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OFK 381- Escalante Vs Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilt Paysley (ranked 2294 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Shashlyk Lykmekov (ranked 123 p4p, 156 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilt Paysley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shashlyk Lykmekov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paysley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lykmekov to the ground. Paysley is now in Lykmekov's guard.
Lykmekov is pulling down on Paysley's head. It's preventing any offense from Paysley, at least for the moment.
Lykmekov is trying to control the position but Paysley postures up.
Paysley forces his way into half guard.
Lykmekov is trying to maintain the position but Paysley is very close to passing his half guard.
Lykmekov is controlling Paysley's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lykmekov wants to improve his position but Paysley is controlling well.
Lykmekov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykmekov trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Paysley seems content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Paysley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Paysley is trying to control. Lykmekov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lykmekov fails with a takedown attempt.
Lykmekov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paysley is fending him off so far but Lykmekov persists. Nope, Paysley circles away and we're back to standing.
Lykmekov moves into the clinch.
Paysley tries to break the clinch but Lykmekov is controlling the position.
Paysley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lykmekov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykmekov pulls guard.
Lykmekov trying to control the position.
Lykmekov has control of Paysley's left arm, preventing Paysley from doing any damage.
Paysley is stalling in the full guard.
Lykmekov controls Paysley momentarily but Paysley frees himself.
Paysley stops Lykmekov from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykmekov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lykmekov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Paysley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Paysley wants to pass the guard but Lykmekov is defending well.
Paysley works his way into full mount!
Paysley tries to control but Lykmekov wriggling away.
Lykmekov wants to control but Paysley is having none of it.
Paysley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paysley has isolated one of Lykmekov's arms. Lykmekov looking to fight him off but Paysley twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilt Paysley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 1994 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 104 p4p, 102 weight class). Dobrosavljevic has chosen Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here as his entrance music. Matt Cooper looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Dobrosavljevic avoids the body shot from Cooper.
A nice side step and Dobrosavljevic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Dobrosavljevic. Those never looked like landing.
Cooper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dobrosavljevic.
Dobrosavljevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.
Dobrosavljevic slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.
Dobrosavljevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Dobrosavljevic.
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!
Dobrosavljevic lands a left and a right that send Cooper crashing to the mat, dazed. Dobrosavljevic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cooper slips under a jab from Dobrosavljevic.
Dobrosavljevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Cooper's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a right hand
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
A jab from Cooper misses.
A little jabbing left from Dobrosavljevic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dobrosavljevic. Dobrosavljevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matt Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobrosavljevic cracks Cooper with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dobrosavljevic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cooper to stand back up!
 Cooper is rocked!
Dobrosavljevic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobrosavljevic loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dobrosavljevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Dobrosavljevic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dobrosavljevic ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Dobrosavljevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dobrosavljevic's guard.
Dobrosavljevic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dobrosavljevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Dobrosavljevic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobrosavljevic is keeping the position for now.
Cooper advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to pass Dobrosavljevic's guard but actually Dobrosavljevic recovers to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Dobrosavljevic, not yet.
Cooper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobrosavljevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobrosavljevic controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Cooper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper throws a big right hand that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dobrosavljevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Dobrosavljevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooper throws a hook but Dobrosavljevic blocks it.
Dobrosavljevic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dobrosavljevic looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Dobrosavljevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper misses with a low kick as Dobrosavljevic jumps back.
Dobrosavljevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cooper looks for a takedown but Dobrosavljevic sprawls well.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dobrosavljevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.
No luck for Cooper with that takedown attempt.
Dobrosavljevic checks a low kick from Cooper.
Dobrosavljevic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dobrosavljevic blocks a jab.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Dobrosavljevic.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Dobrosavljevic throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dobrosavljevic throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
It seemed like Dobrosavljevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Dobrosavljevic.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matt Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Dobrosavljevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Dobrosavljevic swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Dobrosavljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Dobrosavljevic blocks the leg kick.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobrosavljevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Dobrosavljevic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dobrosavljevic misses.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cooper falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dobrosavljevic dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 842 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 68 p4p, 129 weight class). Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent boxer
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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 26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato misses with a head kick.
Damato scores with a sloppy right hand. Craven should have avoided that one.
Craven lands with a kick to the temple. Damato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Craven is rocked!
Craven lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Craven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damato throws a lazy head kick
and Craven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craven.
Craven avoids the head kick by Damato.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
Craven lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato connects with a right that clearly hurt Craven. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Damato proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Craven collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Damato!
Our winner, Rocco Damato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 456 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 36 p4p, 133 weight class). Jan has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Jan misses with a takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valentine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jan postures up.
Valentine being controlled here, momentarily.
Jan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valentine pulls Jan in close to prevent any damage.
Valentine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Valentine is pulling down on Jan's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jan throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Jan tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentine gets caught napping as Jan dives in and scores a takedown. Valentine manages to retain guard.
Valentine is pulling down on Jan's head. It's preventing any offense from Jan, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jan controls the pace.
Jan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valentine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartlomiej Jan.
Jan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Jan dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Jan's head and hops out.
Jan shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentine sprawls well. He's pushed Jan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Jan tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Jan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away
and Valentine scores with a counter punch that sends Jan to the canvas! Valentine smells blood - he's punishing Jan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giggle Valentine!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Clark (ranked 936 p4p, 581 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 100 p4p, 66 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim is working Clark over against the cage.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim decides to pull guard.
Clark 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.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Clark preventing the sweep.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kim wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim lands a body shot.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark blocking some punches.
Kim stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Kim lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim lands with a right to the 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!
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Clark misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Clark is rocked!
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark blocking some punches.
Kim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clark trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
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!
Clark won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim 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.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesley Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim catches Clark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clark misses with a left hand
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clark is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kim controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Clark passes Kim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kim has hold of Clark's hands but Clark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kim is staying active underneath Clark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clark wants to free his trapped foot but Kim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Clark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wesley Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark working for submissions but it's allowed Kim to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim is trying to control. Clark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clark wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim is trying to control. Clark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kim misses.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim 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. This is the final round!
Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clark.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Kim pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Kim lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Clark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Kim lands a body shot.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Yasol Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Kim blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim avoids the body shot from Clark.
Kim with a hook.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim clinches up against the cage.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim has Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Wesley Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Kim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
A victorious Yasol Kim 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 378 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Ziggy Stardust (ranked 53 p4p, 120 weight class). Stardust has chosen Starman as his entrance music. 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 Ziggy Stardust 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Stardust.
Drozd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drozd throws the left hand but Stardust avoids the punch easily.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stardust looks to land a left hand but Drozd moved out of range nicely.
Stardust dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd cracks Stardust with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drozd moves forwards but Stardust connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stardust takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Drozd.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Stardust slips the punch.
Stardust throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Drozd.
Drozd dips to his left and cracks Stardust with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stardust takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drozd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stardust walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stardust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stardust throws a poor cross that misses
and Drozd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd moves out of range as Stardust strikes.
Drozd misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Stardust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drozd.
Drozd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drozd scores with a three punch combo!
Stardust throws a leg kick but Drozd checks it.
Drozd tries a head kick but it misses.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Stardust moves out of range easily.
Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stardust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stardust swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Drozd.
Stardust blocks a jab.
Drozd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust avoids the head kick by Drozd.
Drozd scores with a punch to the head.
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stardust throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
As Stardust looks to move away, Drozd throws a big counter combo but Stardust just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drozd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drozd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stardust counters with a nice uppercut.
Stardust throws a jab but it's blocked by Drozd.
A telegraphed right hand from Drozd misses the target.
Stardust's corner calls for a 1-2. Stardust obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drozd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stardust looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stardust lunges at Drozd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drozd's hand.
Stardust dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stardust. Stardust obviously looking to wear him down.
Stardust with a hook.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stardust.
Stardust chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Drozd.
Drozd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stardust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drozd slips under a jab from Stardust.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drozd misses with a kick to the body.
Stardust is looking to slow Drozd down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drozd.
Stardust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Stardust, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drozd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stardust can pounce on him.
Stardust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stardust misses with a straight right.
Drozd looks to land a combination but Stardust avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Drozd.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stardust! But no joy.
Stardust checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Stardust slips the punch.
Drozd misses with an uppercut
and Stardust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stardust looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Stardust throws a solid leg kick but Drozd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stardust.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drozd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drozd moves out of range of the leg kick from Stardust.
A little feinted left hand from Drozd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd scores with a sloppy right hand. Stardust should have avoided that one.
Stardust dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drozd. That did some damage!
Drozd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drozd clobbers Stardust with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drozd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stardust.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Stardust throws a right hand that Drozd ducks under and follows up with a left that Drozd also avoids with ease.
Drozd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stardust clobbers Drozd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stardust needs to keep his hands up - Drozd had a free shot at his head there.
Stardust misses with a leg kick
and Stardust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stardust.
Drozd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stardust throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Drozd lands a nice hook to Stardust's body. Stardust takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Stardust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Miroslav Drozd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Stardust moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Stardust.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Stardust connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drozd's hands.
Drozd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stardust throws a shot from downtown. Drozd moves away and avoids it.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Stardust moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drozd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stardust lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drozd's sensitive parts.
Stardust takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drozd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drozd misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Drozd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stardust tries to bum rush Drozd with a series of wild strikes but Drozd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd moves out of range as Stardust strikes.
Stardust scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drozd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drozd checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust misses the shot to the body.
Drozd misses with an uppercut. Stardust saw that one coming.
Drozd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stardust takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miroslav Drozd is winning the standup battle so far.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stardust throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drozd counters with a nice body shot.
Drozd lands with a slapping head kick.
Drozd looks to land a combination but Stardust avoids it well.
Stardust tries a head kick but it misses.
Drozd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stardust throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd ducks right into an uppercut from Stardust.
Stardust moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust throws a leg kick but Drozd moved away.
Stardust thuds his shin into the meat of Drozd's side.
Stardust is looking to score with low kicks.
Stardust moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd connects with a body shot.
Stardust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drozd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Stardust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stardust throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Stardust throws a lazy uppercut
and Drozd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stardust wants to land a leg kick but Drozd is out of range.
Stardust throws a jab when Drozd was well out of range.
Drozd lands with a right hand.
Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drozd cracks Stardust with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drozd throws a leg kick which misses Stardust's front leg but catches the back leg as Stardust tries to avoid it.
Stardust ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Stardust throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stardust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drozd.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stardust.
Stardust fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drozd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stardust has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stardust scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drozd doesn't seem bothered though.
Drozd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stardust's hands.
Stardust scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drozd.
Stardust tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stardust looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.
Drozd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stardust with a nice cross.
Stardust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stardust throws a series of strikes that have Drozd backpedaling.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Stardust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Drozd.
Stardust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Drozd.
Stardust throws a jab when Drozd was well out of range.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Stardust on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stardust takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Stardust misses with a body kick.
Drozd tries to bum rush Stardust with a series of wild strikes but Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drozd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stardust looks to land a left hand but Drozd moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stardust fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drozd.
Drozd checks a low kick from Stardust.
Drozd is looking to counter punch.
Drozd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good work by Drozd as he checks the leg kick.
Stardust throws a looping overhand right but Drozd ducks down to avoid it.
Drozd checks a leg kick nicely.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Stardust avoids them all with ease.
Drozd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stardust blocks a jab.
Drozd checks a low kick from Stardust.
Drozd throws a big counter combination but Stardust scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stardust misses the jab.
Stardust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drozd thuds a left hand into Stardust's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stardust.
Stardust takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stardust.
Drozd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stardust.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miroslav Drozd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Stardust misses.
Drozd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stardust can pounce on him.
Stardust lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drozd thumps Stardust with a low kick.
Stardust swings for the body but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Drozd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stardust misses with an uppercut
and Drozd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Drozd.
Drozd avoids a kick to the body.
Drozd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stardust manages to avoid it.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drozd avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stardust throws a body kick that misses.
Drozd throws a right and a left that Stardust avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drozd.
Stardust pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stardust throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drozd on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Stardust misses the target.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Drozd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Stardust looks to land a body kick but Drozd moved away.
A low kick from Stardust misses
and Drozd counters with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Drozd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Stardust.
Drozd walks into a jab.
Stardust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stardust takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Drozd.
Drozd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stardust throws out the jab.
Stardust drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stardust takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust drops his hands momentarily and Drozd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drozd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stardust's head backwards.
Ziggy Stardust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stardust in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stardust looks to throw the jab but Drozd is out of range.
Stardust pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drozd back to the cage. Stardust follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drozd scores with a nice head shot.
Drozd lands a slapping body shot.
Stardust lands with an uppercut that bounces Drozd off the cage and back into range.
Stardust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drozd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drozd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stardust has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stardust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drozd circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stardust.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drozd, as that shot connected.
Stardust closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drozd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drozd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stardust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd slips under a jab.
Stardust throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
Stardust misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drozd.
Drozd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stardust. That did some damage!
Jab from Drozd.
Stardust tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drozd is able to avoid easily.
Stardust throws a solid leg kick but Drozd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stardust.
Stardust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drozd counters with a nice uppercut.
Drozd checks a leg kick.
Stardust takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drozd moves out of range of the leg kick from Stardust.
That kick from Drozd tenderised Stardust's leg. Stardust is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drozd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stardust on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stardust throws out a powerful jab.
Drozd checks a leg kick.
Stardust throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Miroslav Drozd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drozd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Stardust misses.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Drozd does it's job there.
Stardust takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drozd looks to land a combination but Stardust avoids it well.
Stardust throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Drozd defending well as Stardust loads up on a big left hand.
Drozd misses with a double jab.
Drozd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stardust throws out a counter right but Drozd avoids it with no problem.
Drozd needs to keep his hands up - Stardust had a free shot at his head there.
Stardust misses with a right hand
and Drozd counters with a stiff right hand.
Stardust throws out a loose jab but Drozd uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd scores with a jab to the head.
Stardust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd lands a jab to Stardust's midsection.
Stardust misses with a hook. Drozd ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drozd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
Miroslav Drozd 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Nik (ranked 157 p4p, 1084 weight class) and Mental Warrior (ranked 26 p4p, 152 weight class). Warrior has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik gets tackled into the cage by Warrior. Warrior maintains the clinch.
Warrior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warrior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warrior 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.
Warrior blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Warrior.
A punch combination from Warrior misses.
Warrior throws a lazy body kick
and Nik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Warrior's head.
Warrior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nik.
Nik stands up over Warrior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nik lands a couple of elbows.
Nik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nik trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.
Nik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Warrior keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully.
Nik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nik scoring with some ground and pound.
Nik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik throwing strikes but missing.
Nik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nik tries to advance to mount but can't.
Warrior is being controlled here.
Warrior regains half guard.
Nik controlling the action here.
Nik passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik lands a nice shot to the head.
Nik controlling the pace for now.
Nik lands a heavy elbow.
Nik tries to control but Warrior wriggling away.
Warrior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nik 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nik lands a big shot there that rocks Warrior but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warrior throws an overhand right that lands on Nik's shoulder, as Nik tries to avoid the shot.
Warrior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warrior tries to land a front kick but Nik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warrior forces Nik back against the cage and clinches.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warrior's elbow.
Nik struggles to land a body shot inside as Warrior controls his hands.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nik.
Nik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warrior.
Nik tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Nik lands a shot to the body.
Warrior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nik has him pressed against the cage.
Warrior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warrior throws a low kick but Nik moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Nik misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warrior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik closes the distance and clinches up with Warrior, looking for a takedown. Nik pushes Warrior against the cage but Warrior circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Warrior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warrior misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Warrior misses
and Nik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Nik keeps it at a distance.
Warrior lands with a kick to the temple. Nik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nik throws a jab but it's blocked by Warrior.
Nik gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nik.
Nik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warrior.
Nik can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Nik.
Nik lands a shot to the body.
Nik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Nik.
Nik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warrior tries to break free but Nik pushes him back against the cage.
Nik pushes Warrior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warrior is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nik lands a body punch.
Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Nik finish him?
Nik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warrior can do to turn this around?
Nik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nik.
Nik lands a left hand.
A short right from Nik on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nik.
A right hook to the body lands for Nik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Nik.
Nik creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Warrior with a big uppercut! Warrior tries to clinch up but Nik pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Warrior to the mat! Warrior covers up and Nik unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aleks Nik!
Aleks Nik 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 57 p4p, 552 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 81 weight class). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marek avoids the head kick by Knox.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marek throws out the jab.
Marek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Marek lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Marek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Marek's shoulder, as Marek tries to avoid the shot.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
As Knox looks to move away, Marek throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marek manages to avoid it.
Marek misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Marek finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marek gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Marek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox digs a right hand into Marek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marek's gas tank.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
Marek throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox cracks Marek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marek swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox prevents a body shot from Marek.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Marek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marek tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Marek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Marek scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox throws a series of punches but Marek avoids them all with ease.
Marek scores with a jab.
Marek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Marek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws the left hand but Marek avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Marek lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knox throws a body punch but Marek moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
Marek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Marek should have avoided that one.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox cracks Marek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marek needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox tries to bum rush Marek with a series of wild strikes but Marek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marek staying out of range there.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox is looking to clinch but Marek is avoiding it.
Marek lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox has Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox lands with a hook. Marek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marek throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marek's hands.
Marek throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek moves away from the strike by Knox.
Marek is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox swings for the body but Marek moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Marek counters with a two punch combo.
Knox lands a jab to Marek's midsection.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox jabs Marek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox jabs Marek right on the nose. Marek blinks but takes it well.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox jabs Marek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Marek checks it.
Knox scores with a jab. Marek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox wants to clinch but Marek slips to the side
and Marek counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox is rocked!
Marek blocks a jab.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox misses with some punches.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marek takes a shot to the head.
Knox prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Marek moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Marek.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marek tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox looks to land a combination but Marek avoids it well.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Marek should have avoided that one.
Marek misses with a body kick.
Marek scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek slips a jab from Knox.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Marek scores with a kick to the body.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marek doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marek avoids the body shot from Knox.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marek.
Marek keeps the fight on the outside.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox slips a straight right by Marek.
Marek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox rushes Marek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox cracks Marek with an open hand slap.
Knox clinches up with Marek and pushes him back against the cage.
Marek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Marek has double underhooks.
Marek pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Marek.
Marek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marek lands a big uppercut and Knox crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knox looks OK. Marek waves Knox back to his feet!
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to clinch but Marek slips to the side
and Marek counters with a good low kick that Knox was not able to check.
Marek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Marek avoids it easily.
Marek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Marek engages and cracks Knox with a massive lead left hook - Knox tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Marek is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek retains his welterweight title!
Gregor Marek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 35 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jones Anderson (ranked 4 p4p, 45 weight class). Vicente Escalante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson clinches.
Escalante lands a right hand.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Escalante lands a right hand.
 It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
Escalante missing with knees to the body.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escalante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Escalante avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Escalante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Escalante misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Escalante leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Escalante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escalante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Escalante misses with the head strike.
A short right from Anderson.
Escalante misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Escalante.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Escalante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escalante's defenses.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Escalante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escalante seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Escalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escalante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Escalante pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Escalante 's eye.
Escalante lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Escalante trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escalante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Escalante is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Escalante.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Escalante misses with some punches.
Escalante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escalante working aggressively here.
Escalante misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Escalante blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Escalante.
Escalante trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escalante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escalante blocks an elbow strike.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Escalante shrugs off.
Escalante tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escalante scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Escalante.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson'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.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escalante. That did some damage!
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escalante.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escalante doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Escalante shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escalante avoids it.
Jones Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escalante looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escalante's brow.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Escalante.
Escalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante is working Anderson over against the cage.
Escalante is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escalante gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Escalante is blocking nicely.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escalante throws an elbow but misses.
Escalante blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Escalante blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.
Escalante with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escalante throws an elbow but misses.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escalante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Escalante lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Escalante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Escalante controls his hands.
Escalante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Escalante in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escalante.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Escalante controls the action.
Escalante scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escalante.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escalante.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jones Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a body shot but Escalante blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Escalante.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escalante.
Escalante lands a right hand.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Escalante avoids it.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Escalante tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Escalante on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Escalante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante checks a leg kick.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Escalante.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Escalante.
Escalante looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escalante throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Escalante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escalante moves away.
Escalante tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escalante avoids it.
Escalante tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Escalante fails to land.
Escalante gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Escalante in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escalante avoids it.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Escalante's ribcage. Escalante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escalante's defenses.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escalante blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Escalante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Escalante dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Escalante.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escalante avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escalante.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escalante throws an elbow but misses.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Escalante blocks it.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Escalante lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escalante.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Escalante lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Escalante throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escalante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escalante.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escalante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Escalante saw that one coming.
Escalante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Escalante misses its target.
Escalante 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.
Anderson clobbers Escalante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escalante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escalante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson rushes Escalante and presses him up against the cage.
Escalante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Escalante's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante lands a left hand.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Escalante controls his hands.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Escalante avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Escalante lands a shot to the body.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Escalante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Escalante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Escalante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Escalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Escalante misses with some punches.
Escalante lands with a light punch inside.
Escalante pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Escalante working aggressively here.
A short right from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escalante.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Escalante fails to land.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Escalante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson letting Escalante take a breather here.
Escalante avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson gets through Escalante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Escalante won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escalante's brow.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Escalante takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson works on Escalante's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Escalante 's eye.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Escalante blocks it.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Escalante shrugs off.
Escalante takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Escalante managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Escalante.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Escalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escalante gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escalante avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jones Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Escalante off the cage and back into range.
Escalante thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escalante checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Escalante needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson stuns Escalante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escalante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escalante throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escalante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Escalante slips the punch.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Escalante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escalante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Escalante ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Escalante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Jones Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson has Escalante up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Escalante.
Escalante trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Escalante shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Escalante 's eye.
Escalante blocks the elbow strike.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante misses with the head strike.
Vicente Escalante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escalante tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Escalante back against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escalante's elbow.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escalante lands an elbow inside.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Escalante working aggressively here.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Escalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Escalante tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Escalante throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escalante throws an elbow but misses.
Escalante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escalante throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escalante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Escalante tries to tie him up.
Escalante wants to stall.
Escalante tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Escalante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escalante.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Anderson!
Jones Anderson is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Jones Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Vicente Escalante had this to say: 'I yam what I yam...that's all I yam.'.
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