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meyer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carpenter up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Meyer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 2300 p4p, 3105 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 133 p4p, 170 weight class). Laine has chosen Thats Not Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Tiger thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiger throws a combination. Laine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tiger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiger.
Tiger blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Tiger is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger has Laine pushed against the cage.
Tiger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiger is defending well for now.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Laine.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Tiger pulls guard.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Tiger.
Tiger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger seems keen to control Laine's posture.
Tiger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine controlling the position.
Tiger throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses. Laine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiger's guard. Nice move by Laine!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laine controls the pace.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Laine postures up.
Laine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiger pulls Laine in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiger trying to keep a closed guard but Laine is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tiger pulls Laine in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laine throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Laine.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiger moves into the clinch successfully.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Tiger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laine up against the cage.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger 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.
Tiger scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Laine is quick to defend against it.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiger slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Great Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiger tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiger.
That kick from Tiger tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger has been working on his balance at Punch Out Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Laine.
Sloppy strikes from Tiger. Those never looked like landing.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger wants to slow Laine down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Tiger.
Tiger lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger tried to score with a low kick but Laine checks it.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Tiger.
Tiger feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Tiger delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiger feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger rushes Laine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Laine tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine tries a quick counter leg kick but Tiger is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Laine walks into a stiff left hand from Tiger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laine.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Laine.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiger. Tiger obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiger checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a double jab
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
A jab from Laine misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiger.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Tiger settles back down.
Tiger looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiger scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laine!
Laine is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiger blocks a leg kick.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Laine cracks Tiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiger throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Laine misses the jab.
Tiger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Tiger with that takedown attempt.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tiger tries to clinch up but Laine circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger darts in and clinches Laine up against the cage.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger successfully pulls guard.
Tiger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiger is trying to hold Laine in close to prevent damage but Laine has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger manages to get to full guard.
Tiger looking to control.
Tiger wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tiger trying to keep a closed guard but Laine is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Tiger.
Tiger is trying to keep Laine in close.
Great Tiger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger seems keen to control Laine's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Tiger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiger. Tiger obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
Laine moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Great Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Tiger.
Tiger checks a low kick from Laine.
Tiger attempts a counter takedown but Laine avoids it well and moves away.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Tiger tries to counter by clinching up but Laine breaks away and moves out of range.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiger.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Laine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laine there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muuka Laine.
Well Tiger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
An out of breath Great Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Muuka Laine stepped up to the mic, saying 'To My Fans It Time To Retire, I Got Nothing To Prove. Thank You To My Manager Andrew Tran For Helping My Career, Odense MMA & Brian Jensen Giving Me Opportunity To Finally Win World Title.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 1909 p4p, 2393 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 110 p4p, 139 weight class). Gro Ulfimph is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Have a banana. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro Ulfimph takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuguego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been hearing reports that Fuguego has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fuguego misses the jab.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Gro Ulfimph coming out on top.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws a series of punches but Fuguego moves out of range.
Fuguego slips under a jab.
Fuguego appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy head kick and Fuguego moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuguego throws a leg kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a left and a right that stings Fuguego.
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 head kick misses from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph defending well as Fuguego loads up on a big left hand.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy head kick and Fuguego moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a straight left.
Gro Ulfimph staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Gro Ulfimph scores with a four punch combination!
Sloppy strikes from Gro Ulfimph. Those never looked like landing.
Fuguego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gro Ulfimph appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph missing with a left hand there. Fuguego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuguego attempts a counter takedown but Gro Ulfimph avoids it well and moves away.
Gro Ulfimph swings widly with a right hand
and Fuguego counters with a shoot takedown. Gro Ulfimph fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego controlling from the top position.
Fuguego won't allow Gro Ulfimph to get back to his feet.
Fuguego scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fuguego passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gro Ulfimph takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fuguego prevents Gro Ulfimph from escaping the position.
Gro Ulfimph is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gro Ulfimph is pushing Fuguego's head away, looking to escape. Fuguego manages to hold on to the position though.
Gro Ulfimph being controlled for a moment.
Fuguego wants to control but Gro Ulfimph is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fuguego lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gro Ulfimph down.
Fuguego is looking to take a break and control but Gro Ulfimph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuguego wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gro Ulfimph, who protects the arm well.
Fuguego prevents Gro Ulfimph from escaping the position.
Fuguego remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuguego looks up at the clock and then as Gro Ulfimph takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fuguego smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fuguego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fuguego landing strikes.
Gro Ulfimph wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego drags him back down.
Fuguego is trying to get an arm triangle but Gro Ulfimph is defending well.
Fuguego 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.
Fuguego trying to control the position but Gro Ulfimph is working away.
Fuguego takes a little break here. Gro Ulfimph wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fuguego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fuguego cracks Gro Ulfimph with a big elbow.
Fuguego thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gro Ulfimph is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fuguego asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
Gro Ulfimph rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuguego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gro Ulfimph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fuguego just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuguego blocks a jab.
Gro Ulfimph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuguego throws a shot from downtown. Gro Ulfimph moves away and avoids it.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuguego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuguego.
Gro Ulfimph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuguego half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gro Ulfimph. Those never looked like landing.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
It seemed like Gro Ulfimph was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gro Ulfimph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuguego.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego scores with a jab to the body.
Gro Ulfimph throws a head kick that misses.
Fuguego throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Fuguego throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph looks to land a left hand but Fuguego moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuguego. That's going to slow Gro Ulfimph down.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Fuguego.
Gro Ulfimph doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch but Fuguego is having none of it.
Gro Ulfimph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuguego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Fuguego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gro Ulfimph swinging wildly here.
Fuguego drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gro Ulfimph sprawls and moves away.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuguego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fuguego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gro Ulfimph scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Gro Ulfimph's shoulder, as Gro Ulfimph tries to avoid the shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws out a counter right but Fuguego avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gro Ulfimph, as that shot connected.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gro Ulfimph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuguego. That one must have hurt.
Gro Ulfimph thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fuguego if he has to take too many more of those.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a body shot that sends Fuguego's belly button to the back.
Gro Ulfimph tries to land a body kick
and Fuguego counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuguego looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gro Ulfimph makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gro Ulfimph closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fuguego counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuguego passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gro Ulfimph wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph is squirming around, avoiding Fuguego's attempts to control the action.
Gro Ulfimph is in a horrible position here. Fuguego smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gro Ulfimph is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Alphonse Fuguego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuguego punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gro Ulfimph wants to get back to his feet.
Fuguego looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fuguego cracks Gro Ulfimph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuguego trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fuguego is landing with some decent strikes but Gro Ulfimph is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego lands a big shot there that rocks Gro Ulfimph but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gro Ulfimph is rocked!
Gro Ulfimph is trying to stand up.
Gro Ulfimph is still in real trouble! Can Fuguego finish him?
Fuguego connects with a bit shot that sees Gro Ulfimph covering up! More strikes from Fuguego and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fuguego is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Fuguego!
A relieved looking Alphonse Fuguego 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 947 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 46 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekele misses with a straight right.
Nekele tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele throws a big counter head kick but Hall avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Hall misses.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Hall tenderised Nekele's leg. Nekele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nekele slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nekele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nekele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Nekele throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall slips a jab from Nekele.
Nekele looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Nekele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Hall.
Nekele has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall lands a head shot.
Hall motions for Nekele to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall tries to move into range but Nekele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Nekele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nekele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a right and a left that Nekele avoids nicely.
Hall throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Nekele takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall slips a jab from Nekele.
Hall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nekele scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Hall digs a good body shot into Nekele's ribs.
Hall scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall dives in and grabs Nekele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nekele pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses the jab.
Nekele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nekele misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Hall throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Hall throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
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.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekele throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Nekele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charlie Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Nekele seems unphased.
Nekele tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Nekele sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall throws a one two combo.
Hall thows a leg kick but Nekele checks it
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Nekele misses its intended target.
Hall tries to bum rush Nekele with a series of wild strikes but Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Nekele slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall throws a series of punches but Nekele avoids them all with ease.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a body shot.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele throws a counter combo.
Hall takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Nekele lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Hall misses.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Nekele had a free shot at his head there.
Nekele scores with a jab to the head.
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nekele 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Hall.
A solid body kick from Hall.
Nekele connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nekele fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nekele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nekele there.
Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nekele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores with a jab. Nekele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Nekele moved out of range.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Nekele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Hall misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nekele scores with a jab to the head.
Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nekele quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall stands up and beckons Nekele to join him on the feet.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Hall.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nekele swivels and escapes.
Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Nekele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nekele throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nekele tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Nekele checks a leg kick.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
Hall staying out of range there.
Nekele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nekele misses with an uppercut.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Nekele.
Nekele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Nekele backpedaling.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall slips a straight right by Nekele.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Nekele tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nekele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nekele misses with a looping right.
Nekele throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nekele's head backwards.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Nekele scores with a head kick. Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 1310 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Max Radar (ranked 152 p4p, 177 weight class). Max Radar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marwin Mueller's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mueller will feel that in the morning.
Radar throws a hook but Mueller blocks it.
Mueller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Radar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Radar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mueller manages to get himself to full guard.
Radar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Marwin Mueller has been cut.
Mueller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Radar.
Radar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mueller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Radar postures up in Mueller's guard and throws a big left but Mueller blocks it.
Mueller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radar preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radar stands and throws Mueller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Radar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mueller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Mueller dodges the ground and pound from Radar.
Radar is chipping away with strikes.
Marwin Mueller's cut is getting worse.
Mueller taking a bit of punishment here - Radar scoring with strikes.
Jeez, Marwin Mueller's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marwin Mueller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Radar!
Max Radar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Fredricks (ranked 1112 p4p, 811 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 55 p4p, 40 weight class). Kent Fredricks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Fredricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Cooper.
Fredricks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Fredricks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Fredricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredricks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Fredricks misses with a straight right.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper slips a jab from Fredricks.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fredricks defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick lands for Cooper.
A big right from Fredricks misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredricks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fredricks looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Fredricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fredricks ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredricks blocks a leg kick.
Cooper is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fredricks fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredricks tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Fredricks digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Fredricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Fredricks misses with a hook.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Fredricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fredricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredricks moves away.
Fredricks throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredricks.
A little feinted left hand from Fredricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredricks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fredricks's guard.
Fredricks trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fredricks holds on and takes a little breather.
Cooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredricks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooper is fighting to break Fredricks's control of his arms but Fredricks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fredricks'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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Fredricks is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredricks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fredricks!
A big left from Cooper misses.
Cooper ducks right into an uppercut from Fredricks.
Fredricks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kent Fredricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredricks lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
That has opened up Matt Cooper's cut even more.
Fredricks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cooper.
Fredricks misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips a jab from Fredricks.
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!
Fredricks looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper slips a straight right by Fredricks.
Cooper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fredricks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fredricks takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Fredricks throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
Fredricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fredricks with a body shot.
Fredricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
Cooper slips under a jab from Fredricks.
Fredricks throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Fredricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredricks throws out the jab.
Cooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fredricks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fredricks at a distance.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Fredricks moved out of range nicely.
Fredricks throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Cooper defending well as Fredricks loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper connects with a body shot that sends Fredricks's belly button to the back.
Cooper scores with a one two! Fredricks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fredricks misses the jab.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fredricks throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Cooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredricks.
Fredricks throws an off balance right hand
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredricks ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Fredricks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredricks misses with a few strikes there.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fredricks's head backwards.
Cooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fredricks!
Fredricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
Fredricks tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cooper landing strikes from the mount.
Fredricks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cooper.
Cooper unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredricks is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper landing shots from mount.
Matt Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooper is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fredricks is surviving well by controlling Cooper's body position as best he can.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper cracks Fredricks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Fredricks to control.
Fredricks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Cooper lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredricks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper dominating with strikes here.
Cooper unloading with bombs!
Fredricks working to try and regain half guard.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Cooper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fredricks wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fredricks's face.
Cooper tries to control but Fredricks wriggling away.
Cooper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fredricks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Cooper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fredricks wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper raining down shots from the mount!
Fredricks tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper with good strikes from the mount here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper throws a combination. Fredricks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fredricks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Fredricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooh!!! Fredricks has knocked Cooper down with a huge combo! Fredricks steps away and waves a wobbly Cooper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Fredricks misses its intended target.
Cooper lands with a straight right. Fredricks didn't see that one coming.
Fredricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredricks throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Fredricks looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Fredricks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Fredricks as Cooper shoots in.
Fredricks misses with a body shot.
Cooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fredricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fredricks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooper - the referee stops the clock and Fredricks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooper. Fredricks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fredricks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Cooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper cracks Fredricks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredricks misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The cut above Matt Cooper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fredricks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fredricks as he connects with a hook.
Fredricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooper in his tracks.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Fredricks is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooper!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fredricks quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Cooper there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cooper looks to land a strike but Fredricks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fredricks holds on and takes a little breather.
Fredricks is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Kent Fredricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredricks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooper controls the pace.
Cooper has gone for a leg lock! Fredricks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cooper's guard.
Cooper is looking for a triangle but Fredricks pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has his foot on Fredricks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fredricks works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fredricks manages to get himself to full guard.
Fredricks wants to control but Cooper passes easily into half guard.
Fredricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Fredricks dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cooper seems content to control.
Fredricks trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.
Fredricks taking some punishment here, with Cooper in his half guard.
Cooper is taking a breather. Fredricks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cooper uses his free foot to push down on Fredricks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fredricks.
Fredricks is squirming around, avoiding Cooper's attempts to control the action.
Cooper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fredricks?
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 723 p4p, 838 weight class) and Marlon Gazersky (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gazersky's choice of entrance music: Clutch - Electric Worry. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlon Gazersky!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips tries to bum rush Gazersky with a series of wild strikes but Gazersky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gazersky's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gazersky. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gazersky misses with a body shot.
Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Gazersky's head.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Gazersky misses with a body shot
and Philips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gazersky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gazersky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gazersky cracks Philips with a big right hand but Philips just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Philips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Philips is trying to buck Gazersky off.
Gazersky scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazersky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gazersky working the ground and pound.
Gazersky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Philips throws Gazersky to one side and escapes!
Marlon Gazersky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Gazersky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Philips scores with a head kick.
Philips avoids the body shot from Gazersky.
Gazersky missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gazersky looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gazersky.
Gazersky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gazersky just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gazersky feints the counter takedown.
Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips closes the distance and pushes Gazersky back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazersky lands a body punch.
Gazersky stalling.
Gazersky tries to work over Philips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philips with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marlon Gazersky has been cut.
Gazersky is leaning against Philips and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gazersky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Gazersky lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Philips.
Gazersky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gazersky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gazersky pulls Philips into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Philips tries to stand but Gazersky is controlling from the bottom.
Philips wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gazersky's closed guard. He's half up but Gazersky has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gazersky pivots and extends the arm, Philips falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gazersky! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marlon Gazersky!
Marlon Gazersky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 81 p4p, 275 weight class) and Jax Chambers (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika forces Chambers back against the cage and clinches.
Chambers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika lands a hook that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Chika's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chika is looking to control Chambers's arms but Chambers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chika has his back to the cage.
Chika pushes off an throws an elbow but Chambers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chambers lands a hook that snaps the head of Chika backwards.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Chika controls his hands.
Chambers is trying to maintain a safe position but Chika gets an underhook and turns Chambers into the cage.
Chika misses with some punches.
Chambers dodges an elbow strike from Chika.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers scores with a shot to the side of Chika's head.
Chika wants to stall.
Chika scores with a hook to the body.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers pushes Chika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chika is working Chambers over against the cage.
Chambers trying to control the position but instead, Chika has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chambers into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Chika controls the action.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Chika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jax Chambers has been cut.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Chambers lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chika can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Chika pushes off an throws an elbow but Chambers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chika avoiding damage.
Chika lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chambers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chambers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chika.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Chika tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers tries to throw a body punch but Chika avoids it by throwing Chambers back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chika fails to land.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chika throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Chika controls his hands.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chambers.
Chambers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikas head.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chika.
Chambers tries to throw a body punch but Chika avoids it by throwing Chambers back against the cage.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chika is breathing heavily.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers lands with a right to the head.
Chambers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chika prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike from Chika.
Chika lands with a short shot to the head.
Chika misses with a body punch.
Chika misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chidi Chika's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chika misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chambers.
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chika throws a head punch that misses.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers lands an elbow inside that Chika shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Chika.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
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 Chidi Chika will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chika checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Chika counters with a right hand to the body.
Chambers misses with a left hand
enabling Chika to counter with a crisp jab.
Chika lands a big uppercut and Chambers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chambers looks OK. Chika waves Chambers back to his feet!
Chambers is rocked!
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Chika finish him?
Chika walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Chambers seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chika throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
Chambers scores with a shot to the body.
Chika feints and then cracks Chambers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chambers down.
Chika darts in and clinches Chambers up against the cage.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chidi Chika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chambers misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chambers.
Chambers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chika tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Chika back against the cage.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jax Chambers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike.
Chambers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Chika is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chika.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chika's elbow.
Chika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Chika back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chika backwards.
Chika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chambers is trying to stall.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Chika.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Chika.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Chambers.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Chika.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chika.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chika.
Chika throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chika - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chambers to his knees! Chika keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chidi Chika!
Chidi Chika retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chidi Chika thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 52 p4p, 322 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 8 p4p, 40 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban misses with a leg kick
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santaban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kosmanov's head.
Santaban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santaban scores with a nice strike.
Santaban misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Kosmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kosmanov.
We've been hearing reports that Kosmanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Santaban ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Uniesky Santaban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santaban.
Santaban swings widly with a right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santaban throws a hook to the side of Kosmanov's head but Kosmanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santaban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santaban misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Kosmanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kosmanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santaban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosmanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kosmanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santaban is out of range and Kosmanov settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban throws a hook but Kosmanov blocks it.
Santaban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosmanov. Santaban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santaban takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kosmanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kosmanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santaban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kosmanov checks a low kick from Santaban.
Santaban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santaban throws an overhand right that lands on Kosmanov's shoulder, as Kosmanov tries to avoid the shot.
Santaban getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosmanov misses with a body punch
and Santaban counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Santaban misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban misses with a lunging right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Santaban misses with an uppercut.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot
and Santaban counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaban. Kosmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kosmanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santaban.
Nice uppercut lands for Kosmanov. That snapped Santaban's head back.
Kosmanov misses with a two punch combination.
Santaban misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Kosmanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kosmanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Santaban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santaban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Santaban.
Santaban misses with a hook to the body
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Santaban throws a right and a left that Kosmanov avoids nicely.
Santaban blocks a jab.
Santaban is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kosmanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kosmanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kosmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santaban drops his hands momentarily and Kosmanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santaban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosmanov slips a jab from Santaban.
Kosmanov defending well as Santaban loads up on a big left hand.
Santaban throws out a loose jab but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Santaban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santaban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosmanov dives in and grabs Santaban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santaban pushes down on Kosmanov's head and hops out.
Santaban appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santaban tries to bum rush Kosmanov with a series of wild strikes but Kosmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santaban misses with a low kick.
Kosmanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santaban connects with a jab.
Santaban throws a leg kick
and Kosmanov counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Santaban. That snapped Kosmanov's head back.
Kosmanov lands with a nice body punch.
Santaban misses with a right hand
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Santaban is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosmanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santaban.
Santaban misses with a two punch combination.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
Santaban now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uniesky Santaban dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santaban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosmanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santaban was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosmanov.
Santaban scores with a decent looking hook.
Kosmanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santaban at a distance.
Santaban lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kosmanov can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Santaban and Kosmanov drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Santaban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
Uniesky Santaban is the new welterweight champion!
Uniesky Santaban took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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