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AFC #1 : First Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bits (ranked 4587 p4p, 5694 weight class) and Isoa Tawake (ranked 509 p4p, 556 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Bits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bits throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tawake scores with a jab to the body.
Tawake misses with a hook.
Tawake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bits's head.
Tawake misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Bits appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tawake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bits.
 It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
Tawake lands a leg kick that knocks Bits off balance momentarily.
Bits ducks under a wild hook from Tawake.
Tawake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Isoa Tawake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tawake throws out a leg kick but Bits moves out of range and Tawake only half commits.
Bits gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 combination from Bits does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Bits there.
Tawake scores with a decent looking hook.
Bits connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tawake. Tawake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tawake throws a chopping leg kick but Bits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tawake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tawake.
Bits listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bits throws an overhand right that lands on Tawake's shoulder, as Tawake tries to avoid the shot.
Tawake loads up on a big right hand but Bits slips the punch.
Tawake avoids the body shot from Bits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tawake counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Tawake coming out on top.
Tawake throws an overhand right that lands on Bits's shoulder, as Bits tries to avoid the shot.
Bits is looking to counter punch.
Bits walks into a stiff left hand from Tawake.
Bits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tawake was well out of range. Poor timing from Bits.
Bits dips to his left and cracks Tawake with an uppercut!
Tawake slips under a jab.
Tawake flicks out a counter leg kick but Bits steps away.
Tawake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tawake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tawake with a nice cross.
Tawake connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tawake works Bits's body with a nice hook.
Bits with a jab.
Tawake throws a jab when Bits was well out of range.
As Tawake looks to move away, Bits throws a big counter combo but Tawake just gets out of the way.
Bits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tawake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bits misses with a looping right.
Tawake lands with a shot to the body.
Tawake lunges at Bits with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bits's hand.
A head kick from Tawake lands but Bits takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bits lands with a right hand.
Tawake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tawake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bits eats them both and turns towards Tawake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits counters with a one-two to the body.
Bits is breathing heavily.
Bits looks to land a combination. Tawake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bits on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tawake connects with a crisp jab.
Bits looks to score with a jab to the body but Tawake is just out of range.
Tawake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tawake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bits.
Tawake is looking for the big counter here.
Bits slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isoa Tawake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tawake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bits throws a body shot but no joy.
Bits blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Bits misses its target.
Bits looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tawake throws a chopping leg kick but Bits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tawake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tawake scores with a punch to the head.
Tawake throws a nice looking combination but Bits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bits seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tawake.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bits avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bits misses the target.
Tawake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tawake fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Tawake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bits. Those never looked like landing.
Bits throws a right hand that misses
and Tawake counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tawake, as that shot connected.
Tawake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tawake connects with a nice looking jab.
Tawake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tawake.
Bits stalks Tawake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tawake's face. Tawake staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Tawake throws an overhand right that lands on Bits's shoulder, as Bits tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Bits was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tawake.
Tawake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bits was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tawake lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tawake misses with an uppercut. Bits saw that one coming.
Bits throwing a counter right hand but Tawake manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tawake. Beautiful body shot.
Tawake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tawake looks to land a combination but Bits avoids it well.
Bits slips a straight right by Tawake.
Tawake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Isoa Tawake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake misses with a right hand
and Tawake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tawake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Bits misses.
Bits connects with a looping right hand.
Tawake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tawake.
Bits staying out of range there.
Tawake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bits keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bits throws a nice looking combination but Tawake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bits has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tawake.
Tawake misses with a straight right.
Bits swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bits lands a glancing blow to the side of Tawake's head.
Tawake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bits's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bits looks to land a body kick but Tawake moved away.
Tawake misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Tawake throws out a loose jab but Bits uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bits was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bits tests Tawake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tawake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tawake throws a good cross that connects.
Bits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tawake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bits avoids the head kick by Tawake.
Bits was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tawake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bits misses with a double jab.
Tawake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
Bits was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tawake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake missing with a left hand there. Bits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bits moves away from the strike by Tawake.
A quick step to the side and Bits tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tawake misses with a straight left.
Bits is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake keeps Bits at a distance using the push kick.
Tawake looks to throw the jab but Bits is out of range.
Bits stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
Tawake throws out a counter right but Bits avoids it with no problem.
Bits drops his hands momentarily and Tawake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bits is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tawake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tawake scores with a head kick. Bits tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Tawake misses its intended target.
Bits swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tim Bits is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tawake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bits staying out of range there.
Bits was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tawake misses with a straight right.
Bits throws a lazy right hand but Tawake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tawake defending well as Bits loads up on a big left hand.
Tawake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bits ducks right into an uppercut from Tawake.
Tawake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits staying out of range there.
Bits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tawake.
An attempted straight right counter from Bits misses the target.
Tawake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake misses with a right hand
and Bits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Bits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bits looks to score with a jab to the body but Tawake is just out of range.
Tawake with a hook.
Tawake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Tawake.
Tawake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bits. Bits circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tawake misses with a left hand
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
Tawake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bits.
It looked like Bits was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tawake.
Tawake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bits. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tawake.
Nice defenses there by Tawake.
Bits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tawake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake throws a looping overhand right but Bits ducks down to avoid it.
Bits misses with a series of wild punches.
Tawake lands a right hook to the body.
Bits ducks under a wild hook from Tawake.
Tim Bits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tawake throws a jab when Bits was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bits misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isoa Tawake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tawake 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
During a confident post fight interview, Isoa Tawake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Roth (ranked 3983 p4p, 5835 weight class) and Hansi Urpils (ranked 515 p4p, 570 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hansi Urpils!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpils throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urpils tries to keep at a distance but Roth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urpils tries to circle away but Roth has him pinned against the cage.
Roth scores a nice knee to the body.
Urpils looks winded!
Roth crunches a lovely knee into Urpils's ribcage.
Roth is struggling to control the position.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roth just leaning against Urpils, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth clinches up with Urpils and pushes him back against the cage.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Roth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Urpils.
Roth scores with a shot to the side of Urpils's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth has picked Urpils up - he's going for a ride! Roth dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Urpils is trying to get back to full guard.
Urpils wants to control but Roth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Urpils is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roth pulls his head out easily.
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roth escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth takes the fight into the clinch.
Urpils takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urpils tries to pull guard but Roth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roth gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Urpils regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urpils is trying to keep Roth in close.
Roth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Urpils takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roth takes the fight into the clinch.
Roth stalling against the cage.
Roth really is a fat lump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roth seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Roth scores with a shot to the side of Urpils's head.
Roth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Urpils up against the cage.
Roth has picked Urpils up - he's going for a ride! Roth dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Roth postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Urpils to stand up.
Roth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urpils. That did some damage!
Urpils shoots in looking for a takedown. Roth tries to sprawl out of it but Urpils keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roth takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth is pushing Urpils up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Urpils looking for a sweep. Not yet Urpils, not yet.
Urpils is still trying to improve position.
Roth gets to his feet - Urpils follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urpils fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roth takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Roth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Urpils.
Roth has clasped his hands together around Urpils's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roth decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roth darts in trying to clinch
and Urpils counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Urpils.
Roth wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urpils shoots in for a takedown but Roth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Urpils.
Roth pushes Urpils up against the cage in a clinch.
Roth has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Urpils is trying to keep an underhook but Roth manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Urpils tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Roth manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth working Urpils over with strikes here.
Urpils is breathing heavily.
Urpils trying desperately to get to his feet.
Roth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Urpils on the ground.
Urpils wants to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roth stands up from mount. Strange move.
Roth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Urpils back to the cage. Roth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roth moves into the clinch.
Roth wants the takedown. Urpils is fighting it off but Roth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Urpils's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urpils working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth stays in close to Urpils's body and controls the position.
Roth stands and steps away. Urpils gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Urpils is trying to get back to full guard.
Roth decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Roth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth closes the distance and clinches.
Urpils tries to pull guard but Roth holds him up against the cage and eventually Urpils drops back down to his feet.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Roth.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urpils can do to turn this around?
Roth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Urpils looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roth decides to stand up, so the ref orders Urpils to his feet.
Roth forces Urpils back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roth lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urpils darts in and clinches Roth up against the cage.
Roth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urpils is working for takedown but Roth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eugenio Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansi Urpils.
Roth jumps guard and drags Urpils to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roth manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Roth slows down the pace here.
Roth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Roth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Roth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urpils lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urpils or perhaps it was just good defense by Roth, which made it look bad.
Roth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Urpils's guard.
Urpils manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth lands an elbow just above Urpils 's eye.
Urpils takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Roth.
Urpils is trying to break the clinch but Roth is controlling him.
Roth breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth has closed the distance and engaged Urpils in a clinch.
Roth scores a nice knee to the body.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth manages to break the clinch.
Roth clinches with his opponent.
Roth lands a damaging elbow.
Roth slowing the pace effectively.
Roth lands a knee to the body.
Roth stalls.
Roth lands a left hand.
Roth lands an elbow just above Urpils 's eye.
Urpils misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpils tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
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!
Roth working Urpils over with knees to the body.
Roth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roth pulls guard effortlessly.
Roth wants to stand but Urpils is controlling the position.
Roth keeping full guard, as Urpils tries to pass.
Urpils trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom.
Urpils wants to pass the guard but Roth is keeping the position.
Roth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roth tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roth throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Urpils trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roth darts in and clinches Urpils up against the cage.
Roth taking a breather.
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.
Roth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urpils drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roth throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Urpils throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roth throws a leg kick which misses Urpils's front leg but catches the back leg as Urpils tries to avoid it.
Urpils misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
Roth moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Roth.
Hansi Urpils has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eugenio Roth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urpils misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Roth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciryl Gane (ranked 3850 p4p, 4492 weight class) and Sammy Simmons (ranked 396 p4p, 435 weight class). Gane's entrance music is Zoo - Kaaris. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ciryl Gane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up with Gane, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes Gane against the cage but Gane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simmons tries to bum rush Gane with a series of wild strikes but Gane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gane throws a low kick, looking for Simmons's leg but Simmons calmly moves out of range.
Simmons fails with a takedown attempt.
Gane throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Gane moves out of range of the body kick from Simmons.
Simmons looks winded!
Simmons slaps away a takedown attempt from Gane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gane rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gane is trying to maintain a safe position but Simmons gets an underhook and turns Gane into the cage.
Simmons has Gane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ciryl Gane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Simmons.
Gane drags the fight down to the ground.
Gane pulls Simmons in close to prevent any damage.
Simmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simmons is one step ahead there.
Gane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simmons manages to get himself to full guard.
Gane stands up from Simmons's guard - Gane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Simmons napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Simmons explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ciryl Gane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gane fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons fails with the takedown
and Gane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gane shoots in and drives through. Simmons sprawls well.
Simmons is looking for the big counter here.
Simmons moves into range and clinches up with Gane.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simmons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gane moves into the clinch.
Gane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simmons.
Gane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Gane.
Gane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gane pulls Simmons in close to his closed guard and prevents Simmons from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane kicks Simmons off and gets to his feet.
Gane closes the distance and clinches.
Gane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gane lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sammy Simmons has been cut.
Gane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Gane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Gane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simmons was covering up waiting for the punch and Gane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Simmons scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gane gets a takedown into half guard.
Simmons is looking to get back to is feet but Gane passes into side control.
Gane controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ciryl Gane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Simmons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simmons lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ciryl Gane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gane pushes Simmons off and gets back to his feet.
Gane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gane thows a body kick. Simmons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gane clinches up with Simmons and pushes him back against the cage.
Gane tries to pull guard but Simmons forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gane jumps guard and drags Simmons to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Simmons being controlled here momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Simmons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gane being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gane managing to control the position.
Gane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simmons's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane throws a big right hand that misses.
Simmons wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gane is now in half guard.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gane moves into full mount! Simmons won't be happy about that!
Gane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gane content just to control the position here.
Gane with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gane with good strikes from the mount here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simmons tries to reverse the position but Gane maintains control.
Gane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gane content just to control the position here.
Gane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Simmons manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons parries the strikes from Gane easily there. Gane is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Simmons to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simmons some visible discomfort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ciryl Gane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Simmons'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gane misses with a body punch.
Gane is struggling to control the position.
Simmons trying to stall but Gane improves his position.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Gane closes the distance and clinches.
Gane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gane tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Simmons goes for a double leg but Gane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gane continues to drive forward.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gane.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Gane tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciryl Gane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gane wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Gane is looking to clinch but Simmons is avoiding it.
Gane tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Gane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gane is looking to clinch.
Gane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simmons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simmons tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gane throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gane scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gane softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gane has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gane.
Simmons prevents Gane from getting a body triangle.
Gane has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Simmons has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gane is persistently looking for the submission but Simmons is defending it well.
Gane has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Simmons's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons staying busy and making it hard for Gane to control.
Gane controls the action.
Gane looking for the choke but no joy.
Simmons covering up well under a series of strikes from Gane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gane is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ciryl Gane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Simmons's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Simmons has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gane.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons fending off the submission attempt from Gane.
Gane missing with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciryl Gane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gane 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciryl Gane!
Ciryl Gane took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'A tous les parisiens présents ce soir: cette victoire est pour vous les gars! Je vous promets que ce n'est qu'un début ! Je vous aime tous et avec tout mon coeur! Le singe vient de sortir du zoo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerick Mulumbu (ranked 3638 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Dave Cross (ranked 428 p4p, 496 weight class). Dave Cross has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emerick Mulumbu's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emerick Mulumbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Cross!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulumbu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cross tries to escape but Mulumbu is in control.
Mulumbu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cross to his feet.
Cross connects with a single shot there.
Cross scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cross throws a series of punches but Mulumbu avoids them all with ease.
Mulumbu clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mulumbu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mulumbu jumps guard.
Cross wants to stand but Mulumbu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulumbu looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Cross is looking to stand up but Mulumbu won't let him.
Cross wants to stand and escape but instead Mulumbu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mulumbu wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Mulumbu prevents Cross from getting back to his feet.
Mulumbu trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulumbu throws a strike but Cross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mulumbu looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulumbu, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wanted to stand there but Mulumbu had control of the position.
Cross stops Mulumbu from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mulumbu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mulumbu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Mulumbu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dave Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Cross has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mulumbu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mulumbu is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mulumbu is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulumbu trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Mulumbu wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cross wants to stand but Mulumbu is controlling the position.
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 Emerick Mulumbu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cross thuds a left hand into Mulumbu's body.
Mulumbu fails with the takedown.
A combination from Cross does no damage.
Mulumbu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mulumbu shoots in looking for a takedown but Cross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mulumbu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cross dodges the punch combination from Mulumbu.
Cross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulumbu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerick Mulumbu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mulumbu looks to clinch
and Cross counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mulumbu wants to clinch but Cross slips to the side
and Cross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mulumbu misses with a shot to the body
and Cross counters with a left and a right that stings Mulumbu.
 Mulumbu is rocked!
Cross misses with the combination.
Mulumbu tries to counter with a takedown but Cross is quick to defend against it.
Oh Mulumbu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross feints a jab promting Mulumbu to slip. Cross then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mulumbu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mulumbu seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulumbu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mulumbu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mulumbu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cross connects with a looping right hand.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulumbu clinches with his opponent.
Mulumbu lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulumbu fails to pull guard.
Cross manages to pull guard.
Cross wants to stand up but Mulumbu is controlling him.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Mulumbu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mulumbu is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Mulumbu has him pressed against the cage.
Mulumbu jumps guard but Cross stands there with Mulumbu around his waist. Mulumbu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mulumbu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mulumbu has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mulumbu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cross.
Cross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mulumbu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Mulumbu shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emerick Mulumbu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulumbu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerick Mulumbu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looks to land a combination but Mulumbu avoids it well.
Mulumbu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mulumbu shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cross stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mulumbu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Cross.
Cross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mulumbu. Mulumbu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulumbu tries to counter with a takedown but Cross is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulumbu is looking to clinch.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross lands with a right hand.
Cross stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cross duly obliges.
Good exchange - Cross coming out on top.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulumbu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cross does no damage.
As Cross looks to move away, Mulumbu throws a big counter combo but Cross just gets out of the way.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mulumbu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mulumbu wants to clinch up but Cross keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cross! But no joy.
Mulumbu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross throws out a counter right but Mulumbu avoids it with no problem.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulumbu circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulumbu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mulumbu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Mulumbu shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tests Mulumbu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mulumbu misses with a takedown
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulumbu fails with the takedown.
Cross throws a right hand that Mulumbu ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulumbu also avoids with ease.
Mulumbu throwing a counter right hand but Cross manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Cross. Beautiful body shot.
Mulumbu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cross pinned against the cage. Cross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Cross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Cross!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunt Jernit (ranked 3383 p4p, 5726 weight class) and Johnny Liew (ranked 276 p4p, 382 weight class). Gunt Jernit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Liew's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Liew!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jernit.
Johnny Liew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jernit throws a body punch but Liew moves out of range.
Liew tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Jernit misses its target.
Liew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liew tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liew moves into the clinch.
Liew tries to pull guard but Jernit won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liew prevents a body shot from Jernit.
Liew tries to pull guard but Jernit won't allow it.
Jernit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liew or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jernit controlling the action here for a moment.
Liew throws a punch but it's blocked by Jernit.
Liew tries to score a body lock takedown but Jernit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gunt Jernit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Liew.
Jernit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jernit tries to work over Liew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liew.
A right hand to the body from Jernit.
Liew wants a takedown but no success here.
Liew looks winded!
Jernit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Liew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jernit has him pressed against the cage.
Liew throws an elbow that misses.
Liew takes a shot to the head.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Liew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liew prevents a body shot from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jernit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jernit keeps control of Liew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liew blocking some punches.
Jernit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit punishes Liew's body with a nice straight punch.
Jernit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jernit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jernit sets himself, and Liew steps forward looking for the clinch! Jernit avoids it this time.
Jernit lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Jernit.
Jernit cracks Liew with a good jab.
Jernit scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit connects with a body shot that sends Liew's belly button to the back.
Liew misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Jernit takes a swing at Liew's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit drops Liew with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Liew looks back up at him and smiles so Jernit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Liew is rocked!
Jernit lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Liew head around and knocks him out cold! Jernit hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunt Jernit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Wolff (ranked 3750 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Frank Marino (ranked 306 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ludwig Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff scores with a leg kick.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch but Marino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marino lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolff off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Ludwig Wolff has been cut.
Wolff walks into a straight right hand from Marino.
Wolff misses with a shot to the body
and Marino counters with a straight right hand.
Marino swings for the body but Wolff moves out of range.
Marino misses with a double jab.
Ludwig Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marino drops Wolff with a beautiful combination! Wolff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marino is looking for the KO!
Wolff is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Wolff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolff seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Marino.
Wolff doesn't manage to clinch there - Marino circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff misses with a head kick.
A big right from Wolff misses.
Marino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marino throws a big shot that misses.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
Wolff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wolff tries to clinch there but Marino circles away.
Wolff looks to clinch
and Marino counters with a straight right hand.
Marino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marino swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolff.
Marino throws out a counter right but Wolff avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wolff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Marino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolff doesn't seem phased though.
Marino plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Wolff swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Wolff face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Marino!
In his post fight interview, Frank Marino started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Murdoch (ranked 3096 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 428 p4p, 450 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Murdoch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch throws out a powerful jab.
Murdoch tries to sprawl but Farquharson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farquharson lands a nice short elbow.
Farquharson lands with a punch from half guard.
Farquharson slips a nice elbow through Murdoch's hands, connecting with Murdoch's forehead.
It looks like Michael Murdoch has been cut.
Farquharson working Murdoch over with strikes.
Farquharson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murdoch is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
Murdoch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farquharson pulls his head out easily.
Murdoch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farquharson pulls his head out easily.
Farquharson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murdoch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farquharson working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farquharson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Farquharson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Murdoch gets back to full guard.
Murdoch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farquharson is aware though and is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Farquharson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Farquharson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson cracks Murdoch with a solid left hand.
Farquharson landing with the ground and pound.
Murdoch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farquharson defends it easily.
Farquharson is in close to Murdoch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farquharson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farquharson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farquharson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farquharson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Farquharson landing some decent shots from guard.
Murdoch has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Farquharson cracks Murdoch with a solid left hand.
Murdoch has his foot on Farquharson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farquharson works his way back into a safe position though.
Farquharson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murdoch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farquharson loads up on a big left hand. Murdoch felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Farquharson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Murdoch can't hide his disappointment, as Farquharson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Farquharson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Fortuna (ranked 2641 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Kaiden Walsh (ranked 344 p4p, 470 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kaiden Walsh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh connects with a crisp jab.
Fortuna takes one to the chin there.
Fortuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walsh.
Fortuna blocks the body kick.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortuna misses with a two punch combination.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Walsh.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Walsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fortuna misses with a looping right.
Walsh scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walsh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walsh moves away from the strike by Fortuna.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with an open hand slap.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with an open hand slap.
Walsh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Walsh. That snapped Fortuna's head back.
Fortuna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walsh.
Walsh lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walsh with a jab.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Walsh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fortuna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fortuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walsh defending well as Fortuna loads up on a big left hand.
Fortuna misses with a hook. Walsh ducked under it nicely.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walsh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walsh connects with the punch.
Walsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuna. Fortuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
Fortuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fortuna.
Walsh pushes Fortuna away with a front kick.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortuna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walsh slips a straight right by Fortuna.
Fortuna is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walsh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Crunch! Walsh slams his shin into Fortuna's torso.
Fortuna lands with an uppercut that bounces Walsh off the cage and back into range.
Walsh misses with the combination.
Jab by Walsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Walsh.
Fortuna walks into a jab.
Walsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fortuna under the eye.
Jab from Walsh.
Walsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walsh ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Fortuna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walsh.
Fortuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortuna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walsh circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuna throws a looping overhand right but Walsh ducks down to avoid it.
Walsh scores with a jab to the head.
Walsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walsh tests Fortuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortuna misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Walsh throws a low kick but Fortuna avoids it.
We've been informed that Walsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walsh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Fortuna.
Fortuna misses the jab.
Walsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fortuna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walsh with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Walsh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortuna needs to keep his hands up - Walsh had a free shot at his head there.
Fortuna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortuna throws a big shot that misses.
Walsh throws the kick towards the body but Fortuna avoids it.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Walsh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Walsh.
Walsh scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walsh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuna cracks Walsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fortuna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Walsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walsh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Walsh.
Walsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walsh with a hook.
A solid body kick from Walsh.
Fortuna looks to land a left hand but Walsh moved out of range nicely.
Fortuna will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortuna's head.
Walsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fortuna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortuna in his tracks.
Walsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortuna takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
Walsh with a jab.
Nice cross by Walsh.
Fabio Fortuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a hook to the side of Walsh's head but Walsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Walsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortuna off the cage and back into range.
Fortuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fortuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walsh loads up on a big right hand but Fortuna slips the punch.
Fortuna walks into a left hand.
Walsh lands a really nice looking cross but Fortuna seems unphased.
Walsh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Walsh.
Walsh ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortuna has time to react.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Walsh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortuna's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walsh!
Walsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walsh scores with the left hand. Fortuna knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortuna walks into a straight right hand from Walsh.
Fortuna throws out a loose jab but Walsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walsh lands with a right hand.
Fortuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna throws a jab when Walsh was well out of range.
Fortuna slips a jab and a cross from Walsh.
Walsh misses with an uppercut. Fortuna saw that one coming.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Walsh catches Fortuna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walsh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Fortuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Walsh connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
A jab from Fortuna misses.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a single shot there.
Fortuna throws a hook but Walsh avoids it easily.
Walsh lands a jab.
Walsh clobbers Fortuna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Nice cross by Walsh.
Walsh lands with a right hand.
Fortuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortuna scrambles back to his feet.
Fortuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walsh tries to land a front kick but Fortuna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortuna misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fortuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fortuna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walsh.
Walsh scores with a nice strike.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walsh.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Walsh.
Fortuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
Walsh lands with a nice combination. Fortuna backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Fortuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Walsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortuna doesn't seem phased though.
Fortuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walsh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fortuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Walsh lands with a straight right. Fortuna didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walsh.
Fortuna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.
Fortuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
Walsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuna looks to land a combination but Walsh avoids it well.
Walsh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Walsh looks to move away, Fortuna throws a big counter combo but Walsh just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Fortuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Walsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortuna doesn't seem phased though.
Fortuna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortuna.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh is looking to land body kicks.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Walsh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walsh sizes up Fortuna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walsh slips under a jab from Fortuna.
A combination from Fortuna does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortuna moves forwards but Walsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walsh connects with the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walsh.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Walsh saw that one coming.
Walsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walsh scores with a one two! Fortuna had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walsh lands an overhand right.
Walsh with a nice cross.
Walsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Walsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walsh, as that shot connected.
Fortuna lands a nice shot that snaps Walsh's head back.
Walsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Walsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Walsh.
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
Walsh connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Fortuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Fortuna throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
Walsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortuna's head.
Fabio Fortuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fortuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna throws a hook but Walsh blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiden Walsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walsh 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Walsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaiden Walsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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